Creating Reality
Reality is not something on a computer screen or science-fiction movie, it is the world we live in. Four years ago I decided to change my reality completely and moved overseas with nothing more but a backpack. I set out into a new reality, a map I didn't know. Arriving in Australia I didn't know how long I would stay and what expected me. In my old environment at home, I was well established. I had developed a good healthy family foundation, friends, social contacts, and a future that was secure. In Australia, everything I owned was in one bag. That was all that was left from my old self and I set out into a reality I didn't even speak the language of yet. To give you an idea; the brief conversation with the cashier at the supermarket was already a challenging interaction for me. Starting a job in Australia I had to commit to this reality for a longer period of time. I began to settle in. To settle into the language, new routines, habits, and community around me. I was very aware of what was coming towards me and what I wanted to become part of my experience. Being aware of what was coming my way left me with a choice; a choice to decide if I wanted new things, new people, and even new words to become part of my reality. I could have done the same back home in Germany, but not to the extent I have it down here in Australia. The people I surround myself with, the hobbies and habits I have, everything is here by choice. By conscious choice and that made all the difference! There is no room to complain about what is happening to me because I invited everything into my life. At home growing up a lot of the things I was doing were not brought into my life by choice. Lots of things I was doing came into my life as a result of how I was growing up before I could make my own conscious decisions.
A fresh start can be scary and it doesn't have to be in another country speaking a different language. It is just a lot easier. New beginnings are a necessary part of life. Nothing ever ends it only transforms or develops. Me choosing to move away from my old reality didn't end it, it transformed it and I created a new beginning. We are not able to stop change. We can't just stop feeling sad or stuck or break an old habit. BUT we can start to feel happier or more content in our life or have a healthy meal day. Change itself is inevitable. We can change our reality consciously or unconsciously, but we can’t do anything to stop reality from changing.
Inspiration:
Book —> ‘On the Origin of Species’ by Charles Darwin
Book —> ‘Free Will’ by Sam Harris
Book —> ‘Yoga Sutras’