The role of Self-evolution in tiding over Changes

 

Today when the external circumstances and rapid changes are so overwhelming, it makes absolute sense to pause and find ways to deal with the change. We could either cope or counter the CHANGE, resistance is the most obvious reaction. But is there really a way to not just combat the change but use this change to our advantage?

Some of the inspiring experiential accounts of people we have come across in recent times suggest there might be some ways. When faced with uncertainties externally, the efforts to change one’s own inner workings, evolving ourselves may help in discounting the external changes and its effects.

Never miss a good crisis it is said. A crisis is an opportunity to contemplate on the true purpose of our life. There are times in life when we feel the way to redefine our actions and redefine ourselves. Times like these are the ones that bring out the best in us. Embarking on the journey within, on a journey of self-evolution is no easy task but it has the potential to even serve as an antidote to overwhelming change or uncertainty. It is highly likely that if we are busy developing ourselves, working on identifying our passions, then the failings or unpredictability of the world outside may even go unnoticed and not worth giving attention to. In unprecedented times, it is only prudent to choose our priorities and battles wisely.

Casting our influence on the territory beyond our control doesn’t work but what might work which is well within our purview is our territory – our body, our mind and our soul. Building our inner world is the need of the hour, changing our perspectives; our inner map might hold the key to myriad possibilities. When was the last time we had indulged ourselves in a hobby? When was the last time we did have all the time in the world? Some of us were busy being BUSY. Now is the time we have to make that fresh start on this journey of discovering ourselves, finding what we stand for, what we enjoy doing, determining what we are made of, how are we serving ourselves and others? So of all the lessons that we could take away from this crisis, it is this lesson that holds the most promise –

‘Self-evolution is an art which when painted on the canvas of life makes all the external changes seem insignificant and immaterial. Every journey in life starts from within.’

So let’s start redefining ourselves in these moments of truth, moments of contemplation and redefine CHANGE itself!

CHANGE could very well stand for - Convert Habits and Adapt Now to Gain Effectiveness!