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Why hitting rock bottom rises us up..


Nobody ever tells you how to deal with extreme failure in life. You end up having no idea what to do, where to go, or who to talk to. The most important thing you can do in that situation is to actually feel the pain because once you do allow those feelings to come up, they will do their job and wake you up to something more - to a new direction. Incredible insights and growth can be gained through our darkest times. Here are 6 benefits of being at rock bottom:

1. Hitting rock bottom is the beginning of questioning everything that you've ever thought to be true. You question your motives, other people's motives, your beliefs, your fears, why you did things, why you didn't do things, why you attracted certain people and circumstances, why you succeeded, why you failed. It's from this point that you build again, from the ground up, with a fresh perspective.

2. You discover that your life choices were simply not sustainable. In those dark moments of despair, your anger and frustration become so great that you declare to never again accept such mediocrity from yourself or from others.

3. It wakes you up to how you were relying on externals to make you happy. Instead of needing outside validation, you begin to trust yourself and start the journey within to find your own sense of self, your own sense of purpose, and your own validation.

4. You gain humility. You see that life is not black and white and that you don't know everything. In fact, you realise you know very little and are constantly learning.

5. You gain compassion. You understand what it's like for people in the depths of despair. shame, guilt, fear and build a deeper sense of human empathy.

6. You're able to let go of everything because nothing is working anyway! Letting go of the old, creates space for new ideas, people and opportunities.

What you build in your darkest moments gives you depth, courage, wisdom, and richness that can't be learned elsewhere. Only once you are willing to explore your darkest depths can you truly be of service in the world. Only when the old cores crumble, you begin to build again on new and solid turf. 

"Strength doesn't come from what you can do... It actually comes from overcoming what you thought you couldn't."
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