Low point

Each one of us has reached a point in our lives where we feel helpless, disappointed, hurt, broken, empty or even sad. We feel as if we are in a pit of misery and doom and we feel like this for some time. For some, it lasts days, for some it may last months. The cause of your pain and despair may seem to be hanging around for long or the problem may lead to other problems and it’s all too much. I’ve been there. I’ve hit that low point atleast 6 times a year ( no joke). And no matter what I do to not feel down and out about life situations, I still end up feeling hurt or lost. And some people keep telling you ”That’s life”. That phrase annoys me to be honest although it’s true. But when you are in a low point in life, no cliched phrase could help you. It’s not funny to you because you are the one stuck in a situation and no one could really know how you feel or what’s going on inside of you.

But what I have learnt about being in such depressing situations is that you start to see things clearer. You start to realise what really matters, where you are in life, how you really feel, what’s going on inside you, who or what surrounds you. You start to slowly put things in perspective. You question everything and you try to understand your current situation. Once you’ve reached that point, you learn to discover solutions. And these solutions maybe short term or long term. It’s up to you to decide what direction where you want to go. If you make those decisions too quickly, it may not be logical solutions. So, you got to sort out your emotions before you make decisions and understand completely what has caused you to feel this way and why do you feel this way before you make decisions.

I’ve been in situations where I felt betrayed or hurt emotionally by others and I always ask myself why did it have to happen to me. We all ask God ”why me?”. And truth be told, no one knows. But whatever it is, we have to go through it with strength, wisdom and courage. Those things come through prayer, good efforts, faith, spiritual upliftment etc. Positive practices produce positive results. And believe me, positive thinking is one of the most difficult things to do when you reach a low point in life where everything seems to be against you. But easy does it. Don’t expect things to get better over night. Those positive practices take a while to become long term habits but they work once you put in the effort.