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Don’t be afraid to ask for what you want
A huge percentage of human limitations arise from not asking for what we desire. While many are still confused on exactly what they want, some know but fear asking. It is a sad lifestyle of restriction. If more people asked for what they wanted, many of their needs would be met. But people are faced with themselves.
Many of us are battling with the fears of judgement from others. Would I be seen as materialistic? Can I accomplish this? Am i asking too much? Is this selfish of me? Such questions plague our minds, for many of us we are left stuck. The more enlightened ones leave that mind frame of doubt and fear. So remember, you are deserving of what you want.
Don’t settle for less ❤️.
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What to do when no one supports your dreams
It has happened to many of us.We have this marvellous idea we want to launch, this vision we want to share. But no one seems to be there to urge us on. Not everyone is lucky to have a legendary mother the likes of Ben Carson. The ones who trust, nurtures, inspires and believes. Some of us just have to be our own biggest fans. This is not something which is bad, because being our own greatest support is the best thing ever. Or it should be.
However, humans crave validation. Validation, that word which holds both positive and negative connotations. It is rather easy to say that we do not need validation, but much more harder to abide by it. We do need validation.It is a trait innate to humans. The need for approval of accomplishment. But do we have to get it from a particular group of people to be fulfilled? No, we don’t have to.
Though we need validation, we are selective of who we appreciate receiving it from. A positive reinforcement might come from a stranger on the internet or a college who feels your ideas are great. Most times we do not value the praise that comes from people we give less value to. You might as well prefer the approval from your friends and family, but they might not give it. The issue is in being satisfied with what we can get at any given moment.
So what can be done when you feel that no one supports you? Keep on going! Your dreams are most important to you than anyone else. Why? Because a lot of people are also thinking about their own lives. I’m sure you do that as well. I for one do not go about worrying about everyone’s dream and ambition. Sometimes I even come across an awesome idea which I like, but I forget to express my opinion. Such person might never know that I approved of him/her. People show approval more when you have reached a peak of considerable success.
Every great person today had gone through the same process of feeling alone. When no one supports you,do not use that as an excuse to give up. Use that as a fuel to make progress. Your passion is good enough motivation to keep on going. The need to make yourself a better version you can be should be an inspiration.
Your dreams are for you and at all cost you should fight for them. This is possible without the help of anyone. You can draw courage and strength from many people and sources,but you should be your own hero. It makes you a stronger person whose vision is focused. The greatest support you can get is the one you give yourself.
Keep moving forward.
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A fresh new start?
This is going to be a more personal post. You see I’m not used to telling much about myself to the outside world. But I’ve decided to do more of it because my stories deserve to be heard. I’m writing this post with another person’s phone. Mine had suddenly stopped functioning. This all happened so suddenly. Even my memory card which contain so many things had got missing. I had no idea how or when. This happened in a day. I can’t use my laptop to blog because it has no internet connection on it. So here I am improvising with my mother’s phone. I’ve just arrived home for my holidays in case you are wondering.
Why am I saying all these? The upheavals of life is the reason why. There is a reason Buddhists are not attached to any person or thing. Things come and go, so total reliance on anything physical results to disappointment. Many times it is impossible to control the twists and turns of the future,making frustration is prone.
The test is in how you use the new challenges life brings. Will it be used for better or worse? The answer lies in the steps taken. See a challenge as a means to elevating your consciousness.
I remember downloading a “good luck” app on my phone yesterday. The app let’s you make wishes and I saw good reviews on it.Several people said that it made their wish come true. Me being myself,i downloaded the app to try it. I made several wishes including being happy,rich and successful.The happiness and success wish was a big one for me, as they both went together in my opinion.
Strangely enough after making all my wishes, I restarted my phone only for it not to work anymore. I wondered if the universe was playing a trick on me. The phone had been showing signs of faults but this was too sudden. I make wishes only for my life to become worse, right?After several rounds of trying to charge the phone and failing to get it to start,i gave up.I opened the phone and with frustration yanked out the two sim cards and memory card. I did this without looking at it.When I looked I only found my sim cards out,my memory card was no where to be found.This made me think if I had bad luck.
I wondered why that app did not bring good luck. I wanted happiness but I got sadness;success but got failure. But now that I think of it,maybe that was what was needed to be happy. Maybe I needed to be free from my phone addiction and doing the same things over and over again. Maybe I needed a fresh new start!It could be that the universe wants me to do as Buddhists do and learn not to be attached.Sometimes happiness and success comes in unexpected ways.
This might be a test of character or might be indeed good luck. It could be a time for leaving old damaging habits behind. I feel it’s a time to know my worth and know that it is not in a bunch of pictures, PDFs and files. Everyone should.Though I don’t encourage people to throw their phones away or delete all their stuff,the need for breaking bad repetitive habits is important. A time away from what you are used to everyday will give time for self evaluation.
Sometimes motivation finds you,sometimes you find it yourself.
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It’s not about willpower!
Willpower had become a cliche word for in which so many self help people proclaimed to be an ultimate problem solver.Its only recently that studies on willpower show how limited it is.The effectual reliance on the short supply of this proclaimed wonder tool has no basis in actual keeping up with a positive habit.
It turns out that by rewiring the pattern of your brain,the need to use willpower frequently is not neccesary.The constant loop mode the brain is always in to repeat pattern and habits is our enemy,especially when it comes to creating change.If only we learn how to break the pattern and stop the habit when we notice the loop in action.
So no,it’s not about willpower when you want to change your habits,action,thought processes and your mind.It’s about doing something sporadically,out of the blue even as when your mind tells you to follow the old ways you are used to.When you begin to do this,it becomes more easier to try new stuff.Willpower becomes less needed to go through the day.
Be spontaneous!
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Faith and courage
To have the manifestations of faith,one must be courageous.The mentality of courage must be involved to be able to do such a seeming unrealistic thing like having faith.On the physical plane and to the lack luster mindest,”faith” is equal to “fate”.This makes people succumb to the physical deception of lack of abundance.This is what faith reveals-constant abundance.Faith tells you that it is not your destiny to have a bad “fate”.There‘s more to life than accepting life‘s control of you and your fate/destiny.
You will have to be brave enough to see multiple ways the multiple perspectives to situations.In stale,cold,white flour ,you have to see a fresh,warm,brown bread.Open your mind to the possibility of impossibilities.Once you open that door,it all becomes easier and naturally done.You get used to that brand of optimism like a second skin.
Lack of courage leads to faith that cannot be realized.It would not be able to last without a trillion doubts killing it off.Doubts that crop up in the mind during “had i know” moments are due to no courage.If there was,there would be no need to fret/panic/regret,because faith and courage would show you the way.A door with many options.
Faith without works is dead
James 2:17
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