There is this line which has been doing rounds in my head for quite some time.
“Start where you are with what you have”.
Also, taking in account the subjectivity of this I will share with you what my mind makes of this as. So, I have been feeling a lil lost lately and the modern day social media has not very much helped with my current state of affairs. I have come to realize that we from a very early age have been conditioned to think a certain way, act a certain way and very much live a certain way. We never happen to question our ideologies for they have been passed down through generations and I would very much like to believe that what might have started as an attempt for humanity to thrive in all its glory in all domains, has been greatly misconstrued to serve individualistic needs of certain sections of society to control the narrative in their favour.
We operate in a capitalistic society today which makes us believe how we need certain products and services in order to feel complete within ourselves, very much rooted in exploiting our insecurities. I have gone down that rabbit hole too. Also, I don’t wholly oppose this as there might be a section of people trying to do good by the human race as opposed to certain other sections. It’s a divided house for sure.
There are terms related to mental health loosely thrown around social media being endorsed by people not even qualified enough to talk about that stuff for starters. Let me tell you, a 2 minute reel ain’t a quality content to diagnose you for ADHD or Clinical Depression. Please go talk to a certified professional who deals into this area. Also, this is just one aspect of it.
Please start where you are with what you have, build from there. Don’t let other people control the narrative of your own life and trick you into believing how you lack something for their own personal gains. I am in no way insinuating that you should detach from your community but you have to go on an inward journey all by yourself to figure what needs nurturing and what is fine by “your standards”. You may as well then seek out professional help basis what you figure out about yourself.
Life is a constant journey of getting to know ourselves for who we really are and anything outside of us is just a projection of where we stand in our lives, where we stand in our own truth and how deep we need to dig from there.
Love you, Mwwaaah!
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