INFJ Rambles



To us INFJs, our world – inner and outer – is a constant paradox of what life should ideally be. We feel so deeply and take things so intensely. Sometimes, I can’t imagine the processing power of how our minds work. We’d think of a million things at the same time, trying to understand and justify how things work in a certain way. We are people watchers. Not the stalking type. But we watch people and can sense their energy from miles away because that’s who we are. Highly sensitive and extremely receptive to our surroundings. I sometimes wonder why I feel things so strongly. So gravely. But that’s just who I am. Loving and caring comes very natural to us. But we can be a conflicted contradiction. Yes, we can be. Because more or less of the time, as much as we love to be there for almost everyone, we run into our shell, to stay in our thoughts. Solitude refines us. Helps us re-energize ourselves in order to breathe. Breathe from the chaos around us. Breathe from how sensitive we are to energy and how that energy becomes a part of us. Because we empathize. Empathy, I wonder, is it a curse or a blessing? To feel a person’s emotions or even our strong intuition that helps us understand a person’s true intentions.

Sounds exhausting doesn’t it?

It is but we continue to do what we have to do. Most of the time, we feel alone so we hold ourselves back from the world that’s in front of our eyes. We mask ourselves away so that people don’t see our paradoxical nature. Most people think we are ambiverts. Maybe so. But introverts, we certainly are. Always zoning out in our thoughts. And we are never good enough. No matter how much we improve ourselves, we find that there is a missing piece in the puzzle. We become our worst critic. Constantly under-appreciating the things, we do for humanity and perceiving ourselves as failures when ever we do something wrong. It’s a constant battle in our minds.

And, if you are lucky enough, you’d come across a person or people who will see right through you. Once you do, they will see your naked soul and maybe they’d find it difficult to understand who you truly are and maybe they won’t. When you feel exposed, you sometimes feel uneasy. Afraid. Afraid that people won’t accept the paradox, you truly are.

But life goes regardless of acceptance or rejection doesn’t it?

As Leo Tolstoy states, “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” Something I like to live by. Because, change at the end of the day, begins with you. I may be my worst critic but if it helps me grow and become a better person, that will certainly help me make the world a better place, or rather, I’d like to think so.


Indigo



Reaching a level of spirituality where the worldly materialistic wealth doesn’t feed my soul is possibly the most important achievement I’ve had so far this year. So many questions on how the world works, how people turn out the way they do and the epiphany of this thing we call living. Expectations, expectations, expectations. Possibly the mother of ruin and disappointment. Everyone expects something. Even though you’re a whole human being on your own, the expectations never stop. I was probably there too.

At present it’s a different story for me. The art of living in the spiritual sense where you feel like nothing can disturb your peace of mind is the best gift I’ve given myself. You know you have reached this point when nothing can really break you, instead you have immense love to give out to the world. And this love is unconditional. This love I give out is not what I expect a return from. Instead, I want love to flow in every human being just the way I feel right now. Because, these little things that you do unto others is a treasure you can’t put a price on.

We just live life the way we know it right now, but we don’t really know what dimension we’d reach but what I do know is that it will be a beautiful place. Earth is just a test we go through to help mold us into the best version of ourselves. And once we get there, we’d have the privilege of transcending to a dimension that helps us complete our life’s mission. And who knows, in this dimension we transcend to, maybe life won’t be really called life, instead, it might be called transcendence to a place of infinite possibilities colluding to work in soulful union to create mindfulness in each individual journey through evolutionary progression.

The Purpose



It’s been almost a year since you went away - but the feeling of you not being there never gets old - making us feel like it’s a rainy day,
We’ve learnt the purpose of you leaving – for we live in a world that is constantly grieving,
We have faith that where ever you may be – is a brighter place - where there are no limits and you can run free,
Free from the shambles of pain – a pain you would have felt profoundly - and led to your spiritual drain,
Because you continued to live a life that made sense - although the situations surrounding you remained tense, 
You fulfilled your hopes and dreams – to help the people you inspired – when they felt they were so tired,
We understand what you left behind - was something that we realized in due time,
We will continue to follow your unforgettable legacy - even through the stormiest days - we understand that with no pain there is no gain,
The lessons you taught cannot be simply said - because to us you were far more accomplished and way ahead,
We constantly miss you our dear beloved friend - because the memories we had with you seems to have no end,
You'd always be in our thoughts and prayers as you attain peace - in a dimension that follows no convention and helps you feel at ease,
Someday we'd wait patiently until we meet again - and feel your presence until the very end,
Although it's sad that you went away - we are glad that you're not around to feel this immense pain,
You are too good a person to be on this earthly realm - filled with sins that never seems to end,
We love the joy that you continued to spread around - a miracle child for eternity you were  to all of us - when we were feeling down,
You are truly a sincere human being - we are lucky to have known you - for the person you were naturally,
Thank you is not enough words to say - but in our prayers - you'd always be remembered as a beautiful person - come what may,
We promise to continue your legacy - so that you'd look down on us and continue to smile with glee.

