Become Someone Amazing Series: Adversity

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“You cannot always control your circumstances, but you can always control your own thoughts. So, choose thoughts of victory, hope and resilience.”

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Have you ever been in a situation where you weren’t sure if you were going to come out of it alive? Read the following below. It was a life and death situation and it was true…

Angel Story…

She knew she was in trouble the moment she stepped outside the hospital. Snow had fallen all night while she worked. She had no winter gear and lived 30 miles from the city. She scraped the car and let it warm up, then began her trek home. It was an old car, but she was determined to make it. She had to.

The further she went into the country, the worse the driving conditions became.

Gritting her teeth, she began to pray for God’s protection. The car skidded several times, but she was able to turn into the skid.

Then it happened. The car hit a patch of black ice and spun out of control and into a ditch.

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Angel Story When she’d caught her breath, she saw she was trapped inside the car. She pushed against the door, it didn’t budge. She tried the windows, but snow was packed tight against them.

She began screaming for help but soon realized that the snow had a dampening effect on sound. It was like screaming inside a giant cotton ball. She stopped.

No one was going to hear her.

She pushed and shoved on the door but it was wedged tight.

She began to panic, but slowed her breathing down. Slowly and rhythmically she took long, gentle breaths.

She’d been working with her Angels a long time and asked Archangel Michael what was the best way to proceed. She ran through several scenarios in her mind and being clairaudient, clearly heard Archangel Michael say, “Those ideas won’t work, you’re going to die.”

Now, you’d think hearing that statement from an Archangel would be daunting, but she had been working with the energy of Archangel Michael for a long time. She knew he was the protector of humanity, but he had a no-nonsense way about him and was very blunt.

So, she didn’t take what he said personally. In fact, his very bluntness shook off her physical exhaustion. She sat up straight in the car.

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Angel Story

It became very clear to her, that she could die here in this car on the side of the road and her body would not be found for days, maybe weeks.

She wasn’t going to die in this car…

The snow storm became a blizzard around her.

She didn’t yell, or cry or scream. She became very, very quiet.

She thought about her 8-week old baby girl, who would never know her mother. She thought about all the things she wanted to do with her life and wouldn’t have a chance to do now.

And she got angry. Very, very angry. Why did she have to die because some jerk decided to party all night and call in sick? She had done all the right things. She’d listened to the weather reports about the coming snowstorm. She had scheduled her car to be equipped for winter on her day off — which was today.

Due to the hospital being short staffed, she’d had to work back to back 12 hour shifts to cover for someone else. Now she was in this mess. It wasn’t right and it wasn’t fair. The more she thought about it her fury swelled to rage.

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Angel Story

Speaking Aloud Declarations of Life

She began to speak aloud what she wanted for her life. She declared she was not going to die in this car. She declared that she was going to escape this ditch and make it home safe.

She declared that she was going to see her infant daughter grow up and get married and have children of her own.

She declared that her life was going to be better than it was before. She kept speaking aloud other things until there were no more words left inside to speak. She was so cold and tired. She leaned her head back on the headrest.

Finally, she spoke again, softly this time and thanked God and the Angels for all the good things in her life. She was sorry for not living up to her potential.

At last, she asked Archangel Michael, to give her courage and peace because she knew that if these were her last moments, at least she wouldn’t be alone. Her eyelids closed. There was nothing else to say. .

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Angel Story

Archangel Michael speaks…Help is on the way In the quietness, Archangel Michael said, “Rock the car” and flashed a picture into her third eye of what he meant.

She turned the ignition and rocked the car forward and back several times and finally got it up onto the road.

As soon as the car was out of the ditch, laying across the front seats horizontally, she kept kicking the car door until it burst open.

At last, cool, fresh air. Archangel Michael spoke, “Get inside quickly, help is coming.”

Without any winter gear, she was shivering uncontrollably.

