6/24/2019 0 Comments PreparationWhat do you have now that you didn't have before your fertility journey?
This is the question that we're asked each week in the online fertility support circle that I participate in. It can be easy to focus on all the losses that come with a fertility struggle... lost sleep, lost money for treatment, lost job opportunities, lost relationships, lost happiness, lost time, etc. But something that I've been devoting my energy to these past couple of years is cultivating an abundance mindset. A scarcity mindset revolves around "not enough" and lack thinking. An abundance mindset, however, focuses attention on what's going well and is fed through the simple yet profound practice of gratitude. That's why I love this question that asks what has been gained along the way. Here are just a few of the things that I have now that I might not have found if getting pregnant had been "easy" or happened earlier for us:
Rosanne Austin is a fertility coach that I turn to when I need a kick in the pants or a word of encouragement. She has so many great (FREE) resources through her website and through Circle & Bloom. In one of her recent podcasts, I took away this great nugget of wisdom: consider everything that's happening as preparation, not as punishment. I don't believe that God specifically puts obstacles in our way to teach us a lesson. Life has a way of doing that all by itself - our broken bodies living in a broken world give us plenty of opportunities to work through grief and to persevere. I do, however, believe in a God who is making all things new, who is into the work of redemption and reconciliation, of healing and wholeness. All of the things I have now that I did not have before starting this fertility journey are, without a doubt, going to make me a better mom. And for this slow - sometimes unwanted, sometimes painful but ultimately necessary - process of preparation and transformation, I am grateful.
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