Life Is Not A Race But An Experience

It took me a long time to realize this though I had this feeling everytime someone tried to force me to do something I did not want to do. Every time the need to gain others’ approval meant more than caring about my own feelings. Since we were kids we were taught to compete for the great trophies which would be used to boost our self esteem. It never mattered if we even enjoyed running the race or wanted to participate in the first place.

I never really bought into all of that, but I did manage to survive the system. When we had sports week in school, I and my friends never used to bother even attending the event, while others used to sweat it out in the hot sun, we used to put on loud music, dance and have fun in the empty classroom.

I am glad for all the knowledge I have today, that I do not have to compete for something which is always abundant. Everything in life comes in response to our vibration and everyone chooses their life conciously or unconciously. I have seen the lives of my classmates, inspite of all the great deal that was made of grades, change for the better. I have seen them get what they want, which was different from whatever they were supposed to want. They are all happy and content.

I have seen some of my classmates undergo dramatic transformation, which testifies to the fact that life is a process, it is always in progress, if there is an end line, where is the end line anyway? At which point is one supposed to freeze everything and judge? And what if the other person is still not impressed ? What about the two precious minutes of appreciation you worked so hard for? The happiness gained from others approval is really that long lasting.

What I have really understood is that life is about experience and expression. It is also about spending some time in silence to understand what is it that we really want and receive guidance from the Universe.I made a list of all the unique experiences I had and I felt extremely abundant.

The experiences that really stand out are meeting people from other cultures even though the only way to communicate was through sign language, being shown kindness in the most unlikely situation from the most unlikely person, looking up at the stars and feeling this amazing peace, being dazzled and wooed by the bright lights of the city, looking down from an aeroplane window and spotting a tiny looking ship in the middle of the endless ocean and understanding how huge this world really is.

Everyone’s life has these amazing experiences but they are too undervalued by the media which obsesses on the biggest and the flashiest. Where the goal and the scale of the goal is more important than the journey taken. It is funny, we live in a beautiful, magical world and yet we are unaware of the magic which exists everywhere. The only magic we easily know of is the magic at bright and shiny places where glamourous events are held. Magic is also a feeling, an unexpected good feeling as an evening descends on a forest, as a miracle when the world yields to our desires.

To have wonderful experiences, we need to savour more, remember the good times more, cherish more and be willing to have more faith. We need to imagine more, trust more and expect more. There is a potential for a great experience everywhere, it is not dependent on the place but on the state of our mind and the energy of the people with us. There is no saying what wonderful things may happen . Anyways, no one gets our unused laughs and unworn enthusiasm.

I invite you all to view the part of the world you are in differently, as a place with loads of potential for fun, joy, laughter, stimulating conversations, great food, sparkly lights, amazing beauty, soul-freeing dance.Well, anything you wish for. And watch as these events take place in your immediate vicinity or as you are effortlessly drawn to the places where these events take place. It is all up to you. So, why not engage the magic?

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About Priyanka: My name is Priyanka Dhage. I am fascinated by the knowledge and experience of the law of attraction and would love to share it with the world!

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