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Finding Wonder In MY World.

Breathe, to dream, and to be fully present to the wonder of it all.

By IAM SimplyShanPublished 5 years ago 3 min read
Finding Wonder In MY World.
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December , 30th, 2020 7:47 AM

Hello Gorgeous, ♡

Can you believe the year is almost OVER?! In less than 72 hours it will be a new year. 2021.

What a whirlwind 2020 has been…

I’ve been hearing left and right from EVERYONE , and then some how they cannot WAIT until 2020 is finally over.

They can’t wait to move into a New Year so they can forget that 2020 ever happened and start working on their 2021 goals because 2020 just erased all possibility of achievement…

Or did it...?

My question for all the people out there who are eagerly awaiting 2021 is… how do you know that just because the clock strikes midnight 🕛 12:00 AM on December 31st, things are going to poof back into normalcy? Some instant reset button ? Why is waiting until the NEW year to implement Change so normalized?

I know for myself , I do not wait for a NEW year for change. Each month I do a personal audit and really see what is serving me and what isn’t. What is or was working and so forth. I think if more people do that, ooou what a world it would be !

There’s something called the law of relativity. It states that challenges are inevitable. Yes challenges are apart of this life. It’s through challenges , that learning can take place and revaluation.

It’s part of the human experience. It’s what we all signed up for!

HI, HELLO , 👋

WELCOME TO EARTH SCHOOL WHERE CHALLENGES ARE PART OF THIS CURRICULUM! Lol.

It’s not whether or not you have challenges, or how easy or difficult, but how you RELATE to the challenges, how you RESPOND to them, and what you choose to DO about them that creates success for those who are willing to see this perspective.

Ever heard of free will? Yeah, I think I’m going to start calling it the Law of Free Will. I like the sound of it better any way.

The Law of Free Will states that we ALWAYS have a choice. Even if it’s the harder path.

There is ALWAYS choice.

Yes...2020 didn’t go as planned. Yes, we worked through some chaotic, unexpected, and ground breaking events.

And guess WHAT ...?

We survived.

The Earth didn’t stop spinning. The sun still came up each and every morning . And the desires we have are STILL in our hearts.

They’re not going anywhere, and either are you...so what are you waiting for?

Until next time ,

-Simply Shan💕

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F A I T H over F E A R

Making the choice of changing my negative thoughts and limiting beliefs , really changed my life for the better. I no longer woke up waiting on others to validate me , or give ME permission to be my authentic self Unapologetically. Now it wasn’t an easy task , but a very necessary one. Once I realized that I was operating in stagnation and limiting beliefs. The conversations began to be different , amongst other things. The life others wanted for me was not the life I genuinely wanted for myself. When you operate in Faith as oppose to fear, it makes things all the while. It’s through that , you realize how many people enjoy operating in fear. No really . It’s insane . That’s a topic for another day .

Through these changes , I realized . I was never meant to fit in . And I am okay with that.

I also realized the following ;

No one is going to live your life , for YOU.

No one is put here on this planet to save YOU. To make YOU happy. To fulfill all of YOUR dreams.

No one has the power to change your life except YOURSELF.

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You are 100% responsible for your own happiness. If you’re waiting on meeting someone who will come save you... THEY AIN’T COMIN ,SIS!

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If you’re waiting on the perfect email, the text message, the DM, the interaction, the social gathering that is supposedly going to be your one way golden ticket to the life of your dreams...

You really DO owe it to YOURSELF to become, create, and do everything you’ve ever dreamed of. By becoming that highest version of yourself .

⠀You’re 100% in control and creating your OWN reality is way more powerful than living in someone else’s. People may tell you that you’re “too much,” or that having what you want is “selfish,” or some might even say, “WHO are YOU to live such an incredible life?” Other people’s projections of their lack of belief in themselves and their self worth doesn’t have to be YOUR reality. ⠀⠀⠀

This is MY life and MY life only.

Who are YOU choosing to live for ?! I hope it’s yourself.

-Ss

self help

About the Creator

IAM SimplyShan

Analytical, Food for thought stories and experiences through my eyes.

-Ss

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