Last update: July 06, 2015
The dove feels the air as an obstacle,
without realizing that it is the only thing that allows her to fly.
Johann W. Goethe
To grow, you must always overcome obstacles in life. Circumstances and time often play against us and we are forced to face challenges that blur and dilate our limits.. However, if critical situations have a positive aspect, it is certain that, once overcome, we are aware of what we are capable of, and this is no small thing. And we want more.
More height. Multiple levels. More difficulty. More dizziness. More butterflies in the stomach. More adrenaline. We want to increase the miles of our endurance because life from above seems to be wonderful.
What was initially a question of survival or a simple path to achieve a goal becomes a lifestyle. An obsession focused on goals without savoring the means that allow them to be reached. The kilometers of sacrifice and effort that channel the most turbulent dreams.
In the end, all of this has the consequence of underestimating what we have achieved because things remain more difficult to do. We must reach them as if they were an escape route. We are obliged to obtain them as the only possible result.
Being unconventional and wanting to overcome yourself do not stop being positive attitudes. Being in constant evolution, transition and growth is the most human motivation there is. Until these needs become a vessel that never fills, despite sweat and effort. Getting to the top is anything but exciting because the "buts" prevent us from enjoying the milestone reached.
So is it impossible to be a happy maverick?
Constantly wanting things to happen differently does not help to become aware of what is happening right now, it does not help to value it. This is why we are eager to change things. We therefore enter a mechanism in which we are looking for changes, but without giving ourselves the time to observe what they mean for our life.
We do not let the effects triggered by the various levels of dissatisfaction pass, believing that we will feel so alone until we climb a meter higher.
But we're not sure. Achieving everything does not increase happiness. In addition to accepting what we already have and learning to value it.
We are convinced that happiness will come after overcoming obstacles, but life is made up of obstacles and happiness is the path, the journey, not the goal..
Consequently, the only thing to do is to change the attitude and point of view with which one looks at life. Going slowly there is still a lot to walk, but if we torture ourselves thinking about how much is missing, our interest will be directed towards tomorrow. And see you the day after tomorrow.
And one day we will look back and savor our goals, but we will not remember what drove us to reach them, the strength we have gained and the effort that prevented us from falling.. We won't remember it because we were thinking about the next step.
Life will have gotten out of hand between one goal and another, as we are too worried about the next goal. The proof that would allow us to achieve eternal happiness.
Be ambitious, seek and find the best of yourself, but keep in mind that you do not have to fill the void with trophies, but with attempts, emotions, falls and personal satisfaction..
Test yourself and don't put your life on hold until the right circumstances arise, because it may never happen.
