I am noticing how many people around me lately are feeling shattered to the core, as if they’ve been rocked by “deep-to-the-soul” overwhelm and despair. To me, it’s not about the impending Christmas hustle and bustle. It’s not even about the end of year exams, busy business period or social commitments. It’s more about an internal struggle with themselves – knowing their path, but finding obstacle upon obstacle blocking their way, being committed to something and not having the means to do it and an overall feeling of physical, emotional and deeply spiritual shattered-ness. Faith is challenged. Finances may be tested. Family pressures are fueled and fiery reactions or depressive-tendencies rear their head. It’s like people are broken into too many fragments, to feel they will ever have a full glass of hope, peace, or resolution of their hardships or struggles some time soon.
So being one who is presently experiencing some of my own shattered-ness from being overstretched at the moment and having transitioned through many changes this year, I am asking myself these questions which I offer you also to help you “mend” and fill up your glass/tank again with re-newed energy, hope and some “movement”.
1. What does my soul need right now in this moment?
2. Who can I call upon for some help? – someone alive or someone who has passed.
3. What do I need to do to put my own needs first right now, rather that attending to others?
4. What is this struggle and shattered-ness teaching me?
5. Who am I grateful to for teaching me this?
Sit quietly with these questions. Whatever the answers are, take one action today. And in the words of something I saw today which encouraged me,
” Weep not for what is passing…Rejoice for what is coming”.
On that note, go out and encourage someone today who is feeling or looking somewhat shattered! They will appreciate you for helping them “top up their glass.”