Today it dawned on me that I've been harboring a secret love affair, a love affair and addiction for life.
Along with this was the realization that I've been a supreme advocate for positivity, fulfilling life's desires and risking it all for making your dreams come true for so long that it has all started to meld into one rote saying after another. There are endless quotes, videos, and books about seizing the moment and making the most out of each day to fulfill your life's dreams. And as fantastic as these notions are, I realized listening to this advice was one thing, but actually fulfilling the age old adage, actions speak louder than word, was an entirely different beast.
Lately, I've discovered that in this new age society influenced by The Secret, Law of Attraction, and the not so new notion of putting your faith in "God," it's become easier to trigger your train of thought to think positively, but actually believing the words and putting them into existence is a whole different monster. With this in mind, I decided to put my thoughts into action and test my new-found epiphany wondering if it was easier to have open faith without the risk of broken expectations.
Waking up this morning, I had the resolve to inherently believe that everything I wanted in life I already encompassed, and that the only thing stopping me from living my desired life, was my own mind. I decided to do as the picture quote above states: stop waiting for things to happen and go out and make them happen. The worries I had been harboring were answered and my fears for my unknown future were put to rest, even if just momentarily. I definitely had a greater sense of confidence, peace and a feeling that everything was in fact going to be "OK." All of my pending worries seemed like trivial curiosities of a future yet to come into fruition. The action I chose to employ was to take control of my mind, suppressing most of the negative thoughts that haunt each and everyone of us every day, such as; Am I good enough? Will I be successful? Will I be able to pay my bills this month? Does he/she really love me? Along with these lay a giant plethora more of overbearing and unkind thoughts waiting to invade our minds and empower our beings the second we let them.
The truth of the matter is, we can never know the answers to these questions and even when one question is fulfilled, there will always be another to take its place. For in this society, nothing is ever enough and true happiness will never be reached as long as these thoughts control our actions. All we can ever really do is stop, take a breath, and consciously attempt to suppress our hindering thoughts for more uplifting and positive goals that can be reached through action.
This notion is definitely easier said than done, but with enough practice and peaceful resolve, each and everyone of us can become brave enough to fully grasp and hold onto dreams that can infact be fulfilled in this one lifetime. The sun rises and sets each day, presenting a new opportunity for another chance. Take that present, that gift, and run with it. Know that you can do it, you are good enough, and you will forever be successful as long as you follow your heart and focus your thoughts on embracing positivity, your unique self, your ultimate being. You may have only got ONE life, but you definitely have many chances to start living it.
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