Believe - Feel - Think

In this wondrous world we have constructed for ourselves, we have fallen into a working habit. 

To gain relevance, to be so-called heard, to be seen for who we project we are, we seem to have arrived at the polarising belief that we need to be at the centre of everything.

I BELIEVE, I FEEL, I THINK!

This practice of superficially owning what you say, do, and think is fantastic at a surface level. Yet dig a little deeper, and you may realise that the very concept of owning your actions and reactions is now being used as a shield. Allowing the user to say whatever they want, believing it is beyond question.

So why do we do it?

As always, it seems that the answer to the question lies in the common ground of relevance. It appears that just being ourselves is no longer enough; we search desperately to feel relevant to a world that does not care about what we believe, feel, or think.

In a world where everyone has something to say, who is listening?

If you constantly make yourself the needed centre of everything, how will you ever hear an alternative perspective that might just  have a lasting impact on your future?

There are times where the centre is precisely where you need to be, but more often than not, I find that life’s greatest lessons appear when you place yourself outside a situation, allowing you to see the reality without emotional investment.

You never have to agree with everything conveyed, just as you don’t always have to be at the centre of every situation.

Life’s lessons come in all shapes and sizes, and the most profound learnings can emerge from the most unusual places. Take the time to listen, to look at any given situation from many different perspectives. Ask yourself some hard questions and formalise your opinion; no one needs to hear it for it to be relevant. 

But if they do ask, then you can be sure that your opinion is yours.