Olessia – 13th November 2011
You ride on into the pit, and nobody can stop you for any reason. You… Each person in our life occasionally gets into the varying depth of pits Different people react to their presence there in completely different ways:
Someone was crying and complaining about life (“I’m wet, cold and uncomfortable, have pity on me!”)
Someone takes pleasure from staying in the Pit (“My pit – the deepest and most unique pit in the world!”)
Someone is engaged in self-deception (“It is not a pit, it’s the Top!”)
Someone is passive and lacks motivation (“The whole world – it’s a big pit, and can not get out of here”)
Someone is digging the pit themselves(“How could this happen to me ???”)
However, there are some people who feel the desire and ability to get to the surface. To use a metaphor, they take the stairs, or build steps, or throw a rope up to the top – and with without stopping to dwell on this they set their sights on the top. Up there, you will probably be surrounded by friends and enjoy their company, you will gain respect for others, and good humor, out of a desire to live a good quality of life. From the Pit you cannot see this, but it’s all there is. The only question is whether you want reach this point badly enough?
Dreams and goals are the overriding preoccupations of most peoples lives. But to “find yourself” – to face the reality of where you are in relation to where you would ideally want to be; this is not a dream, but a simple dissatisfaction with the present state of affairs.
From an early age Soichiro Honda, founder of the corporation “Honda”, was fascinated by the automobile, which he happened to see on the streets of his native village. Since then, he never once abandoned the thought that he would eventually make his own version of the car. It is more than likely that the practicalities of so doing were an inconvenient obstacle that he needed to over come to achieve his ambition. He probably did not want to go with his invention to the Patent office, or face the day to day stress of managing a company, the conflicts with staff and partners for example, or to experience financial crises as upswings and downswings in the economy inevitably emerge. But he had a dream, and he was nonetheless intent on implementing it step by step.
Another example is Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, having lived through a very poor childhood, (despite coming from an aristocratic family), he set himself a goal: “Do not be poor!” And in the arena of political life in France, he courted not only fame, but also very substantial wealth. His castle was superior in luxury than even that of the king. Perhaps he didn’t always enjoy challenging, exhausting negotiations and the backroom intrigues of court life, but this goal led him forward.
The Russian commander Suvorov moved his army through the Alps. This was not due to the fact that it gave him unearthly pleasure: he did it to protect the motherland – this goal led him forward.
Likewise, your laziness will dissipate if you find your dream. Try to immerse yourself into a state of dreams – dreams are not about “finding yourself”, but about what life you would ideally like to live. Think about what you dreamt in your childhood, in adolescence then write down all of these past and present dreams on paper, in the form of essays or a list. These dreams can be serious and not serious, small and big, real and unreal. Just remember that state and fix it on paper. Once it is there reflect on it, stand back and look at it objectively and you will come to a rational decision.
Just recently at the school, I met a beautiful woman ,her name is Elin Sandal ,she is owner of sandal design
& a Mentor of the School.
When long time ago Elin Sandal went through a difficult period in her life, she was pregnant and didn’t had enough money for her and her baby. At the time she had only 500 pounds in her pocket, yet this brave women set up her own company. I find it beautiful how with nothing, just with this wish a person can set up their own business, find happiness in life, be useful, and be the master of her own destiny. We are often a long way from our own dreams becoming reality but imagine for example that if every day you write one page in a book ,after one year you’ll have 365 pages book. Each little step can take us one step closer to the perfect world we envisage.
There must be an exit point for every pit we find ourselves in.
You may ask yourself: it’s hard, I have this, I have that, what is better for me right now?
1) To fill in a weekly planner
2) To maintain a positive frame of mind.
3) To focus upon a destination
4) To take frequent little steps to achieve this destination
5) Some people dwell on the past blame themselves for past mistakes, its gone, forgive yourself and you’ll go further.
6) When you’re feeling lazy remind yourself about this destination.
7) Praise yourself for taking the right steps, and when you do so, write them down so you can track how far you’ve come.
Be passionate because you’re on the right track
9) Be active
Remember: You can everything you want.
In life there must be a balance between work, family and love.
Sometimes, when I am in a negative frame of mind, I switch on any song I like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrOeGCJdZe4 , its helps me to start feeling positive emotions and I return to a positive frame of mind. It is important to be your own teacher and to teach yourself to remain optimistic because this effects the world around you.
Design your own life or someone else will.
Dear reader, please watch this video, it should help you understand what I mean in more depth:
Move on
Push yourself
Be passionate
Work in best way you can
Explore new ideas, its easy
Focus on one thing at a time
Improve yourself
Serve other people
Persist
With a single little step in the direction of wish fulfillment you’ll find the passion to move further because you can feel your dreams moving closer to you.
When you find yourself closer to the dream you imagined for yourself, you’ll be more fulfilled; fact.
