To Live Is To Untie Knots, To Sew Dreams, To Weave Stories
Living is a constant task where we have to sew dreams and untie knots, past and present, to move forward with more freedom. Having a meaningful life also implies that we are wise storytellers, builders of good relationships and trackers of the best spaces and environments where we can continue to grow happily, without dark clouds or cold winds.
Taking on this set of ideas would undoubtedly be a great way to cope much better with the fluctuations that occur in our ever-complex “here and now”. One sentence illustrating this idea is that “ life is not how fast we run or how high we reach, but rather how we bounce”.
In other words, having a satisfying reality is a subtle process where we must know how to react in time to adversities, understand that happiness is not a straight path but an exercise in creativity, reaction, action and survival.
To live is not simply to exist, we know it, but we sometimes forget it. We forget that making ourselves the real protagonists of this scenario that is opening up before us today involves many things. The first is responsibility to yourself. The second is to be passionate, enthusiastic, to have a genuine desire to be and to aspire to better things. The third is to be able to make sense of our life.
This last point is highly important and we must remember it. Indeed, this term acquires much more relevance than the very concept of “happiness” in the current of positive psychology. The reason ? While happiness is often an entity limited in time and in the moment, being able to make sense of our reality will give us something lasting, a reason for being and for existing.
The craftsmanship of building a life with meaning
We already know that we are not really free to live life exclusively in our own way. There are limits, obligations and codes to be observed. However, beyond these inevitable principles that mark our co-existence as social beings, we have well open your eyes to get rid of these nodes that are not useful, do not help us, that limit movement and personal freedom.
Many of these knots are managed as we already know by our culture, our families, our social relations, moreover imply the weight of a distinctly patriarchal society of which many aspects turn out to be old-fashioned. We must therefore feel them and put aside those uncomfortable bonds that limit our personal growth.
In addition, and in order to find meaning that will help us lead a fuller existence, it is also essential that we understand one aspect. We know that this approach that encourages us to be more present, to appreciate the here and now is very important today. However, we also need to take a further step and ask ourselves the following question: what do I want for tomorrow? How do I want to see myself in the near future?
The answer we will provide will give meaning to our present, it will enlighten us, give us hope and motivation. Only in this way will we be better storytellers and better dream builders in accordance with our vital goals.
Our thoughts Close your eyes for a moment, think back to the dreamy child you were, and find the courage to fight for them.
