Conquering Your Demons

byClaudiaAlex1

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Updated 4 years ago

There are so many things we go through on a daily basis. Sometimes we wonder how is it humanly possible to face the things we face? Why do certain things happen to us? Why do we allow them to continue? Is there no hope?

We all have our inner demons, thing that have slowed us down. Things that have prevented us from reaching our full potential. In our minds, we know what we are capable of doing, what we want to accomplish but something keeps holding us back.

Family

Our inner demons are many and varied. It can be our families, specifically spouses and children as these people mean so much to us and it is traumatic if and when we realize that they don not account for us as much as we do for them. We will feel let down and the pain can hurt even when we think we have healed.

Addictions

It can be in the form of addictions.....those can be crippling. There are so many addictions that it would take months to go through them. Some are lifelong while others are more seasonal and will end when the situation that causes the addition is over. I can remember being addicted to baby powder and chalk while I was pregnant. By the time my son was born we had to get a new bottle of baby powder. I cannot tell you haw many times I caught my students laughing at me when the saw me munching on chalk. You want to stop whatever it is but you do not seem to have the power to do so.

Animals

They can be in the form of literal fears with relations to certain animals. I have been dealing with a fear of lizards from I can remember. I have never been able to break this fear. One tiny lizard in my room is enough to guarantee me a night on the settee. I have lost many productive hours due to this fear.

It could ne the fear of not succeeding. Sometimes we give up even before we try. We do not know the future and so that too becomes an inner demon that we struggle with.

Depression

Depression is another debilitating demon that we fight. This fight is real. The struggles of those suffering from depression is far-reaching. It affects all those around us even when we try not to. Depression affects how we feel about ourselves, how we act, how we relate to others, what we achieve. It affects every aspect of our life.

Is WA your Demon?

Some of us have the fears of not being successful at WA to conquer. This fear comes in the form of not getting our websites up, not being able to write content, not interacting enough (that's one demon I had to make an effort to conquer), but most importantly of not doing what we set out primarily to do...make money online.

We are human so we have to factor in that element. We naturally have fears as we face the unknown. The problem arises when we allow our fears to prevent us from being our best self. We have to remember at every step of the way that no matter how we try, no matter how much we know or believe we know, there are others who will always know much more.

I have already told you that my 10 year old daughter is a much better speller than I am. I will never allow this to affect me. I will use her skills which in effect will help her to sharpen her skills even more. Sometimes when I ask her to spell a word and it gives her a bit of a problem I tell her, " I cannot believe you can't spell that word!"

What we need to do is to harness the skills that others have to our advantage. Use up the community here at WA. I read in a message somewhere in the community that the foolish question is the one that was never asked! That resonated as I honestly do not like to ask for help. But why would you know that you can get help from somewhere or someone and refuse to ask for it?

Conclusion

In conclusion I want to admonish you to conquer the demons that are preventing you from succeeding here on WA or in life. Do not allow anything to hold you back. You were wonderfully and beautifully made for a purpose. You did not just happened. You are meant for great things. You are a force to be reckoned with. Today is the beginning of your sunny day. If you cannot do it alone seek help. There is always help, sometimes in the most unlikely places. Together we are always stronger.

To your Success!

Claudia