Let me begin this with a story I read from Big Magic.
There was a woman who went out every fortnight and got inked. Once the tattoo healed, she would be ready to get covered in ink again. The woman was not a teenager, wild and rebellious but a woman with a family and children.
One fine morning, out of curiosity, I asked her, “Hey Eleen, tell me what is it with your tattoos? You have your body inked all over.” Eleen replied, “Oh, they are just temporary.”
“What? Are your tattoos not permanent?” I asked surprisingly. To that, she said, “No Liz, my body is temporary. I have limited time here, so why not decorate the body in the best way I think I can?”
The story shook me in ways I can’t describe.
We tend to get so lost living out of other people’s lives that we forget the beauty we withhold inside of us.
The way Eleen chose a beautiful way to decorate her temporary body, we all can find our calling and decorate our body and mind. Most of us won’t know where to begin but you must know that’s the very beginning. Doubt creates curiosity and curiosity births consciousness.
I always ask myself, “why not?”
Give it a shot without worrying about the consequences. If your heart tells you to do it, believe and take the plunge. The heart usually knows the way. Let it lead because life is not your money, your goals, your emotions or your thoughts. It is right inside of you, throbbing beautifully. If the throbbing stops, everything else stops.
Decorate your already beautiful being, begin now. You have the tools, everyone does, you only need to search the right spanner to unlock and untie the rigid screws. You don’t have to always stand out, instead, become so ordinary that you become extraordinary.
Real chaos never makes a noise.
Author’s bio:
An avid reader, a social media enthusiast and a mommy to 3 year old. I see life as ‘Living in the Now’. And more so since I lost my son 4 years ago. My words are a true expression of my joy, my pain and my journey. I believe that my pain put me straight onto the path of self love. I never underestimate the power of words (written or spoken) hence find absolute connections with people on the same page! I believe that Love shall always be enough I hope my words fill your heart too.
By Nidhi Rashi Pidwani.
rashipidwani@gmail.com
