Have you ever felt like a tiny little creature in a world that never stops rushing, chatting and always being busy with something? Seeing all those people going somewhere, with their lives all figured out or at least almost figured out by having a direction where they are going. And there you are - tiny little creature standing in a middle of all that crowd with your legs stuck on the ground so hard that the only thing you can do is to look up in the sky and smile, pretending you are just admiring the view.
Hi, nice to meet you. I've been there.
Since my childhood I've faced a lot of challenges, difficulties and lessons which touched my personality. However, most of my school and university year I managed to remain highly optimistic. In fact, people were describing me as always smiling person. And I actually was smiling, not just trying to pretend that I’m admiring the view of the sky. No matter how hard the situation was, deep down I always felt a clear feeling that everything would be okay. This feeling was so strong that it kept me going no matter what.
Until the last year when this feeling disappeared. I've got caught up in some bad circumstances and lost myself. That always smiling person who wears optimism as a shield from all the negativity around was gone. Instead of that person came the tiny little creature with a heart full of fear and doubt. I started to believe in what I’ve been hearing and rejecting all my life - that I can't do this. I can't do anything.
I spent few months at home, totally locked out from the world. Somehow I felt a need to be alone to clear up my thoughts and find myself again. Besides, I didn't feel like having someone who I can count on. I also didn't have money to go on a trip like most people who need to clear their mind would do. So every single morning I took my dog and went to the forest.
During that black period I read an article of some psychologist saying that only at the point where a person is absolutely alone he can find his strength to pick him up and get going. That person is like a seed, which starts to sprout in the darkness of ground and fights its way towards sunshine. And that's what happened to me. I became a sprouted seed.
Why I‘m telling you this? Because I have an idea.
I know that we all feel like those tiny little creatures at some point in life. Maybe it‘s your fears, doubts, failures, life choices, career challenges or something else that holds you stuck on the ground without an ability to step forward. And while you are standing there it can seem that everyone else knows what they are doing, where they are going and how to do stuff. You probably read or listen to stories of successful people who are trying to get you motivated, but as valuable as those stories are, sometimes it's not enough. Because those people are already there, they had already reached their sunshine.
I'm telling you this because I want to try it from a different angle - I want to share my journey from the beginning, from those first steps. I want to write a blog and share all the beauty I find in that mess of stepping forward, growing, working and reaching. My idea is to motivate, inspire or encourage people who are just like me - still figuring their lives, searching their purpose, starting their adventure, facing new challenges. Sometimes we need just some little things that get us going, so maybe, just maybe, you will find something in a beauty of my mess and I will find something in yours. I want to be honest with every detail of this journey, with all the difficulties, fears and challenges. I want to face it, overcome it and share my experiences and results with you. Maybe in those experiences you will find the inspiration or support you need. Maybe it will become a movement - motivational movement of seeds! Some already sprouted, some on its way to do so.
And finally, why Justkeepgoing? Because in the hardest times of my life I’ve always repeated to myself a quote I once heard: "If you are going through hell, just keep going". I kept going and I will not stop now! Will you come with me?
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well said, ill just add, the best place to be when feeling down is within nature, focus on the small things in nature watch them closely how the ants move where they go what tones the birds are singing feel and sense the breeze and smells of the forest .....having animals around is the best thing ....i just wanted to say that.....thanks and ill follow you if you dont mind :))) ..vibration, frequency and "Energy"......
Thank you very much! I think nature is the best cure for your soul, it gives you the energy of life :) I will follow you too!
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Welcome to Steemit! I am looking forward to the inspiration you may give us ;)
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Welcome to Steemit. I hope you will enjoy it as much as I do! :-)
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Thank you very much, I will! Hope you will go with me! :)
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I appreciate it! :)