How I found what makes me happy

What makes you happy?

For me it's when I'm doing what I love and feeling free. I've always been the type of person that needed freedom in order to create and do what I know I'm meant to do which is to write and help others on their journey through life.

But I've realized that I can't create from a place of depletion. I have to fill myself up before I can pour into others. I have to wake up and choose to spend time with God each day allowing him to fill me. Once I've done that, I'm much more able to give to others and to feel my best self.

For a while, I let what I loved go to the side. I tried to take care of everyone else and began to neglect my own needs and passions. I thought this was the way to love.

Now I think I understand that living that way is a sure path to becoming burnt out. I ended up emotionally and physically exhausted. I couldn't create anything and stopped doing what I was here to do.

So now, I make time each day for things that fill me up like moving my body, writing, listening to music, reading good books about subjects that interest me, and resting.

And that leaves me with so much more energy to love my family and care for them, to write and create things that will help others, for ministry, and more.

With love. ❤️