Yin & Yang



Swirls of darkness surround you - a blurred vision of the light ahead,
Swept away in the secrecy of the creators of radiant sparks instead,
An empty path obstructing your vision of what's unspoken or unsaid,
The ecstatic feeling of overwhelming happiness craves within,
Reminding you of a déjà vu journey - hand in hand - with your twin,
With the abstract assurance of an angel in disguise,
Stripping away the clouds of doubt to realize a happiness that fills the skies.

Acceptance


Acceptance is a widely used term in every possible situation. As a human being, you need to accept things for how they are and ought to be. The beauty of acceptance is that the moment you live by that notion, life gets simpler. Simpler in a manner that helps you free yourself from expectations. Expectations that tie you down to a situation or a circumstance that doesn't really help you with your life's circumference.

Understanding the old age saying," God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference", Reinhold Niebuhr stated. Accepting things as they are is possibly the best gift you could give yourself.

Living your life to the fullest, while accepting things as they are, will help you work towards something that is greatest and will bring out the wisest. The wisest version of yourself that will take you through life, the farthest. 

The Constant Change


All things in this world are never constant. The only constant that we have is change. Change is what you must always embrace. Change for the better or worse. Either way, it’s the only inevitable thing that will be constant in your life.

While going through life with an immense amount of changes, one must understand that, detachment is key. Detachment doesn’t necessarily mean that you don’t care about living things. It simply means that you are detached in a manner that helps you balance your emotional well-being. You must always be prepared to accept the best or worst of things. The moment you open yourself to this notion and live by it, you will be able to live the life you always wanted to live.

This doesn’t mean that you can’t be compassionate and be there for people if need be. You still can do that to the fullest. But, detach yourself from the worldly emotions that can create a stir in your soul and make you feel like you are losing control. Detachment will help you bring peace within yourself. No expectations. No hesitations. Just taking things as they come - like a wave in the ocean - coming in slow motion.

Detachment, my dear, is your life’s true judgement.


Monday Mornings


One of them weird, eerie feelings right? It's Monday's psychology to tell you that 'IT'S ONLY JUST THE BEGINNING'. Beginning of the draggy week of never-ending occurrences of what we refer to as 'work'. That word work just makes me cringe you know. Did I just read your mind? I'm sure it makes most of you cringe as well. I have watched and read countless amounts of videos and blog posts on how positive thinking will help you go about accepting Mondays as if it's your best bud. That, my dear, is a false statement. If you take a look around, a majority of people, wake up and get their bum chums to work, to make a living. I mean, if we were given the choice and money was handed over to us FOC, I highly doubt we will be doing what we do on a daily basis. At least I know, I won't. Especially true in the case of working for other people. I mean, you're helping another individual live their dream. You may not share the same passion or vision but you just force yourself to wake up and make it up to work on a weekly basis. Mondays are basically a reminder for you to get you going in terms of what you don't even want to do. Us human beings live such pathetic lives sometimes.

I was reading this book called 'Mean Genes', just this morning with the hope that it would motivate me to be more passionate about work. Well, it didn't really motivate me in that aspect. However, it motivated me to get me thinking about why us humans do what we do. Sometimes it doesn't even make sense. Kudos to the authors for putting so much perspective into the writing of this book. If I ever meet these two, I'm sure to give them a tight handshake each.

Hopefully, there will be light at the end of the tunnel somewhere down the line where the world won't be dictated by how much you earn. Instead, I sincerely hope that the world will transform into a place where you will be able to live out your passions freely without any limitations that get in the way. We all live one life and I think it's fair to say that each one of us would like to indulge in true happiness it has to offer.

Happy Monday Peeps!

May it be better than you expected 😁