The world doesn't revolve around you!

After a good holiday break, I decided to take an extra day off just to watch away like a couch potato. Moving just enough for me to believe that I am not sleep paralysed (a word that I learnt today from one of the shows that I watched). This is needed to get a few hours of calmness before the storm starts tomorrow with the usual work, responsibilities, myriad of emotions with a variety of people. Well, I am not complaining being busy. But it does come with a set of expectations which may not be what one needs all the time but must assume anyways. 

As I age, I feel like the less you speak, the more you are valued. Of course, provided what you are saying is relevant. But the lesser you speak, the more you would listen which is key to respond correctly and validly. I think I have come a long way to wait before I react (there is still loads to learn here though) and today I came across a beautiful one-liner that stated - 'The day you realise you are not the center of the world, you are offloading a huge burden off of your shoulders'. 

Indeed, being calm and silent can sometimes solve the problem by itself. When to step in and when to step out is a big life lesson that can shape one's own trajectory. We won't be right all the time, and if there is a failure or a roadblock in the path, it is still fine, and life really goes on. Rising up is more critical. 

People are replaceable at work and I can't sufficiently stress how true this statement is! I have seen it with myself being replaced and my team being replaced. What matters really is how aligned one is to the situation without going through a horrible process of extremely self-analysing. It is good to understand what has happened and ask the right questions but there should be a solution at the end of the story and most importantly, there should be an end, that is aligned to oneself, to close the topic and simply move on. 

I am not sure what I am doing today is my 'dream' job but what I do think is that I need to go with the flow and let the cosmos guide me. I am aligned to what I am doing now, but, several options and challenges are being thrown at me, whether I react or be resistant or adapt would alter the path I would walk. The decision can simply not be because the situation is forcing me or the world is watching me, but, it must be because I believe in doing something which I am entirely associated with.

 

Reminiscing through the past comes with a baggage of bitter and sweet memories. This is fine given the memories don't linger on. However, if there is a regret that is more emotionally painful, although even this, we can surmount. What matters the most is whether you believe you did the right thing at that point in life and thick enough to battle the thoughts that direct you otherwise.