Sorrowful or Energized

If, instead of feeling sorrow for yourself

Or blaming the world for what you don’t have

You would allocate the same energy to the things that you can achieve

Or to the possibilities that are within your reach

Or to the steps that you can take to reorient your life.

The whole idea of individual existence would take a dramatic turn,

And become something that you genuinely start looking forward to it,

That you wake up every day with hope and strength to give it another try,

That you use for avoiding past mistakes,

And to reconstruct the shattered pieces of broken parts.

In this new dawn,

It is crucial to understand that the amount of energy

Used for feeling miserable about yourself

Or for finding excuses for your laziness,

Is the same amount that you use for planning your goals

And for materializing your achievements

With that advantage that the latter stimulates

Charges and enriches your life

Whereas the former does not have these uplifting capabilities.

So, in essence,

It is totally within your choice to select which path

You want to walk during each second of your awakening journey

Because the options are simply two

Either the lamenting, passive or gloomy lane

Or the constructive, courageous, and inspiring highway of life

Which one are you choosing?

How to cite this Thought:

Cargnin dos Santos, Tadany. Sorrowful or Energized.