“Faith and fear require us to believe in something we can’t see. Choose wisely.”
This is a quote I recently stumbled upon and it really resonated with me.
And was exactly what I needed to hear.
As I mentioned in my previous blog post, I have been really focusing on my mindset and the background chatter that is constantly running. Choosing my thoughts more wisely. Steering them in the positive direction of what I want in my life.
This quote gave me pause.
Faith and fear.
Both unseen.
Which do we choose?
I choose faith.
It has been a little over a year since I experienced my first pregnancy loss. Sadly, I experienced another a few months ago, near the beginning of this pandemic. This is something I have shared with family and close friends and my first loss is something I openly wrote about. I’m not afraid to talk about it and think it’s important to talk about because it is extremely common.
I bring it up now because as my body has healed and my husband and I are trying again, it is so easy to slip into that state of fear. That feeling of “What if it happens again? What if I experience another loss?”
What if it does happen again?
I will get through it. We will get through it.
Because we have faith.
This seed of motherhood was not planted for just any old reason. It was meant for me. I am meant to be a mother. My husband is meant to be a father. It will happen.
A woman’s fertility journey is deeply personal and unique and there are so many aspects of it that we can’t control.
One thing we can control is our mindset. And whether we choose faith or fear.
I have started a practice recently where I randomly choose from a deck of inspirational cards. I trust what I choose is what I need to hear that day.
Today I chose these:
Perfection.
Faith or fear. Which do you choose?
And, as always, remember to do what makes you happy.