Finding Calm Through Life’s Chaos

About two weeks ago, I almost lost my mind due to stress. The week was a hectic one and I barely had time for myself or anyone around me. I was running on little to no food and about two hours of sleep per day which made things even worse because I wasn’t really taking good care of myself.  Life as I’ve grown to know isn’t a bed of roses. There will be good days and bad days but that doesn’t mama that we should refuse to live anymore. Everyday, we wake up with hopes that things will go well for us because we never know how this life thing will turn out for us all at the end of the day. Over the past few years, I’ve had to move away from home and everyone I know to start my own life elsewhere. It hasn’t been easy having to manage life alone while also balancing work with my social life and other engagements. Honestly, it hasn’t been easy at all as I’m too exhausted sometimes to even speak to my friends and family and I know that sometimes they may feel like I’ve neglected them which isn’t the case. As much as I can, I try to always reach out to them, talk and check up on them and anytime I’m able to visit, I do so because life is very short. You can’t be so consumed in chasing you dream that you forget you actually have people in your life.  Now, I’ve been able to strike a balance between my work life, my social life and other things also. I have times for everything I want to do be it spending time with family, working or just chilling alone because my alone time is very important to me. It gets stress at times as I’m still trying to build myself and find my feet as a young adult. And as they say, stress isn’t good for us and as a health conscious individual, I’ve studied myself and found ways and means to release stress.  The few ways I do this is by sleeping, spending time in nature, going out with friends or just being on my own reading a book and vibing to great music. Life is simple and my goal is to live a happy life at the end of the day. No matter what I’m going through, I know there’s an end to it and so why not just relax , do you best and let things turn out their own way. Life is unpredictable, but it must be lived anyways. - - - all images belong to me. - - -