I’ll never forget the day I was sitting on the floor folding laundry in my hallway, hot tears streaming down my face—at the end of myself. I remember the utter desperation I felt. In my prayers I wasn’t asking God, no— I was demanding that God answer me and show me the way out of the dark place I was in.
I needed a part the waters kind of miracle. Or, even better- a divine transport to a new place in life. I wanted God to deliver me miraculously and immediately. I knew I couldn’t live another day stuck in the same place. And although I had prayed this prayer a thousand times before, this time I knew I wasn’t moving on without Divine clarity.
And that was the day I got it.
The clarity came like divine light, washing over me. I don’t claim the Lord speaks to me on a daily basis, or even regularly. But on this particular evening—on a warm, late September night as I folded laundry in the hallway praying dire prayers, the Lord told me, “Your only way out is to tell the truth.”
The truth will set you free...And that my friends was the turning point of my life.
Without going into all the details right now, I had been so stuck for a really long time. As much as I wanted things to change and tried to change them on my own, it wasn’t working.
The real problem was that I didn’t want to admit how deep in the mud I actually was sinking.
On the outside, I don’t know if it looked too bad…I had so many people looking up to me, even depending on me. I thought I had to be strong for them. I thought I should keep pushing through the red flags and signs that said STOP! TURN AROUND! RUN! Because surely it will get better if I just stay strong and keep pushing through, right? Wrong…
I started on a specific path years ago. I was very clear where it was going but along the way things changed. I was over-extended, over-committed, listening to the WRONG voices, and not allowing my own cup to be filled. I ignored the signs that should have redirected me because my body, mind and soul were utterly desolate. My path got murky, mucky, and I was stuck in a frozen in state of depletion. This was causing me to not think clearly and I was terrified to make the change I KNEW needed to happen.
No matter how much I prayed, it never changed until I acknowledged where I was and that I needed help.
Have you experienced something similar? Or maybe you’re there right now. Stuck in a rut, unable to achieve your goals and dreams? Every great opportunity eludes you? Every day brings a new road block or obstacle?
Maybe you wake in the morning and have a hard time believing it’s going to be a great day. You don’t see a way things could turn in your favor or even entertain the idea that life has unlimited opportunities ahead.
Do you truly believe God ACTUALLY has a good plan in store for you and He wants to bless you?
Maybe you’ve read the books and done all the motivational things you can do. All of your discipline isn’t helping because at the end of the day you don’t feel fulfilled in anything that happened. You don’t even know how much you believe what you wrote in your gratitude journal.
Perhaps you look around at what other people are experiencing in life, and your life doesn’t look like that. Some unexpected events derailed your plans and stole precious time you could have spent been building something else. Maybe your thoughts turn to, “Happiness is not in the cards for me. I’m destined to repeat the same cycles over and over again.”
This is where I have to pause and say, NOPE. WRONG. NOT TRUE. Don’t stop here. Please keep reading so I can show you that there IS hope on the other side of this!
I wouldn’t be writing now if I hadn’t been there before. You. Are. Not. Alone.
Our human experience isn’t easy. We have have challenges in the areas of health, relationships, finances. We all experiences various losses that seem to hold us back from the life we wish was our reality.
What I have learned is that we can discipline ourselves as much as we want.
We can beat ourselves up over where we are not and vow to do better, try harder, be a better version of ourselves.
We can even wallow in grief and feelings of being cheated of the life we wanted.
We can be jealous of others and wish that we had a different life.
None of that will work. If we are not planted in the right soil and cultivating ourselves tenderly in these VITAL and delicate areas of mind, body and soul, we WILL remain STUCK in the same patterns.
This is where my passion comes alive. Your greatest heartache, disappointment or failure just might be the launching point into your destiny! It might not seem that way right now. But I know it’s true.
What is vitally important is that your mind, body and soul are nourished and well. You can’t continue to put a bandaid on it by saying, “I’m fine,” and keep moving.
The truth is, you’re not fine.
Not if you are neglecting your own self-care. You’re not good for yourself or for anyone else in your life.
I’ve been on this mind, body and soul journey for a long time now. I have known since I was a teenager and the doctor told me I had Polycystic Ovaries and prescribed birth control— that if we don’t address the root cause of our ailments, our health suffers. Birth control is a bandaid that does not address the root cause. Distracting yourself with doom scrolling, Netflix, or even work and exercise, without caring for your mind, body and soul might put a bandaid on your pain, but it won’t bring healing.
Telling the truth about where we are is the first step toward change. And I’m here for it.
The Purely Good Company is created for you to find all of the resources you need to be healthy in your mind, body and soul.
I will be on this journey for life. Will you join me? Let’s be healthy, whole, and the best versions of ourselves. I know we were created to make a positive impact in the world and that there are so many ways we can cultivate our bodies, minds and souls as we reach for our dreams.
The Bible verse that was my inspiration for this company is found in 3 John 1:2:
“…I pray for good fortune in everything you do, and for your good health—that your everyday affairs prosper, as well as your soul!” (MSG)
You might feel like you have a long way to go. I do too! But it starts with a commitment to stop being everything for everyone else at the expense of your own health. It starts with giving yourself permission to pause and tend to your own garden. If you commit to this journey, I promise you that the world will be a better and more beautiful place because you did.
Be well friends. I’ll talk to you soon.
Xoxo,
Sara