That Bottom Of The Barrel

That Bottom Of The Barrel

For many obvious reasons, next to Purgatory and Hell, That Bottom Of The Barrel is the most dreaded place to be in.  And as a personal attestation, I admit that I did hit That Bottom Of The Barrel in my life and living through those phases in my life has been a humbling experience to say the least.  To be more precise, maybe instead of saying that I lived during those phases, I should say I EXISTED💊💊💊

Through those times, life did throw me punch after punch [and you could imagine those fatal punches thrown by world champions like Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, I could see 'STARS' whenever I did get hit with a punch that floored me].  Problem with hitting the bottom of the barrel is that you will get hit hard, no less.  Problem is, no one else in this world will counsel us how to deal with the extreme failures in our life.  That time, I have to admit that I didnt have any idea WHAT to do, WHERE to go, or WHO to talk to💎💎💎

My family may be aware but sadly, nobody and nobody could pull me out of that tailspin.  I had to do it myself.  Unfortunately, during those darkest phases, I did nothing.  I let the punches hit me time and time again until I actually felt numb to them📌📌📌

It wasn't long then that I started to wake up from the 'FOG'  and realize that I had to take back my life.  And I did.  HOW?  Let me share now.  For the most difficult part, I needed to FEEL THE PAIN.  It's akin to throwing out in the in the windows those 'PAINKILLERS'.   That way, I could stand [again] on my own to get back into life. And as I genuinely felt all the feelings of vulnerability and even fear, I did rise from the abyss✅✅✅

Now, this is when our SELF-COMPASSION must creep in.  After I gave myself that 'permission' to feel the PAIN, I reached that point where I had to MAKE PEACE and accept whatever happened to me.  And I did it by practicing SELF-COMPASSION that needs you to have that gumption to reframing your thoughts to prepare yourself in terms of resiliency IF/WHEN one day, you will hit That Bottom Of The Barrel❗❗❗