Out of the 85 lakh thousand different species in the world,
human beings are the most evolved ones.
The Almighty has created humans using all His ingenuity and
largesse. He has bestowed a form with
unique features. He has infused traits
and talents and an infinite potential to create or achieve anything. Once we realize this potential and learn the
techniques to unleash it, nothing can stop us from attaining our goal and
achieving success.
If you compare the
pictures of animals of 500 years ago with those of the present ones, you would
hardly find any change in them. They have practically remained the same in five
centuries. On the other hand, you will
be aghast at the evolution in human species!
Human beings have
conquered the whole world and subjugated all other species. This was possible because of our brain
power. Human brain has several million
neuron cells, as compared to a few hundred thousand neurons in the animal
species. This difference is what makes
human species so very powerful, with the innate capability to constantly
evolve, grow, invent and rule the world.
Human beings are designed to be extraordinary. They have the potential to generate
more. But their capacity to consume is
less. Thus they are created to produce
more, contribute more and be a provider, protector and propagator.
Unfortunately, most of the human species are living a
mediocre life. Mediocrity is the biggest
insult to God who has made us to produce extraordinary results!
However, our infinite, inherent potential is not allowed to
manifest due to our own self-created barriers. These barriers are the negative
emotions like fear, doubt, disbelief, hatred, greed, lust, selfishness,
jealousy, etc. that we harbour and nurture within ourselves. This saps our creative potential, power and
energy and pushes us towards the survival mode. In this disempowering mindset, we are just existing,
merely adding days to our lives, instead of adding life and celebrations into
our days.
As we all know, human beings have a conscious strata and an
unconscious strata in the brain. The
latter occupies a larger share.
Many of our behaviours and actions are influenced by the
conditioning in the subconscious mind.
This is all due to the experiences arising out of what we have heard and
have been told by people around or due to the influences of the close people
like our parents, children, friends and surroundings. Some special incidents that have occurred in
our life also leave a deep imprint on our psyche, influencing our present
behaviour significantly.
One more negative influence which reduces our ability to realize
the potential is the self-talk that is
also inherent in all of us. Most of the
time that self-talk is negative and disempowering. Instead of letting go, most people give too
much attention to this disempowering self-talk which goes on in the mind like:
“I am not good enough”
“I cannot do it”
"This work is beyond me”
“I am a failure,” and so on.
The remedy for this disempowering self-talk is to let it pass
without resisting and by practicing positive affirmations like:
“I am smart”
“I like myself”
“I am excellence personified”
“I am happy as me”
“I am much more than what I appear to be”
“I am whole, complete, perfect and magnificent”
“I always do my very best”
“My today is yesterday plus,” etc.
One more basic conviction that is a prerequisite for living
your full human potential is to view in the consciousness that you are OK and
you accept and appreciate yourself for the way you are right now.
You also consider that everyone around you is absolutely OK
the way they are. This conviction is
necessary to live a powerful life.
Lastly, one needs to realize that
to unshackle the dormant potential, one need to work on one’s inside to bring
it out rather than expect some external factors to help unleash the power
within.
Quote:
Your powers are limitless and
Your capabilities are countless.
The depth of your
power is imponderable
And the wealth of
your capabilities is inexhaustible.
You have a vast
world of chances
And opportunities
to pick up and grow up;
No setback should
push you back
No trouble should
make you feel less capable.
With unyielding guts you must
ace your defeats,
And with
unending zeal you must march towards your goal.
-
S. Devaraj
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