Defy the Odds

You can overcome these barriers, you can succeed.

Defy the Odds.

The Power Of You.

Growing up I was always taught to live realistically, to lead a life that others wanted me to live. Not how I wanted to live. With each moment of your life, you are told exactly what it is you should be doing. How to write, how to read, how to walk even but, being the unique person that I am I was always one who believed things a little differently. I always believed—and still do to this day—that my life is meant to live abundantly and blissfully. Not on repeat, not how society wants me to live but how I want to live. Which in others eyes may seem absurd. In life, I was always one who would avoid things that made me uncomfortable. For instance, I was always in the thought process of, if I didn't enjoy the job, and it didn't make me happy I didn't want to be there so I would not. I would leave. Yeah yeah, you say, what's new. I am sure there are many people out there who left a job that they didn't enjoy, yet on the other end, there are also many who do not, who simply force themselves to a job they hate, just to make ends meet. Why is this so you may ask. How could one ever continue to do something they despised? Well, money doesn’t grow on trees you say, and I get that. You have to make a living somehow. Yet why should it be this way specifically? Why should you do something you hate just to make money? What is stopping you from overcoming those barriers, going back to school, starting up your own career, or leaving a job that you despise for the one you love? Really think about that. Is it merely due to the financial gain, the fear, the unknown of what may come? What is your reasoning for why you may not be doing something you love? Is it due to how society sees you and expects of you? Is it how you were raised? Regardless of your reasoning behind it, I am one who believes that way of living is not how one should ever live. And I am one of those people who have defied the odds, and gone against what is expected of me, to pursue and accomplish something I love.

Many to this day will tell me this way of thinking is unrealistic, that in order to survive in such a crazy world you have to do the complete opposite of what you intend to do, that you must follow the path that society and others have paved for you or you will fail. Well I hate to knock how you may be perceiving things currently, but I am here to tell you that you can defy the odds and succeed, you can quit that job you hate to follow your dreams. That this way of thinking isn't unrealistic, you perceiving things in such a manner that you were meant to simply work at a job you despise, is unrealistic. This way of thinking isn't one that will set you up for failure it is here to show you that there is a way around this and you don't have to continue on that journey if it is not one that is fulfilling your mind, spirit, body, and soul. The perception you may be seeing currently that is telling you how your life is meant to be lived just to make money, is completely false. It is hard to see things this way when you are living in a world filled with hate, and greed. I get that. Yet, you should never be in a situation where you feel badly about it. You shouldn't work a job you don't enjoy just to simply pay your bills. You are meant to live your life abundantly and happily at all times. No matter what "Society" wants you to do or what society has you set up to believe. It doesn't matter what others are going to say, everyone will always judge and critique you, that’s normal. What matters is what YOU think and feel and how YOU ultimately choose to perceive things, not how others do. In context, you are the one creating your reality, you are the one paving your path to your true destiny, and you are attracting what will come forth into your life simply by your thoughts, feelings, and actions. So why continue to allow these negative attributes such as working a job you hate control you when if you turn the page you will see that you are the author of your story, and you can do, be, say, think and do whatever it is you desire? For you are in control. Many hear this, and many turn away from it. That's okay. Everyone is entitled to believe whatever they choose regardless of another's perception. But one thing I have come to learn is that the reality that you surround yourself with is merely what you create.

Now, I see how this could be hard to come to terms with, trust me it took me a while to adjust to it myself. For I am still learning, and growing just as you are. But know it is possible, and it may take many of you time to adjust to this as well. The first dilemma I ran into when applying this to my life were the struggles I was facing within myself. Ones I may not have been aware of prior to being presented with this new knowledge. Yet I came to the terms of everything that is coming forth into my life is a product of what I feel and think. Therefore if you have conflicts you may be struggling with internally, ones that may be holding you back from the transition of becoming more than you once believed you could be, such as leaving a job you hate, you must first reach inside yourself to figure out the root of your problems. What is holding you back from starting that career you always dreamed of doing? What is making you feel so scared or afraid? What is causing you to have such poor opportunities come into your life? Ones that don't even align with who you truly are or want to be? In order to understand these, you must first reach deep within yourself and pull out the answers to what may be stopping you from your full potential in life. You must first resolve any underlying conflicts that you may have pushed aside.You must first work on yourself in order to apply this to your life. If you struggle emotionally, mentally, physically or spiritually, you will only continue to attract like things to you. You won't find the courage to leave this job you may hate, due to the idea of an imbalance you hold within yourself, struggles you have yet to overcome but have not allowed yourself to.

Well, I am here to tell you that you CAN get past all of that. You can find peace within yourself that will in turn create a more positive outlook in your life and in turn draw positive things back to you such as allowing yourself to find courage to leave that job you can't stand, to start doing things in your life that you enjoy, and living your life with peace and happiness, to only do what you love in life compared to doing what you may hate just to get by. You truly can overcome this, and I believe in your potential, as should you. I say this from experience I have been there. I have followed the expected rules of society as a whole doing what I could not stand simply to get by, but let me tell you that whole time I was living in such a manner, I was extremely depressed. So again in order for you to apply this to your life, you must first find inner peace within yourself and the universe.

