We all go through phases in our life. From the very beginning of life as a baby, we believe if we cry, we will be picked up and comforted, in our pre-teens we go through “respect” phases, teenage years we learn “boundary” phases, and so on. We will go through phases all of our lives. Some good and some bad, but we learn from these phases and if we don’t learn from them, we will undoubtedly go through the same phase until we learn what works for us and what doesn’t.

I was driving today and a song came on the radio called, “Miss Me More,” by Kelsea Ballerini. You know how you start singing and then you really listen to the words? There was a time in my life where I was incredibly happy, which was such an amazing phase in my life. These are the moments I listen to my heart and take control of my life. I begin to remember the “me” that I loved.

If you have not experienced these phases…..My hat is off to you and I am oh so jealous. Well….I might not be too jealous, as I love to learn from my experiences and phases. These phases make me so very strong and happy. Phases in our life distinguish who we are and who we are becoming. If we don’t like what we see in the mirror…..it’s time to go through a different phase and learn from the one you didn’t like.

Phases are like the “timelines” we had to do in our history class. Oh man did I dislike having to remember these events in history. I loved making a timeline of my life. What an eye opener my timeline was. I’ve had highs and I’ve had low phases in my life. As I was making my timeline, I paid attention to the times I wrote down that made me smile and the times I wrote down that made me sad. I circled the ones I loved and made a promise to myself that I would bring back the “me” that I loved during those phases/times of my life.

Stop losing yourself in bad phases of your life. Learn from them, smile from them, and change because of them. Do a timeline of your life with all your highs and lows. Write down what your felt during these times. Change your life to be the “you” that you miss. Don’t start missing the “you” that you loved.

Trust the Journey and Life Lessons,

Alexis