Fail. Hurt. Heal. Grow.

The journey towards mental health often starts in reverse. What I mean is that people usually start to elevate and rise towards mental health only after they have fallen, after they have experienced a descent that has taken them so far down, they are not sure if they will be able to get up again. 

Falling is a common part of life. We do it all the time as children, but with enough perseverance, most of us master the art of walking. The same process applies to the art of living. Most people learn how to get along well enough, eventually. The Fall takes place after you think you’ve got life figured out, and the reason it’s so difficult to overcome is because all the knowledge and information you’ve used to get through life becomes insufficient. 

Most of us feel like failures at this point. The confusion and inadequacy that come with the fall are enough to break some of us, at least temporarily. But it is in that very moment, when you are sitting in your brokenness that you are able to begin your journey to being healthy again. It’s impossible to ascend without falling. In the end it’s even possible to be thankful for our struggles. Sometimes we need them to learn how to heal and overcome difficulties.