The Storm Inside us is raging.
I think we all have those storms of uncertainty brewing inside us. We always find shelter in this storm due to our daily activities that steal away our thoughts. Yet when we find time on our hands the trickle of raindrops increases in intensity till the storm once again permeates every pore of our being. This isn't a storm that effects everyone, this storm is personal. It can ease to a drizzle or it can produce gale force winds that bring down everything in its path. The storm has a name and that name is you or me. We can live our lives sheltering ourselves from the storm or we can face it with enough vigor that we come out stronger for having the courage to weather it.
I use the storm as a metaphor of life. We all have that inner being that no one sees but us. That person is a witness to every thought, fantasy, or dream that finds it's way into our life. We can't share those often weird out there extravagant dreams for fear we will be labeled as some irresponsible crazy person that has lost his way in the world. There in lies the beginning of the dark clouds. Slowly but surely we conform to what the world thinks we should be. They never witness the storm brewing nor will they likely see the destruction in it's wake. The person to whom the storm crushes is ourselves.
How does this storm approach without warning? The truth is it doesn't. There are plenty of warning signs but we refuse to allow ourselves to see them because once we see the storm we have to face it. Beings that we can't heal what we refuse to confront it is easy to get caught up in the self denial we have been taught for years. Why be the greatest version of ourselves possible when we can simply seek shelter and ride the years out following the crowd. We were born to stand out so why should we spend all of our time trying to fit in? Hence the storm that rages inside us.
I, like you, know people that have lost their dream compass in life which in turn will place us heading in a direction that will not bring out the best in us. No one can live our lives for us nor can live anyone else's. The only way the world will ever maximize it's potential is for each of us to ride the storm out and become the greatest version of ourselves possible. As long as we deny the world of our potential as well as deny the world of the potential of others storms and wars will rage. We all have a uniqueness about us that once explored opens the door to a dream world that can pave the way for new inventions and cures the likes of which we have never seen. The only limits we have are the limits we believe. We are confined only by the walls we build ourselves. The storms can cleanse us and offer new opportunities or they can scare us back into our cocoons once again draining the life out of the person we could have been.
Riding the storm out should not be just a quote it should be a way of life. We must embrace with a certain level of intensity all the hopes, dreams, and fantasies that we hold in our heart, mind, and soul. Within our dreams and fantasy land lies a soulful being that can change the world in a beautiful way. We cannot get locked up in the storm shelter for fear of being blown away. It is time we escape the confines we have placed on ourselves and live the life we know we are capable of living.
I realize that we are all in some form of life storm that inhibits our ability to fight hard. But it doesn't stop of us from admitting to ourselves who and what we desire to be. Within that self revelation comes a liberating process that brings about a transformation we once deemed impossible. We will no longer fear what others think nor will we live our lives as others think we should. We will never blame anyone or anything again for the storms we face, instead we will thank them for giving us the opportunity to grow stronger and to realize that who we can be is much greater than the person the world has hoped we would be. Life is a wonderful gift the moment you decide to live it. To live is the rarest thing on earth, most people just exist. We, however, are going to cut the things that weigh us down and fly. We shall dream with our eyes wide open and go after those fantasies everyone else says we can't do. Together we can make the world a better place.
peace be with you
Dale
I use the storm as a metaphor of life. We all have that inner being that no one sees but us. That person is a witness to every thought, fantasy, or dream that finds it's way into our life. We can't share those often weird out there extravagant dreams for fear we will be labeled as some irresponsible crazy person that has lost his way in the world. There in lies the beginning of the dark clouds. Slowly but surely we conform to what the world thinks we should be. They never witness the storm brewing nor will they likely see the destruction in it's wake. The person to whom the storm crushes is ourselves.
How does this storm approach without warning? The truth is it doesn't. There are plenty of warning signs but we refuse to allow ourselves to see them because once we see the storm we have to face it. Beings that we can't heal what we refuse to confront it is easy to get caught up in the self denial we have been taught for years. Why be the greatest version of ourselves possible when we can simply seek shelter and ride the years out following the crowd. We were born to stand out so why should we spend all of our time trying to fit in? Hence the storm that rages inside us.
I, like you, know people that have lost their dream compass in life which in turn will place us heading in a direction that will not bring out the best in us. No one can live our lives for us nor can live anyone else's. The only way the world will ever maximize it's potential is for each of us to ride the storm out and become the greatest version of ourselves possible. As long as we deny the world of our potential as well as deny the world of the potential of others storms and wars will rage. We all have a uniqueness about us that once explored opens the door to a dream world that can pave the way for new inventions and cures the likes of which we have never seen. The only limits we have are the limits we believe. We are confined only by the walls we build ourselves. The storms can cleanse us and offer new opportunities or they can scare us back into our cocoons once again draining the life out of the person we could have been.
Riding the storm out should not be just a quote it should be a way of life. We must embrace with a certain level of intensity all the hopes, dreams, and fantasies that we hold in our heart, mind, and soul. Within our dreams and fantasy land lies a soulful being that can change the world in a beautiful way. We cannot get locked up in the storm shelter for fear of being blown away. It is time we escape the confines we have placed on ourselves and live the life we know we are capable of living.
I realize that we are all in some form of life storm that inhibits our ability to fight hard. But it doesn't stop of us from admitting to ourselves who and what we desire to be. Within that self revelation comes a liberating process that brings about a transformation we once deemed impossible. We will no longer fear what others think nor will we live our lives as others think we should. We will never blame anyone or anything again for the storms we face, instead we will thank them for giving us the opportunity to grow stronger and to realize that who we can be is much greater than the person the world has hoped we would be. Life is a wonderful gift the moment you decide to live it. To live is the rarest thing on earth, most people just exist. We, however, are going to cut the things that weigh us down and fly. We shall dream with our eyes wide open and go after those fantasies everyone else says we can't do. Together we can make the world a better place.
peace be with you
Dale
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