Think inside the box!
One time my dad bought us chocolates from buy best supermarket close to our home in Abuja, where I grew up. There were four bars and we were five kids or so, and the deal was for us to share the chocolate in such a way that would reach everyone. I blatantly refused. I wanted a whole bar cos the audacity of me not getting one. I was thinking outside the box.
For the purpose of this reading, let’s refer to the topic as contentment and the last sentence in the paragraph above as discontentment or greed. Looking through my whole life from when I was a kid, you could say that I was spontaneous, I was witty, overly confident and stubborn. For God’s sake I challenged EVERYTHING. How does this connect to the topic? Let’s find out.
When you think outside the box sometimes, you’re seeking growth, you’re challenging the status quo, you’re taking initiative which I agree are characteristics of a genius, but for some of us these are just ways to inconvenience our selves cos we are completely dissatisfied with our current status or situation. Stay with me.
I’d always wanted to be many things; a medical engineer, a chef, a fashion illustrator, a fashion designer, an author. My God, I wanted it all, still do, but I never wanted to lift a finger to address the elephant in the room hindering me from all of this precisely because me was the elephant, elephant was me. So I desired, and desired and desired until I started foaming at the mouth with desires.
For you to think outside the box in things that concern us like our personal and professional lives and development, sometimes we need to look inside our box which is us and relate with the light that shines through from within instead of seeking something different. You’re different, you’re blessed and you’re as genius as it gets but you need to awaken that part of you yet.
What I am trying to say is a note to myself and it goes thus: you can desire change all you want but if you don’t address the elephant within and break all limitations in your mind, you’re only setting yourself up for failure in the long run. Sometimes, just think inside your box.
In conclusion, sometimes it’s okay to also think inside the box. You’re brimming with brilliance and ideas of self development that does not have to be genius enough for everyone to make sense. YOU make all the sense there is. Go easy with yourself but go heard where it calls for it.
To be able to think outside the box like a genius, think inside the box where the magic lies and explore your mind, heart and soul cos you’ve got what it takes. Don’t be greedy, be content.
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