The other day, I had a new thought. What is it that Influences me?
I pondered over this for a little while..... And I didn't have an answer to it right away. Maybe because I didn't understand what it meant. But the question felt so important, that I wanted to answer it - for myself, to know myself.
I think rather than the thing itself, it is more about how one wants to be influenced. And it all comes down to choices.
I've made quite some drastic changes in my life past few months. And I take great pride and say this with the firmest resolve of my heart that - THIS IS IT. I MADE IT. And I did it for me.
I bring this up because lately, I felt like I had lost myself. And I didn't like it one bit. I missed me too much and I needed me back. It was at this time that I realized that I was allowing every little irrelevant thing that didn't even matter to the slightest, to influence me in every possible way.
As I built myself back, brick-by-brick, I was so tremendously gentle with each and every corner of myself. Most importantly I didn't give up on the person that I am destined to be.
Right this very minute, as I sit here pouring my heart into this and baring it out to the world because I want to, I can truly say that everyone, everything and every experience does influence me. But this time I FIRMLY CHOOSE the aspect that I want to be influenced by.
It is so freeing and rewarding to choose the elements that you want to ultimately shape you, so you inhabit the TRUEST version of you.
Another thing that influences me is the 'True Me'. 'True Me' is someone who I truly know I am. Somehow, when you KNOW that you are deserving of every little thing that your heart calls out for, you'll do ANYTHING & EVERYTHING to get your act together. 'True Me' provides me with the Faith, the Courage, the Drive and the Resolve to Keep Going & Live out the Purpose of my Existence - NO MATTER WHAT IT TAKES. Now if that isn't the greatest influence, what even is? :)
A heart-shaped Strawberry. Isn't this Gorgeous?
Something that has influenced me since forever - is Music. Happy, Sad, Excited what have you, I turn to it. It keeps me grounded, inspired and provides me with the softest blanket of comfort. I'm still amazed at how music has the power to transform and transcend. I'll always look up to it.
One last thing that I have now learned influences me are my thoughts - without which I wouldn't have been able to write this. Holding the reins of thoughts & directing it towards you, guides you towards the answers within, that you've always been looking for.
I don't know why I wanted to write about this. However, I feel that letting this out brought so much clarity even to me. I didn't think it was possible to frame certain thoughts into words. But somehow when you try, it just does, and it all just pieces in together. And something just told me, that I need to share this. And so I did.
Well, now to you, to the one reading this, what is it that influences you?
