03/11/2021
Hey Fellas - Have you ever felt alone inside even though you’re surrounded by family, friends, co-workers, church community, etc?
I have too...
Throughout my whole life, I’ve had people around me: teammates, friends, girlfriends, church community, and so many more circles of people, but for some reason at night I would lay my head on my pillow and something would still feel hollow inside.
Something was missing...
I just couldn’t figure out what
I tried to fill that hole in my soul with:
* As many women as I could - didn’t work
* Alcohol - that didn’t work
* Worldly status - that definitely made it worse
* Awards and accolades - felt good for 5seconds then back to hollow
* Serving others - yes, serving others to fill my own soul holes - how backwards is that, right?
* Money - made a ton of it, and still felt empty
* Being busy all the time - that left me exhausted
Guess what I’ve figured out...
I had a hole in my soul because I was looking everywhere but the place that can actually fill it and bring me peace
Inside of my own self!!
That may sound strange to you, but...
🔥When was the last time you chose to go on a walk by yourself and check-in on your emotions
🔥When was the last time you took self-care time and sat in nature: reflecting and celebrating yourself?
🔥When was the last time you CHOSE your own emotions and sat down woth your wife face-to-face and said “this is how I feel inside about myself, our
Marriage and our family” and HONORED your own emotions?
That aching hole in my soul is because I was chasing everything the world promised would fulfill me and I left myself behind long time ago to the point where I was numb to my own feelings every single day and was on auto-pilot
If this resonates with you,
I get you
I see you
I feel you
And still...
I find myself sometimes getting back to that “busy” Ryan space and feeling that hole start again and need to bring myself back to me
But...
There is hope
I promise you
It starts with ONE SIMPLE QUESTION repeated throughout your day
Sit with it
Breathe deeper
Relax into it
And let yourself connect your mind and heart again
The question:
“What am I feeling right now?” ❤️
Me: I feel joy and it’s manifesting in energy in my body moving my legs, smiling, and growing more excited for you to ask and answer that question for yourself
So, fellas - WHAT ARE YOU FEELING RIGHT NOW?