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I've heard that voice inside me say, "I think I can't". I believed it and so I won't. I've heard that voice inside me say, "I think I can't". I believed it and so I don't. I've heard that voice inside me say, "I think I can't". Once again, I believed it and so I hid. Then finally, one fine day I heard that voice inside me say, "I think I CAN". I believed it and so I did.  


I have always been a dreamer. I'd spend my waking hours daydreaming big dreams that even when I sleep I'd be dreaming of those dreams. 


As a child, I was always told that I should have dreams; by my parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, and even my teachers. They encouraged me to dream and have dreams. But what they didn't tell me was that being a dreamer isn't always easy. I had to learn that the hard way. 


I had to learn how to swallow self-doubt, how to choke on opinions, and I also learned that the path is not always going to be smooth. Then again, when you really think about it, it is not supposed to be smooth and easy. Changing one's world rarely is. 


I am a realist as well as a dreamer. Both come with their own set of complications. I figured since I am put on this earth to go through this passage called life, why not do it in style. Why not do it surfing sunbeams and tasting colours in between. And even for the briefest of moments, why not pretend my feet no longer touch the ground as I swim in the clouds all around. 


Doubt, uncertainty, lack of confidence, fear of the unknown; we all have gone through it at some point in our life. We have an idea, a vision, and we think we can make it happen but we hold back because we are afraid the outcome will not be like how we pictured it in our head. We keep it hidden away in some corner of our mind and try not to think about it. We won't even mention it to anyone for fear of being ridiculed or laughed at. I know because I have done that. I held myself back from pursuing my dream. And I was miserable. I set up my own roadblock by putting up my own obstacles. I created my own misery. Silly girl. 


The point I'm trying to make here is this. Don't be silly like me. Don't hold yourself back. Give yourself more credit. Because when I finally came to my senses, I realized how much time I had wasted. However, I am fortunate enough to actually realize the things I realized and had found this platform to pursue my dream. 


With that said, I'm closing this piece with some food for thought:


If you fear falling, ignore your true calling. And live all your life on the ground. But those who inspire, have learned to fly higher by focusing up and not down. 


If the cocoon is broken from the outside, the caterpillar within it dies. But if it's broken from the inside, the butterfly within it flies. If you're ready to spread your wings and let your adventure begin, don't wait for someone to break your cocoon; instead break it from within. 

Comments

  • Feb 14, 2019

  • Feb 15, 2019

  • Beginning is always the hardest, feels like I've struggled with how to begin these last years. But I can feel the beginning coming now, finally, and it feels like this story has just made it come even closer. Thank you.

    Feb 15, 2019

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