It starts with us

Do you ever wonder when it will end? Is death the end? And then what?

Do you ever wonder when the worrying will end? How did it come to be that there is always worry in all decisions? Who invented faith? What brought about the need for faith?

Is worry as old as time? When was your first instance of worry?

Well, I worry whether what I write has any longevity to it. How long will it be relevant? Is what I write new? Am I not repeating what’s already been done?

These are some of my worries. Whenever I’d think about writing, I’d have some sort of panic attack and then end up talking myself out of it.

Life surely is for the living and regrets are some things I’d hate to have. I have been on the consuming end of reading material and would like for that to change. I don’t think I will be writing motivational anything soon or at all.

I for one would like to address the fear I feel at being vulnerable. I had to address the root cause of why I never put anything out. Whenever I push a send or publish button, I get an overwhelming fear of what ifs.

What if no one reads it? What will they think about me? Should I have used a pen name? Does it feel more like a diary?

I have accepted that these fears will always be there. I decided I’ll do what I can and leave the rest to the universe. If this will change in the future, I’m looking forward to it. However, our current education system has not equipped us with confidence to believe in ourselves as creators.

When I listen to the voices in my head, they scream of what’s already been done. This sure does not give me room to think of new things. One of the thought that pushed was that even if we have great artists in the industry, we can’t stop others from being born.

At this point, I have already written a few articles. These I didn’t feel comfortable sharing. Oh, they are online. I was not confident to push them in my social media accounts for fear of “people’s thoughts”. No more of that.

I stopped trying. Now, I am doing and I feel free.

The root is as important as the fruit, maybe more so. Creating strong foundations brings about great results. The reason why I write is a great start and determines why I write. It ensures I never lose sight of who I am.

Create your foundations and reinforce your values in them. You can not go wrong. And for god’s sake stop worrying. All in all, in all actions we should determine the cause.

In our jobs, leadership, families, we should take care that we chose and do them for right reasons. The best determinants come from questioning the way things are, challenging the status quo. Only then can we be and do better.

Anyway my lovelies, in this world where we can only so much. Learn to control and harness your mind, and embrace change as it is the only constant.