A huge rumbling sound

came up behind her and passed her. It was the most gigantic snowmobile she had ever seen.

Visibility was almost nil, but she was able to follow the red tail lights, it went right by the sitter’s house, but she didn’t stop. Her fingers were so cold she wouldn’t be able to hold the baby anyway, she’d call when she got home.

Home at Last

At last, the giant machine went past her home. She pulled into the driveway and trudged up the stairs. After dropping the keys several times, she opened the front door and dropped to her knees and with tears running down her cheeks, she thanked God for delivering her safely home and for letting her live.

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Angel Story

A Moment of Truth

Weeks later in meditation, she asked Archangel Michael why hadn’t he helped her sooner?

He replied, “The Earth is a free will planet and God gave each human the ability to choose. If you had decided, that you couldn’t go on, then I would have stayed with you until the end and helped in your passing. But, you shouted your intention to live, even though the odds were against you. That allowed us to send you the help you needed to arrive home safely. Remember, there is great power in your choices. It allows you to become a conscious co-creator of your life.”

The woman said “thank you.” His words gave her much to ponder.

Angels are all around us to love, guide, and support us each step of the way.

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Seven Tips to Remember When Facing Adversity

TIP #1: 

There are times in life when a negative situation occurs that is beyond our control

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It disrupts us on every level; mentally, physically, emotionally and often financially

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It’s usually something unpleasant, unplanned and unforeseen

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TIP #2: 

At first, we feel a disconnect between our mind and heart

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Then the feelings rush in. We feel overwhelmed by the flood of fear, doubt, confusion, hopelessness and powerlessness.

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When this happens, we need to honor our pain.

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We need to take the scariest action of all – feel our feelings.

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TIP #3: 

After the storm of emotions has past, it’s time to take an honest look at your life

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What’s left? What’s working?

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It’s time to become clear about what you want to happen now

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If you can, take some time to be alone.

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Do not run around talking about your problems.

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Try not to self-medicate on drugs, drink, electronic devices, shopping, food etc.

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The answers you need or at least, the next couple of steps are-- within you.

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TIP #4: 

What you choose to think now o About yourself o About your situation o And about your future

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Will make all the difference

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TIP #5

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Now you’re in the planning stage. You need a pen and paper or your phone or computer. Write at the top of the paper or screen: o What Do I Plan To Do To Overcome This Problem?

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This will do two things for you: o It will help you snap out of your paralysis o Will keep you from feeling hopeless and helpless

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If your trouble is severe enough, prayer, meditation, talking or writing are some of the positive actions you can take

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TIP #6 

Grief and sorrow are always a part of some trial and tribulation

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No matter what was involved, whether it’s a job, a home, a person or circumstance--- the loss of it can cause great emotional pain.

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The important point here is to accept whatever it is --- exactly the way it is. Don’t sugar coat or make it what it isn’t.

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TIP #7

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Finally, practice being a friend to yourself

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You’ll probably have to make some tough choices and decisions that hurt now, but will result in something better in the long run

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Why is self-kindness so important? It gives you the will and hope to rise again.

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Thoughts to Consider

When tough times come it’s so easy to just fall apart and slip into negativity.

We want the pain to stop. We want to feel good and may turn to unhealthy practices or over-indulge in substances that give a quick fix – but does not solve the problem.

When an unforeseen difficulty hit us, there is usually a shock of emotion.

But, soon the strong emotions temper down and that’s when, it’s important to begin to practice some of the tips in this booklet. Why? Because the main goal when going through a dark time is the practice of self-care.

The last thing you are going to want to do is to take care of your physical and mental well-being, yet it’s those positive actions that will help you to overcome the adversity that came into your life.

The truth of the matter is that no one can do it for you. You have to do it for yourself.

Each day you have to get up and choose to take a step or steps that will lead to your victory.

So today, make the choice or choices to do what you need to do and become the amazing person you were born to be.

Till next time….

Rosita

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