It Might Work !
Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder
I started writing in January 2020, and it was just an attempt for a year. I erased almost everything I had written during that time. In January 2021, I read Beata Pawlikowska's book, and her writing helped shift my thinking. The book was a diary of positive thoughts, and it helped me write in a way that wasn't just about spitting out words, but instead, they started to flow when I directed my thinking in a supportive way for myself. I was already becoming my own friend, but still had the mindset of a teenager. Here, I would like to share how it was once upon a time and how I see it now.
“It Surely Won’t Work” 23.01.2021 (Saturday) Warsaw, Poland
There is a big chance that it might work! It would be wonderful if it did! I’m glad about that thought, but I’m not stressing too much about the things I can’t influence. I’m trying to prepare myself for my part of the task. I’m getting to work.
And what if something doesn’t go as planned? So be it. The world isn’t ending there. I know it will be alright, no matter if that one thing I care about ends with full success or not.
From the perspective of my whole life, it doesn't make much of a difference. Only I give it meaning, and I allow it to influence me, but I don’t have to. If I want, I can take action.
(It might be the words of Beata Pawlikowska, but they allowed me to take the first step toward being a writer, for which I’m extremely grateful.)
“It Did Work” 02.12.2023 (Tuesday) Reykjavík, Iceland
It did work! I took a chance, and it’s a wonderful feeling to come back to one of my first journals and see my handwriting with words that are surprising me in a good and funny way. Furthermore, reading my notes in Polish made me realize that after living one year in Reykjavík, I’ve changed my thinking more than I realized. I’m not stressed at all about whether what I’m working on right now will succeed. I just don’t know what actions I should take, but after making so much progress since my teenage years, I have no fears. Thinking positively became a habit of mine. I really do things the best way possible, and I just take action.
Life is about more than just surviving. From the perspective of two years, I know that by taking new actions, I’ll find myself in a place where I want to be. My life looks exactly how I imagined, and everything worked out for me just because I believed in myself. There are many examples and thought patterns that I will bring up in the future.
If You Want Anything
It might seem impossible at this point where you are, and achieving goals may seem like a fairytale that will only stay in your mind, but!
What if it will work?
One day from now, you could be closer to your dream, or you could still be in the same place that you are right now. There are no good or bad decisions—you can choose any moment to take action.
Why not open a notebook or a document and start right now?
It could be so interesting to read this a year from now.
