Trow A Lot Of Darts Aiming To Hit The Center
I’ve seen life as a Central Station, where all trains of opportunity arrive and depart. I know where I want to go, but I don’t know which train will take me there. I’m stuck in the same place for fear of taking the wrong one.
Best of all, I’m already at the station of opportunities, and they all come and go (just like trains.) All I need is a general idea of where I want to go — the station’s name.
All goals have a name or something like that. It could be to become a businessman, an entrepreneur, a best-seller writer, or even be a better human being. As long as you have an idea of your goal in mind — that’s the name of the train you need to take.
“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson.
I remember the first time I noticed that there was some kind of writer in me.
I got invited to give my testimony of restoration in the church I attend, in front of many homeless people. I’m part of the “Outreach For The Homeless People” Ministry, which serves breakfast and clothing to hundreds in need. Who better than me can provide some words of encouragement to people going through homelessness. I wasted half a decade living in the streets as an addict.
But, I have never spoken in public, and that made my knees tremble. To give that a minor hack, it occurred to me to write my speech. All I had to do was read it aloud. So, I prepared it thinking of all the unfortunate events that led me to the calamity I lived in. Then I came out with a takeaway of the decisions I made that helped me overcome the situation.
I read it with tears in my eyes, reliving the disastrous past that caused so much damage to my life — and the people around me — physically and mentally.
I let it out!
I had a glimpse of the beautiful art of writing and its special effects on human beings. Then, I decided to write more testimonials based on my past to help those going through the same situation. And, the more I wrote, the more I felt the accomplishment of expressing myself through writing — and helping others.
After that, I went all-in on it. My life was never the same. I didn’t stay stagnant at the station of opportunities. Life gave me the chance to know what I was capable of doing — far from addictions.
Since then, I have been writing purposely about habits and addictions, which has helped me know myself better and my behavior. What leads me to do what I do daily. I’ve seen many positive changes in my life. My train station should be called “Self-Improvement Station.”
Best of all, again, I learned what drives my life — writing and helping others!
The idea is to keep throwing darts aiming to hit the center — of success. The more I write, the more opportunities (trains) I can take to the “Success Station” in life.
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