Each day, many of you go through different struggles and challenges with yourself, with others, or with your surroundings. And that is okay for it is expected. That is one piece of life that you truly need to come to terms with, accept, understand and then see the positive in whatever situation has risen, and make peace with it, for this is something you should do with every negative situation you may face in life. You must be the light in the dark. Believe in yourself and your ability to change and overcome whatever challenges may be presented to you. Because, believe me, you would never be presented with a challenge you, in turn, cannot overcome. I know because I was there. No, I may not have had the same experiences you have, but from experience I can say that nothing is impossible. From one friend to another, I believe you can accomplish and overcome this. Challenges are meant to happen to you so you can learn and grow from them, not struggle. The universe is never trying to bring you down. It's always trying to build you up. But in the end, what matters is your perception of it. How you intend to handle this.

Many of you are probably thinking, how on earth do I know this, and how ever can I relate to anything you are going through? Well, what I have come to learn in my life is that everyone is facing their own battles, each may be different than another sure. But in the end, it not only comes down to how you manage this situation, but how you excel past it. I have been through a variety of different situations in my life. Many that have broken me down in more ways than one, and some of you may share similar experiences, some may not. Either way, what it boils down to is how you intend to overcome these barriers, how you intend to break through the surface to blossom into this beautiful flower that ultimately leads you to making decisions that benefit you by making you feel good, like doing what you love simply because it makes you happy instead of the ultimatum. And from my perspective, throughout my life, I have learned that within these barriers, applying a more positive mindset, and digging deep within to challenge my struggles has brought on bigger and brighter things for me entirely. It works as it can for you. No, you don’t need to work a job you hate just to get by. There is much more to what lies on the surface. The concept of who you are, and where you're going, always comes down to one person, You.

Life is meant to be lived in the best way possible, with happiness, bliss, and joy. Yet many of you see how hard it can be due to how rough it is on the outside, and shy away from fulfilling your ultimate dreams in life. Do you truly feel that is right? That doing that to yourself is really benefiting who you are on the inside? Many of you even ponder that thought today. Why am I here? What really is my purpose in life and how can I be more than I am, more than what I was taught to be? The answers to becoming more, lies within you. And your ultimate purpose in life is to be happy, to live blissfully. You are not here to work, make money at a job you hate, and die. There is so much more you can become, so much more you can do. Allowing yourself to overcome barriers, by reaching within, and resolving underlying issues you may present, will not only allow you to feel better, but will also show growth within yourself, by allowing your mindset to change and to see things from a broader, brighter perspective not only will bring forth amazing things, but will also lead you to make different choices in life, ones that actually benefit you while making you happy. Anything that you want to happen in your life, anything you want to overcome, to achieve, it can happen. And in order to understand and live how you are meant to live, you must first understand yourself and be at peace. Not only thinking positively, having the right mindset and overcoming barriers, but feeling positive.

A wise person once said love conquers all and this is true, for without love the world would cease to exist. So with love, you can overcome challenges. Think about it, all of those who have come into your life have been brought to you by love. When one is acting out of love you only see positive change. Life isn't meant to be difficult in any way. And if you possess love, you possess inner peace. By striving to be more than you already are, you can and will accomplish so much. Yes, many are going to doubt me, and look at what I write and shake their head, tell me I am living a fantasy so on and so forth. And that is okay, that is how they feel, that is his or her perception of things not mine, and it doesn’t have to be yours either. Everyone sees and understands things from their level of perception. Think about it, if you sat and tried to explain college academics to a two-year-old do you truly think they are gonna sit and have an entire intellectual conversation about college academics? No. Children are a beautiful thing, for they live in the life of undying love, and being present, they live life without worry, fear, doubt, or uncertainty by living life in the present moment, and seeing everything as a positive experience. Which as an adult, many fail to do. You fail due to inner conflict, and the idea of fear. The concept of reality kicks in which allows you to take the flight, or fight persona. Many forget who they once were, the dreams they once possessed, that ultimately guided them to who they were meant to be. They allow the fear of what society has built up around them and the world such as needing to simply work a job you may hate just to pay your bills, to do things you aren't completely happy with doing for the benefit of others. Merely working against your inner being just to make a living.

