Throughout my life I observed that one thing we humans are truly learning in life is not love, is not tolerance, is not forgiveness, is not trust,… but Acceptance of what IS.
Every morning I wake up, I look through the window and say Good Morning to life while embracing myself in strength and patience, because often what I see is not only a gift of life, but also a challenge to stay true to myself. That’s life and that’s ok.
Oh, I admit, I get tempted to resisting life, its gifts and challenges I seem not to like at that very moment, but I also know very well that the things I resist tend to persist. Yes, you might say, “It is easier said than done.” However, the truth is one and the same and things at times are as they are. But even then, I know, no matter what, it shall all pass too.
One way or the other we are all searching for the meaning of life. We want to find what moves us, what makes us click and come alive, what brings joy and happiness into our soul, what makes a day seem brighter and better than the one that just passed. We are all on the path of self-discovery and we all have our own inner battles which at times we feel we are struggling to conquer and only some of us understand that there is no need to struggle or fight, but just allow that something to be and express itself through us. Some things, whether good or not so good, come into our lives just to remind us who we are. They are not there to teach us lessons or punish us, but to simply remind us that for some reason we got a bit away from our path, and that’s why at times we get lost and confused. Some of us tend to dislike moments of hardship, because we tend to believe that that’s when our character and will-power is challenged and tested the most. However, within time I came to understand that success and joyful moments have the same equal power to challenge and test one’s character, values and strength of will. The coin has two sides.
Whether you are a struggling artist or not it is none of my business. What matters to me is you as a person. The richness and depths of your pocket is the last thing that concerns me – to tell the truth, is does not concern me at all. All artists – in this life we are all artists – are struggling one way or the other. And what’s wrong with that?! That’s life.
When the heart sings, why not to allow it to sing, to yell its truth? Sometimes you may understand what things are and what things could be, and yet feel afraid to make them alive, to apply them as a real stuff, to experience them, afraid to go into the unknown, afraid to make that final step out of your comfort zone, afraid to be different. I say, move. Move. Yes, it might be scary, but even then nothing paralyses more than hesitation and fear of the unknown. Just keep moving forward. No need to rush, for as long as you make that profound step of yours forward, it is more than enough.
Life is too precious to be wasted. The truest gift one can give to oneself and others is their time, love and care, their heart. Yes, some will accept it and some not, but that’s ok, because some are ready to receive you and some are not. And again, that is also ok.
You are a magnificent flower in a huge miraculous garden full of beautiful flowers where none of the fellow flowers are alike you. You are special. Thank you for being that flower.
How human it is to be a human!! How human it is to doubt, to feel afraid, to make mistakes, and yet how courageous it is to stand up, to dust yourself off and to start all over again after the stumble. It can be truly daring to be vulnerable and brave or crazy enough to dare to show it to others. Vulnerability is a sign of inner strength and daring to show it is equal to openly refusing to hide your human nature.
For the creative soul to be chaotically ‘messed up’, in my eyes, is a very normal thing. It actually shows how normal it is. People who pretend that they are in order are the biggest liars…to themselves. None of us are in order, never were and never will be. You like it or not, more or less, we all go through our inner turmoil in life, just with each new stage of our growth each reaction takes a different face, pace and emotion. Yes, that’s how I call it – growth. And growth has never been easy to anyone, because it is ever changing and moving forward, evolving. To get in the same pace with it often becomes a challenge for the human, as we often tend to live in three different realities known as past-present-future, where at times it all gets mixed up and at times a bit too much.
For that simple reason I shall repeat myself once more: “Throughout my life I observed that one thing we humans are truly learning in life is not love, is not tolerance, is not forgiveness, is not trust,… but Acceptance of what IS” – acceptance of what is happening in the present moment when the picture takes a form one refuses to accept.
When the heart sings and pleads to you to dare to be yourself, listen to what it has to say. Create! Sing! Write! Dance! Jump! Be crazy! Just be You! JUST BE YOU.
~Jolita Kelias
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