The Power of Our Own Will

I do believe it's true to the fact that we are the ones who have every power within us to create and make the life we want. And in this mad society where everything is focused on materialism and all, definitely has its influence in mankind's perception of life and losing our roots and core of our being - which is to feel content and be happy.

And yes, many people do prefer to harbor negative feelings towards the world and people, some do get out of that and some just don't which leads to their miserable life. Quite often that overshadows full force over the blessings that we all have in every moment of our lives from the things, situations or people that come into our lives or already in or gone out of our lives. They may not be directly connected to you but if you think of how some things work in a chain reaction, you will find some blessings in there if not a lot! :)

Sure when we are angry, hurt, etc we find it hard to see the blessings, but through time you will be able to see it when you are at peace with everything and see things for what they are or were. I always ponder into the past not to dwell in them in a negative way but to seek what I had not seen or missed seeing in my experience then (whether or not I have had seen any blessings back then) - the blessings or lessons that came from it. I track back and work the chain reaction concept (I get my a-ha moments!) and believe me; you will find something to be proud of, happy of or appreciative of from the good or bad things/people that came into your life at any given time. From there, you will learn to be more appreciative of this moment you are in and of others who are in your life or gone and create a more positive and better environment for yourself and the people around you. Beautiful people will come into your life to enhance the beauty you have gained within yourself.

And quite often you will see some patterns of behavior as well as to why some things are still happening in your life which are the things that you whine about (e.g - why is it happening to me again??!, what's wrong with me??!, etc) and those are the things that we need to fix in order to hit more accurately and hit bullseye rather than pointing at other people (this is not to say to excuse the wrong of the other person but more so in taking charge of your own life and make your choices that bring peace to you! And honestly, it is up to us to create the life we want be it negative or positive.IT'S YOUR CHOICE!). These are the things that eat us up inside and forces our self-esteem or confidence to deteriorate and our hearts closed to learning due to fear or helplessness or hopelessness.

I always try to remind myself of these two things by imagining them...and mind you I am human so I do get lost sometimes but when I think of them it helps me come back to my true self.

1) Imagine something alive in your palm that you have captured (butterfly, the person you love, whatever) and you clench it so hard, it's suffocating and finally dies. Now, imagine you've captured it, enjoy the beauty that it gives and release it with an open palm and see it soar again. Feel the warmth within you for doing that and allowing it to have a chance to live.

------ the "thing" that is in the palm can be yourself or other people. the point here is many of us tend to do that in life - holding on to all the negativity (anger, blame, hurt, etc) so hard that we suffocate ourself as well as the people around us and our being within dies - i.e hopelessness, heart closed and hardened. When we learn to let go and learn from it all and embrace the lessons about ourself for our goodness within, we will be able to really open our eyes wide and see all the beauty that is or was around us, trust, be appreciative, open to learn and love whatever comes.

2) Each time you point a finger at someone, remember there are three fingers pointing back at you. And that says -

STOP BLAMING JUST IT!

HOW HAVE YOU CONTRIBUTED TO IT HAPPENING?

WHAT CAN I DO TO MAKE IT BETTER FOR MYSELF AND NOT AT THE EXPENSE OF YOURSELF OR OTHER PEOPLE?

WORK ON YOURSELF!

YOU CAN DO IT!

Throughout the years of my younger life, I've always looked way way into the future but I have come to realise that we only have this moment to live for and the near future to work for and on and the past is completely gone and is behind us which we shouldn't dwell on but learn from them and come back to the moment which is NOW. It definitely has made my life much more peaceful. Of course since we are humans, we tend to fall into our own trap every now and then but the main thing is as long as we can recognise it and helping ourself re-focus in whatever ways that work for us is important. Realising through awareness = the ability to change and do something about it.

Life comes with ups and downs. It's up to us to see how it is and live it the way we want to see it. Everyone has their own lessons to learn at the right time, in their own time not ours. Sometimes we learn at the same pace and sometimes we just don't. It all depends on how fast you let your heart and mind open to learning and changing for the better of your own good.

Remember you are all beautiful people. Keep smiling and be happy. You can do it! You will handle it!

Published on: Oct 14, 2006 @ 11:09