Protect your energy

Wise words from a friend:

Creating positive energy within yourself is an active process. Be careful with who you regularly share that energy with.
It should only be shared with those who can return it, in equal amounts.
If you find yourself in a situation where you are consistently investing energy in those who offer little return, you will find yourself depleted very quickly.

Focus on creating positive energy within yourself, radiate that, and choose company who will return it. Cut off those who drain. Positivity attracts positivity. Those who match will gravitate towards you.

Expect good

Life is difficult as it is. Don't block your own blessings. Stop trying to control and let the people and events around you follow through with their own course. The right things will find their way towards you in good timing. Let it be. Divert your focus to what you can control. Your well-being, your  growth and maintaining your happiness. Our thoughts manifest in our lives. Expect good in your life, and it will be apparent.

Calling

No single calling?
Or many multiple ones?

From a young age, we have been put under immense pressure to decide on a single pursuit, a single passion, a single calling. And work towards that. Sometimes . Many do so, following a path that was chosen in haste, only to invest and be dissatisfied with what has consumed their life.
But why must we invest wholeheartedly in one? When we can pursue multiple?
It doesn't mean we are indecisive, or lack the passion to pursue one goal.
It means we are dissatisfied with a single pursuit. And unfilled by that.
That we seek more life in our years, more growth within our time.
That we are abundant with ideas, skills and interests that no single career can utilise.
Its easy to get carried away with ideas, so have a plan in place and follow through with it.
Create the life that you want for yourself, otherwise risk handing the power over to others.

Go where passion takes you.

To disregard the feelings of another,
waste their time and energy for the sole purpose of amusement and entertainment-
is cruel.
And how does one know if they are victim to this?
- by persistently feeling drained.


We have an individual responsibility to protect ourselves and remain at a safe distance.
We must recognise our own value, recognise and aknowledge our needs and feelings.
Verbalise and enforce clear boundaries.
Allow another to violate that and watch as self worth plummets.

Cut those ties and grow in peace.

Creativity

Creativity is the mind unlocked. Is colour added to a grey world

Individuality, identity, understanding.

Exploring our creative side reveals insights into ourselves.

What catches our eyes? What inspires us? What are we drawn to?

It strengthens the sense of self.

Pursue a creative outlet, any which appeals to you. Let it be a way of expressing what you see, hear, think. Worry not about recognition from others, or whether they appreciate its meaning.

Art continues to exist in nature unnoticed, yet apparent to those who wish to see it.

And your work must exist too. 

Despite the efforts we go to satisfy our egos, we cannot escape our reality. That we were made forgetful. And with every uncomfortable blunder, we are left humbled. It prompts pause, reflection and correction. Quiet growth, driven by humility.

The glitter of this world,

 the appreciation and praise of others

and the need to satisfy the thirst of the ego.

Let actions not be driven by such pursuits. 

Short-lived, their effect rises, then falls harshly.

Taking the same energy but depleted.

Instead act out of love, with selflessness. 

Such actions bring only tranquillity to the soul. 

For love not only investments in the eternal, 

But beautifies the journey towards it.