Finding Strength in Set-Backs!

WELCOME! If this is the first post you're reading from me, my name's Jordyn and I am SO happy you've found this page. For those of you who have been following along, you may have noticed I took an un-planned break from the blog, due to school getting to be a lot towards the end of the year, and trying to balance all the tests, studying for finals, last minute catch-up, etc. as well as with my youtube channel, and a new blog post every Sunday- I wasn't able to keep up. I want to always ensure that whenever I'm putting something out into the world, that it's the most authentic version of myself- and towards the end of this school-year, I was so scatterbrained, I felt like forcing myself to put up a blog simply so I could have my weekly post, just wasn't natural. However, I've been aching to get back, and so I thought: let's use this example ( of me not blogging for a while) for this weeks' topic ... <3

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Oftentimes, I'll get the idea stuck in my head that if things don't go a certain way, or go how I had planned/hoped for them to go, I feel as if I haven't achieved my goal, and I feel defeated. And I got to thinking- how unrealistic this is.. We can plan all we want, and prepare ourselves for what we think is coming next, but the truth of the matter is; things are going to unfold how they want to unfold. Life has a way of piecing things together just how they're supposed to, even if we can't always see that in the moment of struggle, or set-back.

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We ALL have moments where we feel that we aren't where we want to be in terms of our goals, or feel frustrated about how things are playing out. We're humans. That's okay. That's called emotion- we all feel things, and that's nothing to be ashamed of. :) Something I've learned is to recognize the fact that: you have worked way too hard to let minor setbacks stop you.Or major set-backs, for that matter. Strength is found when we find strength to be persistent. Strength is found when we choose to be resilient. Strength is found when we look a challenge in the eye and say: "bring it."

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So girl. If you've been feeling defeated, if you've been feeling like you aren't capable of achieving your ambitions, if you've been behind on something you had hoped to start earlier, I want you to sit up straight for a second. Relax your shoulders. Take a breath in, and slowly release. And repeat after me: "I. Got. This. No matter how strange the course, I am here for the ride."

Also- I want you to know how proud I am of you. Look at you, killing the game, conquering fears, ad rising up again and again, even when it gets tough. That is power. That is resilience.

I'm here rooting for you- keep that head high <3

And please remember- to find strength in set-backs.

We're all doing SO much better than we think we are.

Stay up, girl.

You've. Got. This.

-j

{ NOTE: I will be back on a schedule now with a blog post every other week , rather than each Sunday. Thank you for being so patient with me as I navigate this platform! Much love- Xx. }

(going to begin adding quotes that resonate with each posts' topic at the bottom of every post from now on:))