Each day many live their lives on a routine, get up, shower, go to work, sulk in their job, come home, make dinner, go to bed repeat. But, the whole time you may be doing these tasks your mind is constantly running, thinking about what you are going to have for dinner, if you have errands to run etc. And this, in turn, creates a distraction of being content, it creates the distraction and interference of being happy and content in your current state. Allowing the negativity to overwhelm you, and the rush to simply be off, or to be elsewhere consume you. But imagine a life where you woke up happy all the time, one where you were excited to go to your job, excited to see what the day would hold and allowing yourself to only think about what is currently happening, with zero regrets, or remorse, without living on autopilot and missing what the day has to offer. Embracing the sunlight as it shines through your window, simply being. For it can always be sunshine and rainbows if you allow it to be. You determine how your day will go, you determine if you want to work a job you despise and are unhappy in just to get by. You decide if you want to let your life pass by on autopilot or if you truly want to live and be. You can wake up with a negative mindset, groggy, that the day is going to be terrible or you can hold the power of allowing yourself to see more. To see the light in the dark, and to do what in turn makes you happy. Your life is your virtue, and it can be amazing if only you allow it to be.

Your life is meant to be lived however you intend it to be. Many don't understand or fail to believe that. They believe only what they are trained to believe, what they are taught to believe by others. Many to this day will shake their head in disgust, get angry with me, or even act as if they hate me simply because I choose to not do something that makes me unhappy. But that is simply their problem, for they are allowing themselves to be closed minded, allowing themselves to cut off the different, and embrace the known. Yet in reality, if you truly believe you can accomplish something you always intended to, then you will. For you can become anyone you intend to be if you believe. Your life can be filled with love, happiness, and positivity, with the knowing that you are only doing what makes you happy for the benefit of simply being happy if you allow it to be. If you are willing to step away from the norm, to re-find your inner child, your inner being, then you can have anything you desire. For If you feel good in life, and are doing what makes you happy, then you will attract like things.

Sometimes I get that seeing things in this manner, and allowing yourself to live this way, can be hard to come to terms with. Simply due to what you have been taught growing up, simply by allowing that fear to overwhelm you, that unknown to steer you away from making a change. A dramatic change at that, one that will change your life (for the better) completely. I understand how hard this may be for some, I get that the idea of potentially leaving a job you hate to find something you love can be overwhelming and yes scary because what if it doesn't work out? What if you can't find something? What if the world ends? These are all things that will cross your mind, that will interfere with you making this change, but you must again learn to overcome these challenges that are holding you back. You must stop focusing on the What If's and start focusing on the what cans and what wills. What can I do to make myself happier, what will I do to overcome this?

Life is not meant to be lived in a negative, unhappy fashion. It truly isn't. So riddle me this. Are you truly happy in life? Take a step back and analyze how things are going currently. Do bad things seem to continue to happen? Are negative attributes seeming to overwhelm your life? Are you really doing what you desire in life? If you answered yes to noticing these negative things happening, and no to if you are happy, then you need to take a big step back and analyze what in your life currently you are doing that is against what you truly desire to do in life. For if anything negative is seeming to come forth in your life more than the ultimatum, you need to understand that you are going against your vortex of life, your inner being and your soul purpose. You are not truly doing what you should be. You are truly not allowing good things to come forth. If you are unhappy in any way you must dig deep within yourself find these underlying issues, resolve them, and then figure out exactly what it is you desire in life and pursue that. You must change how you are perceiving things entirely. Don't wait until your time is nearing an end, and it is too late for you to experience life. Act now. If you're struggling with something in your life, you must fix it. You must change something to get to where you need to be. Maybe it's your mindset, maybe it's a job, the people you are surrounding yourself with, or whatever it may be, if you are not where you want to be in life, and you are not happy and seemingly attracting negative things to you there is something that needs to be changed.

If you live your life thinking that you should only live the way others perceive you to live, then will your life ever truly be lived? Great things await you. If you can believe and put the effort into transferring your energy from all the bad in life, to all the good then great things will start to present themselves. If I hadn't given the time and thought to any of this, I would not be where I am today. I have come a long way from where I once was and I am here to tell you that you can too. If it works for me, it can work for you. Life isn't always going to be fun and games, things happen, but how you react to those changes and/or obstacles that you may face, will, in turn, create the outcome further. Many believe that there is a limited amount of whatever they desire in life. That my friend is false. The universe is made up of endless possibilities with an unlimited amount of opportunities for you and others.When you apply the law of attraction to your life, change your mindset entirely, overcome your struggles by facing them head on, and allow yourself to follow your truest desires in life you will, in turn, start to see a tremendous shift in your emotions, thoughts, and feelings, and ultimately start to notice a difference in how you are feeling in life completely. You will no longer feel you HAVE to work a job you hate just to make ends meet, and you will start to see that no matter how challenging your dreams may seem, how far they may feel at the time, you WILL get there. For you are the creator of your life. YOU attract what it is you want to accomplish. You must always work with yourself in order to bring forth exactly what it is you desire. Results may not come immediately but that does not mean it won't come at all. You must always have faith, and trust in yourself and the universe, that everything will come exactly at the right time, but you must first resolve any issue you may be facing, you must first step away from what it is that is making you unhappy and start to do what makes you happy. You can step outside the norm, and be more than you already are. The power is in YOUR hands, and anything is possible if you believe.