Choose to Take the Journey

Have you lost your job recently? Did you and your girlfriend just break up? Are you feeling ill?

If any of this is true, you might be feeling a little under the weather right now, a bit overwhelmed by the weight of the world. The fact that you will pull through, I have no doubt. I believe that everyone has a vast reservoir inside their soul just waiting to be tapped. But let’s not just pull through, but strut through, in style. I am not suggesting that you ignore the hurricane; I am suggesting that you get indoors and make preparations for the coming harvest.

Draw from your past investments. If you were just fired, your physical vitality and your loving partner can give you the will to search the job market in earnest. If your relationship just ended, a fulfilling career and a vigorous body can give you the energy to begin anew. If it is your health that is failing, financial abundance and the support of your relationships can carry you out of your misery. And if you are starting from ground zero because you made the mistake of putting all of your eggs into one basket, promise yourself: never again. By living a balanced life, you will be lifting the weight off of your chest.

Draw from your present blessings. Our society teaches us, through media and marketing, that if you do not have the latest LV bag, the fastest sports car, the latest smartphone, that you are not allowed to feel good about yourself. That if you do not live in a bigger house than your neighbor, make more money than your neighbor, or even look like you’re having more fun than your neighbor, then you are not allowed to be happy. There will always be someone who has something that you don’t. But there will always be someone who does not have what you do. Focus on the beauty in your life, not its blemishes. By coming from a place of gratitude, you will be throwing off the yoke from your shoulders.

Draw from your bright vision of the future. Do not simply react to the demands of others, but instead respond to your own deepest desires. Not what society wants. Not what your parents want. Not what your friends, or even your lover wants. But what you want. Live life on your own terms, and you will be removing the chains from your legs so that you may begin your walk of freedom.