Blog — Unity Amidst Diversity

Pain is growth, though it may not feel like it. Pain stems from our experiences and perceptions - i.e. feeling lonely, not being seen, rejection - but manifests in different ways - i.e. depression, sadness, anger, frustration. Learning where our manifestations of pain stem from enables us to cultivate a deeper relationship with it. Pain brings us closer to finding our truth – allowing us to peel back the layers of conditioning, programming, and trauma. It enables us to feel the depth of our own lived human experience, and heal. With this acceptance, we are able to see pain as beautiful and human, and feel the catharsis that pain elicits.

I want to go beyond simply accepting pain, I want to embrace it like it is my child, but also hold boundaries with it, as I would with my child. Pain, for me, is a catalyst for creation, only if I do not fall so deep into the trenches of it. So, when I am at my lowest, I allow myself to cry – with a resounding sense of peace and hope – and then release, slowly digging myself out of the trench to see the light and feel the lightness.

Through continuing this process, I know its purpose – I am growing, I am being cleansed, and I will be rebirthed after each period of pain into a newer, more authentic version of myself. A version that I can accept more lovingly, even if it less accepted by the world around me.

In our purest form, we are broken due to our nature/nurture, and conditioning and programming. And nothing about this is wrong in any way. Being broken can open us up to the most beautiful possibilities. And if we could all come together to revel in our mutual brokenness, imagine what we could create.

Imagine having the deepest understanding of your truth and insecurities and where they stem from, and having space to express that in an open forum. Imagine laying all your cards out on the table and having someone do this for you in return. Imagine understanding others’ truths as coming from a place of themselves - their conditioning and programming - and not you. You’d be cleansed and free to express yourself, knowing that it’s only your own thoughts (not others’ perceptions of you) that can bring you down.

Now, imagine using these insecurities and expression of self and truth as a propelling force for action - how we could shape cultures and the world with this new inbuilt tolerance system. When we do our inner work, we can organically improve others’ wellbeing, as we begin to approach conversations from a place of compassion and empathy. When we come from a humble place of knowing ourselves, with the higher level understanding that nothing is actually right or wrong and that there is no black and white, we can be shifters.

If I had to have one life purpose, it would be to create this space for myself and people, simply thru my being! I have fallen short many times, getting caught in the day to day hustle & bustle and movement. But this is why this it is a purpose with no timeline - I will continue to refine myself to be the most inclusive, best version of me and channel this energy to empower others to be the most authentic versions of themselves. So we can naturally create a world in which we feel more comfortable to live in.