My personal motto isn't something big or grand, it's a simple word that almost everyone make use of. People say it casually when talking and all, but to me it is not casual, it is very deep and it carries a whole lot in it.
It is well. That is my motto. It was one that was birthed by my various experiences, especially that of my sickness. It was a time when the hospital started to feel like home, bills were somewhere stacking up, my parents were scared and even my own plans/life was on pause. That was the period those "words now turn motto" became my way of life.
And like I said earlier, that small word carry very deep meaning. When I say to do well, I'm it saying everything is good, or things are going the way I want, I'm just saying that whatever the problem is, whatever is going wrong and whether there's problem or not, I refuse to let it control me, I refuse to allow it overwhelm me, I refuse to allow fear take the best part of me.
The motto came about with a change of name too. Yea, but the story about the change of name will be for another day, not as if I changed my birth name, nah, my birth names carry weight too, but there were additions. So, during those periods, when fear wants to get hold of me and I'm beginning to shiver, I would just whisper "it is well." Not because it is actually well, but because I'm determined and I believe it would definitely be well.
And that motto of mine as well as helped me think clearly when I'm being faced with a situation, or under some pressure. That particular motto has also helped me in decision making, and anytime pressure shows up, or I need to get my pills, or sort some bills, I would say it is well, and with me keeping that to heart and holding onto it, I will begin to feel calmness in my soul.
That mindset has kept me going and overcoming every challenge along the way, another thing that birthed that motto and gave it more meaning was... there's this particular hymn I love to sing at that time, "When peace like a river attendeth my way, when sorrows like sea billows roll, whatever my lot, thou has taught me to say, it is well, it is well with my soul." That hymn is a very deep and meaningful one to me.
Now, I can't deny that there'd be some odd stuffs too, there are times that people misunderstood me. Some think I don't really care, some think nothing is really wrong with me, some think I'm actually having it easy because I am someone who keeps a lot inside of me. So, instead of rising up to talk, instead of taking actions at times, I just stay calm and say, "it is well."
And about if I will continue with this motto, definitely I will. It's a part of me already, and nothing whatsoever will change that because even when it is truly well, I will still say, "it is well." And when it is not well, I will still say, "it is well," not because I will continue to give in to pain, but because I will never allow the pain or a situation to change me or get me laid down. It is well. And as long as I'm breathing, I believe It Is Well.
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