Miles to go before I sleep!

Another day and another new thought entering my brain like how waves at the beach keep coming back to the shore - Is a person's fate already decided? Or with the effort one puts can they change their fate and write their future? How do I know If what I'm doing in life is what I'm supposed to do? Am I fulfilling the purpose I was put in this world for? Ikigai is a perfect intersection of what one likes, what makes one earn money, what one is good at, and what proves to be helpful to society but where am I in this overlap? Is the ikigai I found truly my Ikigai? Can my Ikigai keep changing? 

Is it ok to have varied interests? Or does that mean I'm fickle-minded and can never stick to one path? Does that mean I'm being slothful and giving myself excuses not to do something? What if I put my soul and heart into something while I'm at it but I still feel this isn't where I belong, and I'm not able to make any progress? Should I keep moving like the fast-flowing river which is the epitome of my nature or stop, adjust, and settle down? I believe every person is made for an entirely different reason on this planet and maybe I was born to do this, be me. Be this fast-flowing river that might change the course of her current but keeps flowing no matter what.

Is it true that everyone who works hard and is diligent with their work will taste success at least once in their lives? I think so, but how do I stop myself from thinking otherwise? Having big dreams and not getting closer to them despite the efforts you put in can be extremely stressful and demoralizing but with everything I have seen in my life till now, I can surely say Hope is what will keep us going and what more can anyone do apart from working with extreme dedication and getting closer to the goal one day at a time ? Nothing. While solving a reasoning question I read this somewhere which says "If you put in the effort, you may or may not do well but if you don't put in the effort you'll definitely not do well", from then it makes so much sense to me why everyone around me always said never bother about the results and give your best.

You will get what you deserve, maybe not this time but definitely sometime. As long as you have that zeal in your mind, no matter what changes, no matter which path you chose, no matter how long it would take you to achieve something, and no matter if you fail to achieve it I think the journey you have gone through to do all that makes you a better person if not anything else. It gives you a reason to wake up and get better every day, which is nothing but a blessing in disguise to your life. 

Taking risks is always better than regretting later for not trying something out. I have decided instead of worrying about my final step every single time, I'll have my unwavering focus only and only on my next step which will take me to the final step eventually. I have been feeling I'm not living up to my full potential these days and I need to prove to this world what I'm capable of. The constant urge to do this was daunting me but over the course of time made me realize that there's only one person I have to prove my abilities to and it is myself, it is my younger self. I need to look at her in the face and say, You did it, it was all worth it. 

This blog is a pat on the shoulder and a big hug to all those people who are trying to get better every day, to every boy and girl trying to prove themselves and are working hard for their future, to people leaving the country and trying to live better lives and are striving, to people not speaking their minds about how they feel with anyone else regarding their doubts about them being successful, to all those people who feel you were not made for big things, and to all those people hoping for good things to happen and have been working hard every single moment to achieve it, you are all just almost there. You got this! We got this!

People don't often find it comfortable to speak about one's professional and career angsts with friends or family as they talk about their personal life because deep down everyone is scared of judgment in this fast-paced world where all it matters is your result but not the efforts put, and we don't want to show the other side of us or we choose not to be vulnerable but try doing that and see how it is not as bad as you think it is. People who love you will wish you nothing but the best and will always be a shoulder to cry on and be the listening ear you want. This blog is also to remind everyone to start talking about their professional aspirations, start manifesting and see how manifesting good things will cast a magic spell.

You will be successful if you are going to be that fast-flowing river that is never going to settle down. I know there are many people like me having self-doubts I put up in the first two paragraphs, I know how defeatist repeated failures can make a person feel, but the solution to that is not you stopping but you giving back a harder kick to life by not giving up. Remember you have miles to go before you sleep! Write your own story you want the next generation to draw inspiration from. :)

-- To anyone who's reading this, if not anything else hope this blog gave you a positive vibe and a happy smile to start your Monday with. 💕