Staying Anchored

What would it be like if you could stay calm, anchored, strong in hard times. Life is

wonderful and full of beauty, but Life is also challenging and often hard and

downright cruel. We know this, no matter your marital status, financial status, where

you live, how good a person you are, regardless of anything else Life will come

knock on your door and sweep the rug from under you. You’ll be going along nicely,

and bang. Another challenge.

I would offer that these challenges are sent to test us and show us where we still

have work to do. Personally speaking, I remember thinking what is wrong with me. I

have all this work done and over so many years, why do I still feel derailed at times

by life and so I went back to the table and did more work and realised that we always

have more work to do. It is by doing this work that we build Resilience, the deep,

unwavering trust in yourself, the knowing that I will cope and I will deal with whatever

life brings my way.

That belief in yourself is how you anchor yourself in a storm. You

dig in and you anchor down, you anchor yourself in your truth, in knowing who you

are and what you’re about. No one and nothing can take that and that will get you

through.

Nobody is saying that it makes life easy or makes dealing with the challenges any

easier but doing the work was never supposed to be easy, but it will always be worth

it. Doing the work of knowing yourself and trusting you will always have your own

back, that is the most important work you will ever do. What else have you got if you

don’t have that.

I remember wondering will I ever get there? And a very good coach said to me,

"Annmarie there’s no big secret. We’re not hiding anything from you." The penny

dropped. Sometimes, you can feel hard done by, feel like you’re not seeing any

results from the time you’re putting into your personal development but trust me, one

day the penny drops, and you realise how much better you are for the time you’ve

invested and are investing in yourself. You are your greatest ally, your biggest asset.

You are what you have to offer to the world, to your families and the people in your

inner most circles. Be the best version of yourself you can be, and you will reap

rewards far greater than anything money can buy.

The storms will pull and haul you, turn you upside down and inside out. Stay

anchored, stay clear and remember who you are. The storm will pass and clear

seas return and you will come out stronger and wiser with a renewed sense of

gratitude and appreciation for yourself and the beautiful life you’re building.