Wonder Woman

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                           What doesn't kill you makes you stronger!

This phrase is so cliché yet so profound. This is the perfect phrase to reflect on as you are going through seasons of brokenness caused by heartbreak, death or trauma. Unfortunately we use it so much that it may feel like it has lost it's luster.

I'll admit, I'm not a comic book fanatic but the Wonder Woman was the best movie that I saw this year! It exemplified girl power and I left the movie theatre feeling like I could conquer the world! 

Life's valleys are inevitable. Just going through them  doesn't necessarily make us stronger however  what you do to get through them and how we live our life moving forward does.

In this post I wanted to dive more into the meaning of the above quote and also let you know why you are Wonder Woman!

It's so easy to let ourselves go while experiencing despair. I'm sure some of us have been through life experiences where we question "what is the purpose..my purpose?"

Often times we get to a point where we just don't care anymore and in an effort to help heal our wounds  we turn to self destructive behaviors. This can be anything from binge eating, getting into a rebound relationship, self harm, drugs and other addictions.  

It  feels so good in the moment, but its satisfaction is  temporary. Next thing you know we find ourselves going into a downward spiral. 

Some of us suffer from clinical depression, anxiety and mental health diagnoses which could be triggered when we go through traumatic events. I take that very seriously and I would suggest considering seeking out a professional  for the right treatment that is best for you.

The rest of us just make poor choices (me included) even realizing that the outcome may not be  the best but we  choose not to care. Just because we spilled some milk doesn't mean we should throw away the whole cow.   

Going through the valley is a part of life. In my previous post I stated that in your pain there is promotion, preservation, protection and preparation. A lot of us will never know the reason why we go through heartache and pain. Deuteronomy 29:29 says:

"The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our  children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law." 

What I do know is this. Like a diamond that has gone through the fire to be refined you will come out shining brightly!

We are very similar to Diana aka Wonder Woman. We are the daughters of the God of the Universe,  alot of us have our Amazonian tribe of women to fight alongside us. Just like her, we have been blessed with supernatural powers. Some of us just haven't realized yet.

In the movie, it took her being almost pushed to her limit to realize the strength that was already within her.

Once you start to  activate the power that is already within you that was given to you by our Heavenly Father, then you will have people saying: "I WONDER what she did to be so full of joy? I WONDER how she got over her trauma so fast? I WONDER how she was able to continue to flourish even after experiencing such great loss?!"

Girl! You are WONDER WOMAN. You are full of WONDER that has yet to be seen! Take the time to cry and sulk but after that, start surrounding yourself with women who are in your tribe! Start engaging in progressive and productive activity. 

Make a commitment to climb that hill to get out of the valley. You know why? Commitment is not how you feel but a choice that you make daily. Do what you need to do to take that one step at a time!