Tag: Time

Metamorphosis

Sohan Nicole

If there is something in our lives that will be constant it is change. The world, nature, society, trends, everything around us is constantly changing. And so are we.

We are constantly learning, growing, making desicions that lead us to new ways of living. If change is so constant and normal then, why do we have such an issue with it? In many ways we want our lives to change for the better. We want to achieve economic stability, have a car, a house, a dog, graduate, a promotion, to be our own bosses; but are we willing to make some sacrifices in order to attain all we want?

Here is where our problem is, we want our lives to change without making changes. We expect to wake up one day and BAM!, there it is all we ever wanted. I’m sorry to burst bubbles, but nothing in our lives will change if we don’t start changing ourselves. None of us can expect our lives to evolve if we continue acting like we have during past years.

Growing up is hard, but even harder is facing the reality that we need to grow up. To start prioritizing, making better desicions, being a little more selfish with our time, money and energy. BORING, I know but it is the way it is. Would you rather keep doing what your doing and then realize you should have made some adjustments in your life after 20 years? Nobody wants to wake up and say “I should have”. We want to wake up and say “I’m glad I did”.

Until we start making changes for the better we will continue to be caterpillars waiting for our cocoons to break. In reality we have to break it ourselves.

And in this cocoon creating process it is important to remember that we must be patient with ourselves. The metamorphosis of the caterpillar will occur, it is INEVITABLE. There is a change and a growth that is bound to happen; wether we push to it or not. Give yourself time, space, and understanding.

It’s Ok To Be Human

Sohan Nicole

You fail, you anticipate, you stress, you get tired, frustrated, mad, sad, millions of emotions. Did you know that is OK? You are human! You have every right to feel what you feel. Give yourself a break. Validate your feelings, yourself.

If one day you wake up and feel like doing nothing because you do so much for your current job, your friends and your family and you feel drained, tired then ITS OK! Validate what your body, mind and spirit are telling you. Do something for yourself!

Don’t feel worthless just because you keep failing at something, breathe and try again. Or don’t try again and relax instead. We constantly saturate ourselves and when we don’t produce we are hard on ourselves. But, what are we going to produce if we never take time to feel?

Recognizing your achievements is equally important. You managed to eat at home for a whole week? Feels great huh? VALIDATE THAT FEELING!

Working towards reaching our goals is exhausting as it is, why do we make it even harder on ourselves? We didn’t come to this world to be perfect little robots who do do do do and feel nothing. We came to be human. To bloom, to grow, to create! And let me remind you: nothing in nature blooms all year long. Naturally, every single thing on this planet needs its time. And so do you.

Wether it’s an achievement or a minor set back, just remember to tell yourself it’s normal, it’s ok. You will continue to move forward.

The REAL Competition

Sohan Nicole

We are all looking for our purpose.

We are all here for a purpose.

We are constantly competing, but we have been taught to compete with the people around us instead of competing with ourselves. Our fears, doubts, toxic behaviors, limitating beliefs; are some of the things we really have to compete with. We are all here for different reasons, that is why I find this competition with the world so utterly unnecessary. Imagine how productive we all would be if we worked on ourselves instead of paying so much attetion to others.

A vast mayority of people lives are lived fixated on the people around them. Watching their every move, on guard to see what they do next. But, what are you going to do next?

Move that spotlight towards you, give yourself all that attention. Let the rest complete their goals while you complete yours. Look to eachother for support. Critiscism isn’t always a bad thing, but critizicing everyone without paying attention to your flaws is the mistake.

We are not in this world to tell anyone how to live. In fact we are all here for different reasons, so there is no need to compete with anyone. There can be billions of painters in this world, but none of them are ever going to paint the same. Each has their own style, views, and way of working. The more we focus on what others around us are doing, the more time we lose. Then all we are left with is envy, which leads us to critize people for doing what we aren’t doing.

How much time are you investing on others? Double that time and you will see the amount of time you are losing on yourself…