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Transforming Despair into Power: How to Navigate Life's Challenges and Achieve Inner Peace

Many times in my life I’ve wanted to blow my brains out.

September 16, 20245 min read

"You are not your thoughts and feelings—this too will pass."

Life on this planet can be both heaven and hell. Many times, I’ve found myself at the edge of despair, contemplating the ultimate escape. But over time, as I’ve learned to navigate the treacherous parts of this existence and discover the heavenly ones, the desire to leave has shrunk smaller and smaller. Today, I felt called to share this journey with you, hoping it serves you as it has served me.

Overcoming Despair: How to Master Your Thoughts and Find Inner Peace

The Mind: A Servant, Not a Master

Your mind is an excellent servant but a horrible master. When you find yourself in the heavy, challenging moments of life, your objective isn’t to try and feel better instantly. Instead, your task is to fully feel your feelings without feeding the fire with negative thoughts that naturally arise. Remember, you’ve temporarily landed in a lower frequency, and your brain is merely receiving that frequency of thought—it’s not generating it.

You are not your thoughts and feelings. This too will pass.

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As Matt Kahn wisely said, “Pain is always the uninvited guest.” When it arrives, don’t fear it. Receive it. Be with it. By embracing your feelings and focusing on your breath and a mantra like “I Am Love,” you begin to take control of your mind. Over time, you will find yourself increasingly in charge of your mind as you practice this breath observance combined with mantra focus.

Reclaiming the Helm of Your Life

Repeat the mantra with every breath, drawing your attention back to it whenever your mind wanders. Over time, this practice will become easier, and everything in life will start to feel lighter. By allowing your feelings to pass like clouds in the sky without being consumed by them, you begin to burn up the stockpile of emotional energy you’ve accumulated. The burden you carry will gradually lighten.

Michael Singer once said, “The mind is where the soul goes to hide from the heart.” By observing your breath, focusing on your mantra, and simply allowing your feelings to exist, you free yourself from the endless cycle of mental suffering. Then, when brighter feelings arrive, you can fully enjoy and expand into them.

Commitment to Your Highest Self

In life, we don’t get what we deserve; we get what we are committed to. You don’t deserve to suffer and stay struggling—you must commit to creating the life of your highest choosing. When you stop avoiding your feelings by distracting yourself, numbing them, or ignoring them, you begin to be liberated from their burden. It’s much easier to climb a mountain when you remove the heavy rocks from your backpack first.

We’ve all been through a lot. Life on this planet offers both heaven and hell, and it’s up to each of us to learn how to choose heaven in the midst of hell. Having a body here on Earth is one of the greatest gifts in the universe and is highly coveted in the higher realms. You’ve been given this opportunity because you are a badass, capable of achieving extraordinary things through this life.

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You’re Not Alone—And You Don’t Have to Be

It can get rough for us down here, but we don’t have to do it alone. There are many practices that can make life heaven on earth. What I’ve shared in this post is just one of the many tools I’ve discovered while learning to escape my own hellish experiences. My greatest desire is to help as many people as possible to find happiness, freedom, and peace, and to enjoy the short moments we’ve been gifted here.

The real dream isn’t about acquiring fancy cars, houses, or social status. Those things are mere distractions if they don’t come second to soul-level evolution. The more of us who choose to create this beautiful experience for ourselves and then offer a hand up to those who haven’t found their way yet, the better it becomes for everyone.

If you labor every day of your life and liberate just one person, you will experience joy beyond measure. I know it gets incredibly rough sometimes, but in the end, if you’re diligent, it will be so beyond worth it. I’ve fallen into the depths of despair and hell many times, and each time I’ve gained more tools, talents, gifts, and abilities to navigate that terrain—even to take heaven with me to those places.

Embracing the Journey

My childhood and life have been no cakewalk, but if I could do it all again, I wouldn’t skip any of the hard parts because of the priceless gifts they brought. Through decades of experiencing both the darkest and brightest places, through the grace of the creator and many angels in the form of humans, my life has become better and better—even in the midst of challenges.

We don’t have to do it alone. We can’t do it alone. In truth, we never are alone, but it can sure feel that way when we don’t let love in. I’m no one special, just a guy who’s navigated some intense places, who gets up every time he falls, learns from those falls, and applies the lessons moving forward. I’m a guy who loves deeply and loves to help others navigate their terrain into a more fulfilling life.

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I’m a student of life, for life. I’m here to freely share everything I discover that works powerfully and effectively with anyone and everyone who’s open and willing to receive assistance and do good things with it.

Embodying sovereignty is key, which is why I’ve created “The Men of Sovereignty,” and “The Wolf Pack.” These are all designed to help you reclaim your power, find peace, and create a life of joy and fulfillment. Because of growing interest I am introducing my new offering "Atma Mastery" open to both men and women.

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Christopher John Stubbs

Christopher John Stubbs, the founder of The Wolf Pack and The Men of Sovereignty, has been a men’s empowerment coach since 2006. His expertise and pursuit of greatness as a husband, father, businessman, and thought leader have tremendously blessed his life and the lives of many others. Meet and become your higher self and create an amazing life aligned with that version of you by connecting with him today at www.AtmaMastery.com.

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