I make this statement to assert something pivotal and of utmost importance to you.
You are not alone here.
There are times when the shades go off. There are times when the world crashes upon you and drops upon you like a thunder. There are days when getting out of the bed is such a mammoth task. There are days when looking yourself in the mirror bolts you up with self hate. Anxiety, depression, self hate, self-criticism, are all such valid feelings. Yes, very valid. And you are not alone in this.
We have believed in Super heroes. We have believed in super heroes wearing capes or even have the super natural powers that helps them fly from one building of Manhattan to another. I, as an individual have idolised super heroes and their movie stints for most of my life. But the real super heroes hide within you and me.
Getting up back at life with a “I got this” attitude when everything around falls apart; getting up and living after a breakup; fighting situations like a bawse; bringing yourself out of your comfort zones, we all have had a share of our loses. We all have had seen the lows. And if you are disillusioned in believing social media, oh darling, no one is posting their failures around here. No one would tell you how their relationship is falling apart but will definitely make it a point to post loved up couple pictures to make you believe that they are so in love. We all have been at the point where we wanted to give up and run away into oblivion. But you become a Super Hero, when you face your lows one on one. You become your strength when you get back up after a blow. Your strength lies not in the fact that you remain quiet. Your strength is not in the fact that you bear the pressures that are put upon you. Your strength is not in hiding the pain that you have endured. Your strength is in your determination. Your strength is in not giving up. Your strength is standing up the eighth time even after falling down for seven times. Your strength is in breaking it out. You are your strength.
Strength is in taking the plunge you thought you never will. Murakami says,”Curiosity widens your growth rings.” When you were a child, your curiosity introduced you to a bundle of new experiences which you thought you will never come across and it could not have been possible without your curiosity. As adults, we tend to lose that curiosity that could take us in a completely different direction. A curiosity to discover ourselves, that could widen the growth rings. Instead, we are living in a stride of disillusion. As an adult, that helps us drive this curiosity is the strength. The curiosity when coupled with strength can lead to new paths and new roads.
Just don’t let the child within you, wither away so soon.
And remember,
you are not alone, the universe is looking out for you.
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