The road is long and the journey is unpredictable. As I continue to discover more about the world I live in and more about myself, I see that there is much to learn, and at the same time, much to let go of. It amazes me that a big part of my life is 'unlearning' beliefs and values that were instilled in me from an early age. The way we are conditioned over the years is subtle but so powerful to our perceptions of ourselves and our world. I am even angered that single experiences can hold such strong chains around our necks, to the point of paralysis. So in this way, knowing, seeing and understanding one's narrative is so important to the steps that will follow in the future.
I guess at times, I have feared looking back. I think this was because to look back meant to re-live or re-experience the past, hence going through the pain that had been tucked away so neatly. I have started to see though, that the past cannot harm me anymore, but it can teach me (if I allow myself to be taught).
Till I find my poncho...
1 comment:
what shits me is that todays present experience becomes tomorrows lessons about failure and so often it seems we are going round the same mousewheels, just in varying degrees of intensity.
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