Unearth the hidden you

Writing from the soul can be really draining and if you are a perfectionist like me; competing with self  to out do yourself makes the process even harder but once complete it is always refreshing. As I was growing up I noticed kitchen appliances became more readily available. In every five homes i visited at least two owned a microwave and I vividly remember my brother and I begging my mum for months to get us one. We believed it was one of the best inventions ever made. After months of hinting and complaining of how tedious it was to warm food; alas! the microwave came.

The hunger strikes forced by the fear of washing saucepans seized and the new reality of food being ready within minutes by pressing a button filled our hearts with joy.












With this in mind, the microwave concept seems to have stretched beyond food to real life. Patience has been replaced with words like "pap!", "stat", "ASAP" and "I want it NOW". Common courtesies such as "please", "thank you" and "I'm sorry " are quickly becoming extinct. The hunger strikes have transformed into "personal drive" and "whatever it takes attitudes". All of these I believe have their time and place but with every passing day the boundary lines are becoming faint, masks are the coping mechanisms and consequences of such actions begin to plague our conscious.

I must say I'm not writing from a point of strength I too get caught up in the rat race but after a few endless laps, fatigue and no tangible results I find myself questioning this method. The harder I see people push the higher the bar rises this applies to job requirements, education credentials and living standards yet family values, morals and quality of life keeps declining. When i think about this reality hopelessness and discouragement threaten to grip my heart. The phrase, "I don't like to be left behind" is one I use a lot but I'm feeling it is slowly losing meaning. In this life there will always be someone ahead of you with a better job, better house, more credentials and whatever else you may desire but there is hope STOP CHASING and MAKE YOUR OWN.

This is the method I am applying now but since it is relatively new to me the results are yet to be seen although I can confirm the pressure I'd feel in the rat race has reduced. It is harder because you need to truly discover who you are and what makes you tick. It requires more energy to be content with what you have, patient as you look for something better and hopeful through it all. It involves choosing daily to do the right thing and persevere in the tunnel as you wait to see the light. For those in relationships or aspiring it requires wisdom to build the house, understanding to establish it and knowledge to fill its rooms with rare and beautiful treasures.

Don't settle for the number two position by wanting to be like someone else or have what they have, be willing to do the work, avoid the microwave syndrome and choose number one. Dig deep within you, bring your talents and abilities to the surface we all have something unique to contribute to the world. 

Do the work and become the best version of you. Diversity brings wealth!!!!