With challenges, we grow and evolve - (I'm feeling many emotions writing this)

I woke up this morning at 4:30am wide awake, hoping that I would get back to sleep but it was not meant to be. So I lay in bed meditating and thinking, while occasionally dozing off for a few minutes here and there. I always take notice of where my mind goes as soon as I wake up in the mornings, as most often my mind focuses on something I’ve been worrying about or something important. This morning at 4:30am, my mind began thinking about my health and wellness journey, of how far I have come, and what I am still yet to achieve.

Like everyone, I have my challenges and for me they are a result of having lived an unhealthy and stressful lifestyle for quite a number of years. So this morning, I lay there thinking about what my life was like when I drank til 3am every weekend, how I bought my lunch every day, only exercised twice a week, had two double shot lattes before lunch and felt completely confused about health. How I studied full time and worked full time at once, while having a long distance relationship and spent most weekends away. To some, this may sound like the norm and for me at the time, it was.