The Journey Within

Except for some thing's within us, time change's everything. 

In respectful recognition of this i too am on the clock; tethered to my 10 minute post work 'me time', to talk to my global audience that has grown remarkably to almost 1K subscriber's in a surprisingly short time.

By international standard's, in a world used to big achievement's, this is a small feat, but my first, so i thought should deserve a mention. After all this is all because of You! :)

The journey from 0 to 1K has been about trip's down memory lane, thought's, stories, ideas and experience's that deserve sharing with larger audience but the real journey, the important one, that few actually ever talk about or at times understand is indisputably 'the one within'.

I am on this journey and you might be surprised, but consciously or not, so are you. Surprised?

Dont be- no one is exempt and everyone is on this ferris wheel- a solo ride with oneself, to uncover means to better understand oneself to the extent of finding peace, even with all of one's hidden vulnerabilities and flaws. The journey is subject to and influenced directly by many often unavoidable emotion's like, joy, weakness, regret, nostalgia, anxiety, anger, loss, guilt, fear and even shame, experienced as consequence of choices, good or bad, that shape us into the person we are.

What is consistent, however, in all these journey's is the universal desire by all for self-knowledge, self- awareness, self-consciousness, self-compassion and self-acceptance- the north star that leads everyones journey!

The excessive interest in the 'self' however does reflect a slight solgomatic tendency but besides this angle these are actually real metrics that guarantee removal of self-doubt, boosting confidence and allowing one to embrace one's true potential, to always do what is right and lead a life worthly of meaning and purpose.

As i see it, recognition of one’s own imperfection and reflecting deeply within one self about that is the means for reaching true enlightenment and actual progress.

From experience it is relatively easy to get lost in one's internal journey where you might end up needing a slight detour or recalibration of direction to get back one's original bearing's, usually based on choices not well thought out, taken in ignore or at times even intentionally without considering consequences. I have taken many of such in my journey to date but this ofcourse is part of the learning process without which real learning along the way isnt really possible.

What is however important while being on one's journey of self-discovery is to ensure one can at a minimum sustain a rainbow in someone else's cloud. All things said and done this is the only thing that leaves one's legacy- the rest fades into memory.

It is with this that one can find balance between the excessive focus on the 'self' and others and avoid taking an extreme position to require mandatory recalibration.

The trick however is to always remain clear eyed about the concept of selflessness- as much as possible ofcourse.

In it lies the secret to balance but need's conscious work to develop as a dominant personality trait. People are intrinsically prey to their desires and unchained ambitions and struggle to hold them back thus the need for extra work.

What is noteworthy however is that like a sealed door to an egyptian tomb, when opened, brings out the best surprise, so does practised selflessness and makes everything worthwhile.

Selflessness brings out the best in people, stimulates their charitable brain to do good and leads to greater happiness for both the person, internally and everyone around. The act of selflessness during the journey of self discovery has the capacity to boost genuine happiness and achieve peace with one self and serves as a solid means to attain redemption- Someone once told me the bad deeds can be traded off with selfless acts so its worth an effort.

I would like to encourage you all to not pass up this opportunity to explore and develop selflessness in your daily routine as well as your journey within. I hope you too can, in the process, find peace within yourself.

I will leave you with nine little words as it looks like i might just have crossed my ten minute threshold.

When you will discover yourself, you will be free!

Good luck!

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Kaleem Ullah Muhammad is a seasoned marketing and business development professional with expertise in micro credit strategy, demand generation and product management. Kaleem is a graduate of Malardalen University Sweden with over a decade of work experience with both commercial and non-profit institutions and is currently employed as Development Manager at National Rural Support Program the leading national entity with mandate to alleviate poverty by harnessing peoples potentials and undertaking development activities in Pakistan. 

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