"It's not about how hard you can hit. It's about how hard you can take the hit and keep going." - Rocky Balboa
There are some things in life that are very difficult to do. Things that appear in everyday routines, in the context of experiences over the years, and from which we would prefer to escape. There are things that hurt us, fill us with fear.
There are things that have marked us and made us think that we will never be able to overcome them. But we must do just that - defeat them.
1. We must move on
Moving on is not easy. It is a difficult and painful thing rooted in the heart and mind. Humans are prone to domesticity, we stick to the past because that is where everything we know is. We hold on to those thoughts and memories in which they loved us, as well as those in which they hurt us. We must continue. We have to understand that there is something beautiful waiting for us on the other side of everything. We have to cry, grieve, make mistakes until we are tired of everything and can't go back. Within this, we must rise. We must believe with relentless fury that there is something more for our hearts out there somewhere. That there is something and someone out there who deserves our love.
2. We need to take our time
Over time, we realize how important it is to carve small moments of silence into our everyday life, which we devote to hobbies that our soul longs for. We are usually busy trying to make our lives better. You may have two jobs or whatever - but you have to make time for what makes your heart sing. No matter what. Take time to paint, time to bike, time to write, explore and blow your mind. You have it. Find an extra 15 minutes in your routine to breathe life into your passions, because the time is there, you just have to take it.
3. We must love
Loving other human beings is what our bodies and our souls desire at our deepest levels. But if we let our mind dictate how we feel, things get scary. We think too much, we make excuses, we rush, we jump, but there is no achievement in this. Calming a heart in love is difficult. It's not easy to show vulnerability and let someone hold the key to our heart, but it has to be done. To love despite flaws, despite fear, despite vulnerability. It means diving into the bravest and deepest parts of life, and we simply have to trust it.
Remember that courage is to be found even in the weakest points of our lives. When we feel defeated and want to sleep all day, we find the courage to take the time to paint on the canvas and draw a rainbow.
After a day when we have a broken heart and mourn the loss of a person, their hands, their smell, their future, let's find courage in self-love.
