The Meaning I Choose to Make

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The moment before interpretation,
Is the moment untouched in silence, a simple fact in the world with no kind of story attached, with no emotional weight, and no moral obligation,
The moment before interpretation is neutral, just like a turning of life’s wheel, but the instant I speak about it, I can paint it with fear or resentment,
The moment before interpretation whispers to me, I wonder if I should pause and consider whether I would still call this “evil” or am I simply adding weight to something that wasn’t there to begin with?
The moment before interpretation is knowing how much of my pain is real, and how much is the name I chose to give it?

The danger of drawing conclusions,
Is that they could arrive too quickly unexpectedly, solidifying into judgments before I’ve taken even one breath to understand what is truly happening,
The danger of drawing conclusions traps me in my initial reaction, where I believe I was wronged, I was punished, or singled out by the universe for some harsh lesson,
The danger of drawing conclusions is that we might be also overlooking the possibility that the event wasn’t any form of attack,
The danger of drawing conclusions arises when we risk interpreting a moment as a wound, assuming it’s not just our perspective,
The threat of drawing conclusions- How many prisons have I constructed solely based on pure assumptions?…

The quiet rebellion of acceptance,
It begins when I stop resisting the reality of what happened but instead question the significance I had given it, as if it were a heavy blanket that would be lifted,
The quiet rebellion of acceptance isn’t passive but it is an active courage to be practiced,
the willingness to stand inside reality without dramatizing it, without collapsing under it,
The quiet rebellion of acceptance prompts us to ponder, what if this moment could transform into an opportunity for personal growth, rather than a source of emotional disturbance?
The quiet rebellion of acceptance resonates with me, what if the first step toward power is simply not labeling myself to become powerless?

The inner architect of transformation,
Designs possibility out of limitations, turning confinement into introspection, turning setbacks into structure, and turning silence into deeper learning,
The inner architect of transformation comprehends that growth often begins in places where freedom was restricted, but a new perspective was created,
The inner architect of transformation reminds me that even the darkest room can feel like a training ground when the mind chooses to evolve instead to decay,
From inner architect of transformation: What if I ceased playing the victim and embarked on the journey of writing my own story?

The choice that defines me,
Is it not whether hardship visits my life, as it inevitably will, and it is an unavoidable part of life, but would I choose to surrender to it or to grow and expand because of it?
The choice that defines my life is the courage to assert, “This is what happened, but I will still determine its significance.”
The choice that defines me is the refusal to allow circumstances to dictate the measure of my own worth,
The choice that defines me illustrates that transformation is not predetermined by fate, but rather sparked by interpretation, repeated through discipline,
The choice that defines me also shaped by my unwavering commitment to becoming the person I aspire to become…

Watchwords:
• Events are facts but sometimes suffering is an interpretation
• Acceptance is the first step toward rebuilding your own
• Transformation begins where victimhood ends
• I am the architect of my own meaning
• The story I choose becomes my life

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Here is Tikatarot, who dares you to answer the question, “Who am I?”..



As and will always be reminding you to dream:

“As you are still the Master of your destiny and the maker of your dreams…”

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