I can't believe it has been a year, since I first decided to start this blog. When I first started this blog I wanted it to be something meaningful and personal. But, Life gets in the way, and it seemed to become something that led to other social media accounts I am more active on like; Instagram or YouTube, then actually being purposeful with my content. But it's a new year, so let's start fresh.
Hi, My name is Cailey Patterson! If you are new here, welcome! I called this blog Chatting With Cailey because I want it to be set up in a way, where y'all can feel free to email me or communicate back with me via social media. I want this to feel like a safe place to grow, communicate, and discover things from different perspectives.
What I want to talk about today is something that has been, stirring inside of me since the beginning of 2021: Mindset. It depends on how you know me (or if you're new, how you'll come to know me), but you'll probably notice, that I am an individual full of layers ( I mean aren't we all?). When it comes to working, I am professional. When it comes to meeting new people, I tend to be socially awkward. If we've met at an event, then probably energetic, with a few nerves, along with professionalism. But, If you really know me, I am probably none of those things, I am just my fun-loving self.
It's a funny thing because whenever someone new meets me vs. when they get to know me, they realize they have prejudged me. I am a fun-personality (or at least I think so), but I am also a very guarded person, so I tend to present as a stern personality. It's probably because the older I get the more introverted I get, which makes me really tense and shy around new people. Or to be completely honest, it's the way life has made me.
Anyway, none of what I just said, may seem important to the topic, mindset, but I promise it does.
No matter, how you've met me I am sure you've learned two things about me:
I am determined
I am stubborn
Those traits can be my best friend but also sometimes my enemy. I can get my mind so set on something, that I am let down (because it isn't possible), or I keep trying for that something until I achieve it. But something I have really been learning in 2021 is that it all comes back to mindset.
To be completely honest, 2020 wasn't all that bad on me, sure it tested me at times, but most everything that had happened, I had already been prepared for through life. Sure things, got overwhelming at times, but for the most part, I was content. And maybe that was my mindset then.
Going into 2021, I was ready to take on the year. I knew it would be a year of uncertainty because I graduate from college in June, but I knew I had time until then. I felt so motivated and ready. But then the uncertainty hit, far before June, and I didn't know what to do. I had prepared myself for things, I could see, but I didn't prepare myself for things I couldn't see. And those things completely shook me. I felt so unmotivated, undetermined, and unsure of everything, which isn't like me. Feeling so confused and misunderstood, that's when I had this revelation; it always comes back to mindset.
We aren't even through the first month of the year yet, but I have been taught so much. It is okay not to be okay, but that only lasts for so long. Sometimes, you need to deal with what you are going through, but through a new shifted mindset. At first, I saw the unknown as depressing and uncomfortable. But then I realized sometimes you have to be uncomfortable to be able to grow. Then I started leaning on God to show me how I need to grow and where I need to grow because I know he has amazing plans for my life. But sometimes, my mindset is looking more in the natural than depending on God supernaturally. So, I encourage you to shift your mindset in everything you do. If something negative is happening in your mind or life, look for the positives. If it is a situation where you only see something in one perspective, shift your mind to another perspective. Look for the good in the bad.
Before I close this post; I want to leave you with a Bible verse that reminded me, that God is bigger than all my highs and lows.
Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done. ~ Matthew 21:21
I hope this was insightful for Y'all and that you have the best week!
~ Cailey
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