LIFE SUPPORT

Yesterday I got a lot of feedback from people who are struggling through their hard times and it got me thinking about our support systems and what we have in place in our lives to help us manage the more treacherous waters we can find ourselves in.

NASA often uses the phrase Environmental Control and Life Support System or the acronym ECLSS when describing their systems for its human spaceflight missions. The life support system they use may supply air, water and food, it also maintains correct body temperature, an acceptable pressure on the body and shields against harmful external influences entering your space.

Now while most of us aren't going to be astronauts in the near future,during the hard times we can feel like we are floating around on a different planet and have no idea where to turn to next and a lot of us don't have our own Life Support System in place or what that would even look like for us. What we do know is that at times we mismanage the pressure and harmful influences that enter our own space.

Like NASA, first we have to recognise that we have a need for the support, the hard times we face are different for each of us, grief, loss, trauma, crisis, they can all come in different forms, job loss, job disatisfaction, death, teenage years, sick children, unresolved issues that keep returning, we all have experienced some hard times that we needed support in.

Friends we can trust can be a great start for our personal supports, let them in to share your life, we need friends to both laugh and cry with and to make it through this season in life. I am so thankful for the friends I have surrounding me through this journey.

Have a great day, looking forward to hearing from you.
Nelsa