There is a song by Jason Mraz where he says, "celebrate the malleable reality." I have been thinking about that concept and what it means to me for quite some time. I have decided that creating a malleable reality is quite crucial in life...at least in MY life.
See...life is about change. The only thing constant in life IS change, so why not roll with it?!? To me, a malleable reality is one that can be nurtured and molded and expanded. This gives me hope. I mean, seriously, to face my reality today is quite boring. My reality right now, in this moment, is living at home while finishing college. THAT is my day-in, day-out, like-it-or-not, true reality. However, my very own malleable reality is taking advantage of the opportunity of living at home while going to college, able to survive on small paychecks, able to focus on school, able to succeed at creating a promising future.
My malleable reality allows me to plan for next year. It allows me to plan for 5 years and 10 years from now. On the flipside, it also allows me to step back for a second and say, wait a second, now that I'm IN the middle of that reality I created for myself last year, I'm not so sure it's working, so let me tweak it just a tad! Nothing is set in stone. How cool is that?!?
Sometimes they say a child's mind is quite malleable, meaning it is able to be molded and nurtured and expanded. But why can't an adult's mind also be malleable? Why do we, as adults, believe we know ALL the answers and accept that disadvantage of not being malleable? Here is what I choose to accept...
I accept that I should be planning for my future
I also accept that those plans should leave room a margin of error, so to speak
I accept that my life will take the path it was always meant to take
I accept that screwing up is the second most important thing in life
I accept that the first most important thing is learning the intended lesson from those screw-ups
I accept that my life is exactly what He always meant for it to be
I accept that every second, every minute and every hour of everyday, my life is constantly changing...and I also except the fact that my responsibility is to acknowledge that change, good or bad, learn from it and roll with it.
So...with that being said, what is your malleable reality? Do you have one? Are you willing to create one? If you are fearful of that concept, use that fear to empower you. Use that fear to inspire you. Once you accept yourself, your life, and your reality, you will be amazed by how much you can actually inspire your OWN self. So, go for it, do whatever you have to do to create your very own malleable reality. Pencil in your life, but ALWAYS, and I mean always, keep an eraser close by!
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Very cool. I have a question for you though. Can a person's reality be molded by someone else? If so, is it because they let them? How can a person discover what their reality should be molded into? Is it all guess and check? Just some stuff i thought of while reading. Nice job by the way, greatly enjoyed it. :)
Jennie...
Just as with anything else in life, there is no way someone else can mold your own reality. Just like no one else really "makes" us mad or "makes" us have a bad day. We choose our reaction to others behavior.
So, whether we become individuals and listen to our own hearts and mold our lives by our inner motivation...or whether we listen to others and base every decision on external factors and allowing others to influence us...we are still creating our OWN reality. We are actively making that choice of relying on ourselves, or relying on others
In terms of discovering our own reality? It definitely takes a lot of self-reflection. It takes knowing yourself enough to trust your instinct. But, like the posting said, we also have to leave room for change because that is what life is about.
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