SUBJECTIVE REALITY

On a particular morning in the first week of January 2015,my mother, younger brother and I sat in our dimly lit sitting room and wrote down our goals for the year. I was pretty young then even though I had been out of secondary school for about three years. And I was bright eyed and dreamy too. I had a lot of plans and ambitions. I had zest for life and a passion that burned keenly. Part of the plans I wrote with my family that year was for me to go to the University. I wrote it down and felt no doubt. I didn't think about all the obstacles that surrounded me, I didn't think about all the reasons why it couldn't happen (oh there were a whole lot of reasons!!!),I didn't think about my physical circumstances. I just knew that it was going to happen. I had faith!! And looking back on my life, I think that has been my most radical display of faith. My inner child was very much awake. The world was my oyster and mine for the taking.

Ever seen a two year old? Ever had a conversation with a human that age? You'd see the perfect definition of "limitless". Their imaginations soar. There's no cage holding their minds back. The prison of societal norms and standards hasn't held them yet. They view the world with utmost curiosity. And their minds are free. Freedom is purity. There is no corruption by the means of inhibitions holding it back. The ultimate corruption that dents the human mind is that which stifles creativity. And creativity is the main outlet of freedom.

I write these words because it's another year and like Oprah said it's "...another chance for us to get it right!" Everyday, life presents us with new chances but the truth is that we always need that element of mystery. Man is always attracted towards the dramatic. At the end of a year, we feel it in our souls, the awareness of one chapter closing and another new, unknown chapter opening. And we look forward in anticipation. For a brief period of time, our imaginations run wild. We believe we can really do something special,something monumental. We believe that we can achieve anything we set out to do. And in that period of immense motivation, we write down the things we want to achieve. Soon the euphoria wears off and reality sets in. We then return back to the way we were because it's safe to do that which you are familiar with. It takes a lot of courage to break the jinx.

What we forget though is that reality is subjective. It isn't fixed. You see what you choose to see. It is only when you are free in your mind that you are truly free. What we are on the outside is a projection of how we are inside and this determines the people and things we attract. So, as we go into the new year, with our lists of goals( oh I love those lists because they show the inner child in us that has the tenacity to dream,that inner child that has been made redundant by the reality that the society has set up in our minds) let us have no barriers in our minds. Let us look into the year with utmost hope and faith without a trace of doubt. Let us cling to our dreams/goals with vigour and perseverance irrespective of what we are persuaded to believe. Let us choose to be happy inspite of the headlines we wake up to every morning. Let us live more in the moment, in the here and now. Let us have faith in humanity. Let us pull down the protective walls we have built. Let us put ourselves out there once more with the knowledge that we are perfectly capable of healing if we get hurt. Let us look upon others with genuine interest. And let us make sure that every single day in this set of three hundred and sixty five days counts.

Warm regards,
Sushie.

PS: I'm still figuring some things out on here, I'd love to know if there are tags for motivational posts and if there's none, how to create one. This is because I believe everyone needs that boost at one point or another.

Happy New Year Steemians!!!!