Are we chained elephants?

It was Jorge Bucay who brought us the story of the chained elephant as a reflection to make us think about all those failures of the past, about those chains that, in some way, have been tied to our being and our mind to prevent us from moving forward normally, as if we were chained elephants.

Experiences that, far from enriching us, have blocked us in the past, making us not only a little more cautious, perhaps even less sure of ourselves. Sometimes it is even our own education, the legacy of a parent, a house or even a culture that has placed on us those invisible shackles that prevent us from walking freely to advance along that horizon that we truly desire for ourselves.

“The elephant does not escape because it has been tied to a stake since it was very small…”

Chains, no matter how light they are, always weigh. But both the elephant and ourselves can and have every right to break them. Let’s stop being chained elephants.

Fear of failure and chained elephants

Sometimes the fear of failure is so intense that we don’t even dare to take the step.. What would happen to us if, for example, we changed jobs? Or if we risk traveling to another country to look for it? What if our marriage is very unhappy and we do not dare, perhaps out of fear, to leave the relationship?

There are many, many factors that intertwine when it comes to taking a step and breaking those chains that hold us down in some way. Insecurity, fear, uncertainty, lack of confidence in ourselves…

In the end, we become chained elephants, but whose chains we put on ourselves.

Sometimes we even limit ourselves to resisting in our daily routine, living in our small comfort zone but dreaming of “what could be.”. And, as Albert Einstein already said, “The fear of failure will by itself stop us from trying any action, forcing us to do the same things longing for different results.”

But no, if we really want to achieve our happiness and live our existence as we really want, we must begin to have more confidence in ourselves, we must love ourselves a little more and feel not only that we can be capable, but that we deserve it.

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Break the chains

Stop for a moment to think about the times opportunities have passed in front of your door.. Why haven’t you reached for them with force if you really wanted them? Wasn’t it your time? Wasn’t it time? Or was it not for you?

You need to start reframing questions like this. We all know that life is very complexthat sometimes we are not alone in this boat, that there are many things that determine us before we can make a decision, but it is always important to establish a series of priorities, understand what is most important to you at all times.

What will become of you in the near future? Try to think about it, visualize it… if the image you see in your mind is not to your liking, you must start moving, pushing those chains that bind you to achieve the future that you truly deserve.

Self-confidence is undoubtedly the first value that you should develop. We all have a series of talents and abilities that make us unique and special, we are all wonderful within our particularities, search within yourself, find them, look in the mirror and convince yourself that you are capable of taking the step.

Let’s stop being elephants chained either with our own chains or with those that others put on us. It is time to free ourselves from them. We just have to take one small step. Limitations are only present in our minds.

Fear, insecurity, are the steps that you must begin to overcome to reach that summit that you truly deserve, because life is a great adventure that is worth living as we truly wish… and although it seems almost impossible to break those chains, remember that you are as big and powerful as that elephant. It depends on you…

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