Sometimes you have to move on, as if nothing, as if nobody…

Moving forward is not an option, it is an obligation. An indisputable psychic tendon. The alloy of a luminous and resistant material that must cover our hearts to allow us to move forward, as if nothing were so important as to take away our hope, as if no one were so valuable as to take away the opportunity to be happy once again.

We have all experienced it at some point, we have all been stuck at a specific moment in our lives. When this happens, our universe is distorted, we are left upside down and out of tune, anchored in a strange, suffocating dimension. And we know it, We know very well that what remains still or clings to something goes bad and that, like stagnant water, everything begins to smell bad.

When we go through complicated and adverse times there is a part of our brain that encourages us to move forward. It is the voice of logic, the one that aligns with what our closest people tell us when they encourage us and worry about us and try to offer us the best support and the best words. However, There is another part of our brain that is resistant to change and completely attached to those painful events that have taken away its calm. and above all, the feeling of security that I had not long ago.

Letting go of something or someone, putting aside what identified us as a job or a friendship, implies that our entire being goes into a state of alarm. A complex situation that needs to be managed appropriately, meticulously and wisely.

Beyond To remove from our front all that accumulation of negative emotions that grip us, it is convenient to place ourselves before that emotional knot to understand it and untangle it.. A complex situation that, if we control and decipher it, will offer us the necessary impetus to move forward.

Moving forward is the only valid option (and we know it)

Sometimes, We underestimate the wonderful capacity for resistance and improvement that each of us has within us., right in our hearts. An indestructible rough diamond capable of illuminating our paths. To delve deeper into this idea, it is worth knowing a short story that will undoubtedly make us reflect and assume more than one conclusion.

The story of a message was lost in an old bookstore

We have all come across the famous sign that displays the following phrase: “Keep Calm and Carry On”. Keep calm and carry on is possibly one of the best-selling messages in the field of personal growth. However, its origin is especially curious. To discover it we must travel to the Second World War and the British capital, to London in 1940.

The government knew that the situation in the United Kingdom could not be more complicated. The war was at its worst and bombs from the German army were hitting the cities on an almost regular basis. They needed defensive instruments, and not only related to arms production, they needed to raise the morale of the population.to feed the well-known British stoic phlegm so that spirits would not falter in the face of such a context.

For it They designed several posters in order to stick them in the streets. Thus, several proposals were created such as “Your Courage, Your Cheerfulness, Your Resolution will bring us Victory” (Your courage, joy and determination will give us victory) and “Keep Calm and Carry On.” The latter was the poster chosen and for which, More than two million copies were printed. It should be said that a good pinch of the general budget was invested for this project.

Now the question is Did this striking and well-intentioned poster serve any purpose? The answer is simple: there was no need. These signs never appeared on the streets. Winston Churchill considered them inappropriate because the English did not need paternalistic messages. People already knew very well that the only possible option was to move forward, fight and trust. Human beings already have their own mechanism to draw strength from adversity, resist and move forward…

Placing these messages on the streets was little more than a joke and a mockery. Hence, a good part of them were hidden, hidden and destroyed, so that no one would discover that they had invested a considerable amount of money in something that was simply not necessary.

It was not until 2000 when a part of them was found by chance in an old bookstore. The discovery was so surprising that it didn’t take long for a phrase created several decades before to be brought to light and popularized…

Keep going despite everything, a matter of enthusiasm and confidence

Maybe we know it, maybe a part of us reminds us that human beings are made of indestructible material, and that it is in their genes to resist and persist. However… what can we do when we have lost enthusiasm? How do we react when our feet are trapped, our hearts are off, and our minds are inhabited by negative thoughts?

Keys to moving forward without giving up in the attempt

Feel your emotions. We pointed out at the beginning, we must be able to delve deeper into our emotional ball, become aware of negative emotions and understand them, break them down, make them our own and channel them so that, little by little, they lose intensity.What do you deserve? Think about it, delve into that question and make a list of what you deserve as a person: to be happy, to have another opportunity, to be freer, to take responsibility for yourself, to love and be loved, to achieve success, to be excited again…Notice how your feet touch the ground. It may seem silly, but something as simple as feeling our feet touch the ground offers us a feeling of security and mobility. We are not clinging, we have the ability to move, to move forward… To act.Practice deep breathing and meditation. Connecting with ourselves and with everyone around us is essential. These practices will help us focus, channel emotions and clear our minds to become aware of other perspectives.Form a group of resilient people. Among your friends and family there are people who have been through the worst and who, without a doubt, have come out ahead. Allow yourself to learn from them.Create a mantra. Create a phrase that encourages and motivates you in your daily life. Here are some examples: “I deserve”, “I am brave”, “amazing things await me, I am prepared to go for them”.

Finally, We have the most important step left: gain momentum. Moving forward is a leap of faith, of trust in oneself and one’s own resources. Something we can all do to achieve a fuller and more satisfying reality. The one we deserve.

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