You must break to allow the light to enter ~Rumi
One of my friends once said, you must have your breakdown before you have your breakthrough.
Life has a way of breaking us down, tearing us apart and leaving us down in the trenches covered in our fears and anxieties. No matter whom, Ghandi, Nelson Mandela & Martin Luther King Jr all have faced times when they were on their knees in tears asking God for help.
There are times when you question your ability to succeed and thrive in this difficult journey we call life. Moments when you just want to curl up in your bed and cry.
You are not a victim but a volunteer
One of the deepest lessons my friends told me was this very statement:
“that you’re not a victim but a volunteer”.
Too often I hear of people who take on the stance of victimhood and become victims in their story. They carry the pain of their trauma and this burden makes their shoulders very heavy. Too heavy to take any initiative in life and become complacent. These people become too afraid and repeat the trauma in their head over and over.
The way forward is to believe that we are indeed volunteers in this game of life. When we start believing that we are volunteers and not victims, is when we start to become the true alchemists of our life’s story.
True power and greatness comes from us overcoming our obstacles and overcoming adversity with humbleness that carries us into the darkest nights with a sense of overwhelming optimism. Being a volunteer in our circumstances allows us to see that we can change our perception of any traumatic situation into one of bravery, courage and triumph.
It all comes down to how we look at things. Our perception molds our outlook on life and our circumstances.