The Heavy Days Are Not Your Whole Story

The Heavy Days Are Not Your Whole Story
[00:18.69]Hey, this is Lynda with Rooted&Real.
[00:23.05]Today, we do a second episode on ‘When
You Feel Overwhelmed’
[00:30.89]because I guess I’m there.
[00:36.21]You know what your mind
is telling you right now?
[00:39.17]It’s saying it will always be like this.
[00:42.45]It’s saying the heaviness is who you are.
[00:45.89]It’s saying you never feel light again.
[00:50.41]I need you to know
that voice is lying to you.
[00:56.73]Not because you’re lying,
but because depression is a liar.
[01:01.21]Being overwhelmed, it’s a lie.
[01:06.25]They make a temporary
feeling feel permanent.
[01:13.09]Think about it: Have you ever felt
joy before even for 5 minutes?
[01:19.89]Have you ever laughed so
hard, your stomach hurt?
[01:24.69]Have you ever danced in your room?
[01:27.57]Have you ever even felt peace
while watching the sunset?
[01:32.21]I know you have at least one of these,
which means your heart
[01:35.93]knows how to feel light.
[01:38.37]It hasn’t forgotten.
[01:40.57]It’s just tired right now.
[01:43.77]This heavy feeling, it is real.
[01:47.49]I’m not going to tell
you to just be positive.
[01:49.93]I will not insult your pain like that.
[01:54.41]What you feel is real.
[01:58.05]But real does not mean forever.
[02:03.17]Feelings are like visitors.
[02:07.41]Some stay for an hour,
some stay for a season,
[02:13.73]but they’re not the house.
[02:16.25]You know what’s the house?
You.
[02:18.21]And you have survived 100%
of your worst days so far.
[02:22.97]Think about that.
100%.
[02:25.81]You have never lost to a bad day.
[02:28.09]You have always, always made it through.
[02:33.01]I know right now you’re in the middle of
the story, and middles are always messy.
[02:36.89]Middles are where the hero gets lost,
where it’s dark, where you want to quit.
[02:43.01]But this is not the end of the story.
[02:45.61]So let’s do one thing together.
[02:49.97]Just find one tiny moment of relief, just
one, not a whole happy day, just a moment.
[02:58.61]Write that moment down in your notes,
and that is evidence.
[03:04.17]Evidence that light still
finds you even on heavy days.
[03:09.53]And you’re not on your heavy days.
[03:12.37]You’re the person who keeps going through
the heavy days, and that makes you
[03:18.21]incredibly strong.
[03:20.69]You’ll not feel like
this forever, I promise.
[03:25.81]Today, just rest.
[03:28.05]Tonight, just rest.
[03:30.29]I’m just proud of you for being here.
[03:33.85]And I’m proud of you
for listening to this…
[03:38.85]Follow me on YouTube, Instagram,
and TikTok, at @LyndaRootedNReal.
[03:45.41]Remember, you got this.
[03:49.17]And I, I got you.