Grow Through What You Go Through

Life is full of experiences that we have the opportunity to learn from. 

When we have negative experiences, we can feel defeated and can become bitter. We can allow that experience to make us become angry and resentful. We may purposely avoid situations that we think will give us the same experience. Or, we could repeat these lessons if we don’t learn from them. 

Whether a negative experience happened due to a conflict with another person, or it was an event out of our control, there are ways to reflect on how we can handle it differently next time, or how we can grow from it.

Here are practical reflections to consider after a negative experience to help us grow:

• Were my expectation not realistic?
• Was I trying to meet someone else's expectations?
• Did I not express myself? 
• Did I not express myself clearly?
• Was I too controlling?
• Was I fixated on a certain outcome?
• Could I have listened better?
• Did I ignore my instincts?
• Am I not practicing self-care?
• Is this my body's way of telling me something (I need rest)?
• Can I take this opportunity to be grateful for the people and things in my life?

By practicing self-reflection, we can use these situations as opportunities for personal growth. We can practice more gratitude and improve our overall perspective on life.

If you DO recognize there might be a pattern that keeps repeating in your life, now is the perfect time to finally learn the lessons and change the pattern to improve the quality of your relationships. 

Grow through what you go through!