So, I’ve been trying some things

One of my favorite quotes (it’s actually hanging on my mother in law’s wall) is “nothing changes if nothing changes”. It sounds super cliche, but it’s true and it’s taken me quite a while to realize that. For so long I stayed stuck in the same shit hole doing the same dumb shit all the while being miserable and wishing things would be different; what sense does that make?! None, but so many of us get stuck in this rut of absolute misery, but the thought of doing something different seems scary. Well we finally did it, we made some changes that were hard that involved swallowing pride, asking for help, and doing things that were just downright uncomfortable. We moved from our shit hole 2 bedroom apartment into my in laws’ basement with our two kids (third on the way), my fiancée started a new job (to which he hasn’t been late a single day), we’ve both quit smoking, I’ve busted out the self help books, we’ve started dieting, getting up before 7 every morning to work out, do yoga, and meditate. I listen to self help podcasts and have positive affirmations that pop up on my phone every hour. We got rid of our POS vehicle and got a car back that had been stolen returned. My fiancée keeps saying something he’s heard on one of his podcasts; “if a man is right, his world will be right”. Do the next right thing in all aspects, raise your vibration, put out the energy you want to get back and the universe will provide. So far we’ve made what seem like just small positive changes in our lives, but I can already see and feel a difference. I feel genuinely happy and hopeful about the future for almost the first time…even though I’m living in my in laws basement with almost 3 kids, but you know what I could still be stuck in a house that doesn’t fit us, is a terrible neighborhood, where all the sketchy people we used to associate with could find us. Instead we’ve got a stable home, with people that love us and want to help us, where we’re safe and can save money. Things are finally changing and I couldn’t be happier.