My dearest
readers,
after recently meeting Dr. Auma Obama at a
conference I see it as a moral obligation to share the inspirational agenda of
her work and venture, not because I told her I would so but because it is
perfectly matching the heart and core of this blog. It is, in that sense, not
only about getting momentum and pushing yourself and your life forward but
further about the awareness of being able to do so, where you believe and
eventually know about the
opportunities given to you and how you can turn them into greatness; for in the
end it is exactly how she phrased and put it: you are your future!
What does it mean to be one’s future? You may
go back to the March 2014 post on how we control a big part of our happiness,
where our personal strivings are less dependent on circumstances but, in fact,
more dependent on what we hold in our hands, on what we hold dear, and how we
manage to turn that into something valuable we can benefit from. What is it you hold in your hands? What is it you hold dear? There is no one to answer
those questions, no one but you, for there is no one to look inside your heart
in order to expose what the values in your life are. It is up to you to
discover those values, because you only are able to spur your future, were
living in and for the moment is not just a stable entity but one to ignite your
future. It is no responsibility for the ones around you, no; but it shall be
yours and your priority. It is your
life, and your future. You hold it.
It is in your hands.
Once you found your “self” and what it holds
for you, is it then not up to you to turn it into something valuable? Is it not
your duty, your mission to seize and take what is yours? Ask yourself what is
vital to your life; moreover, ask
yourself: what is in for me? “Use what
you have to get what you need” (Auma Obama). Opportunities? They will be given
to you, but it is in your hands to grow above yourself and to what is demanded
and turn them into greatness, which is nothing less than the reward for your
values and what you are capable of; and that starts with believing in your
“self,” knowing what you have, who you are, and what you are capable of when it comes to forging your future.
Everybody has something to offer, look at what
you have to offer, and have your “self” be(come) the gift that keeps on giving.
Appreciate your resources and use them, not only opportunities, but first and
foremost your capabilities. Both are
assets, assets that can turn your future into greatness. Test yourself, pull yourself
up, build yourself up, and don’t wait for someone else to do that for you.
There are no peers or companions who hold your future in their hands, they are occupied
with holding their own; but there is someone whose hands are perfectly shaped
for holding and carrying along a future of abundance, prosperity, and
greatness…
You are your future! The crystal ball and all it contains is in your hands. Let those hands be the hands of a working (wo)man with no hesitance to step up, make an effort, and shape and scheme the future (s)he demands. What you demand is what you deserve. Therefore, get up and out there, and use what you have to get what you need. Let your hands be the ones to carry your future, and let your heart make sure there is a future. Your future is calling…ring…ring. Are you going to answer?
You are your future! The crystal ball and all it contains is in your hands. Let those hands be the hands of a working (wo)man with no hesitance to step up, make an effort, and shape and scheme the future (s)he demands. What you demand is what you deserve. Therefore, get up and out there, and use what you have to get what you need. Let your hands be the ones to carry your future, and let your heart make sure there is a future. Your future is calling…ring…ring. Are you going to answer?
