Sometimes when I get overwhelmed, I take a few moments to meditate on the vastness of the world. I breathe in, thinking about how very small I am, amidst the chaos of the universe. I breathe out, & I let go of those things that feel like they're holding me back. I close my eyes, then open them again, seeing things in a different, simpler light.
Our problems are so small in the scheme of things, so insignificant compared with the enormity of the world. And to me, that is a big comfort.
That thought allows me to look inward & concentrate on being the best I, myself can be at any given moment. In times when I feel as though I lack any & all power, I have power over myself. I have power over my emotions, over my feelings, over how I choose to view things. I have power over how I present myself, how I react, & how I choose to treat others. And knowing that that is enough - that how I carry myself is enough - eradicates that huge weight I try to carry around from time to time, that includes all of those negative, self-conscious feelings.
I look inward, & I do my best.
And that is enough.
LSC
trees upon trees at hugh macrae | taken Sunday afternoon | more on instagram
5 comments:
Thank you so much. This is what I really needed right now.
Absolutely beautiful.
Great reminder! Thank you :)
Lovely, Lauren. It can be so easy to be overwhelmed by that vastness, but I think it's also so comforting to know that if we look within ourselves, we can get in touch with the power that we do have.
This is so deep, and I really love it, Lauren :) It relates to so many people, and it acts somehow as words of encouragement to :) I am currently trying to take control of Myself and life and alter a few things I want bettered in Me and this just brightened My perspective
Loads of love, SJay.
www.sweetswithfreaks.blogspot.com
Post a Comment