08/04/2019
You ever see me, and see the big smile on my face, and the welcoming attitude, the generosity I offer others, and the passion to create something magnificent? You know the truth is, I don't even have to try to be these ways; they've all just been tormented into me. Let me explain.
All my life, I have had one traumatic moment after another, and all these traumatic moments have had blessings inside of them. And no one knows the traumatic moments in my life, because I don't advertise those moments. I don't take pride in being a victim! But I take pride in what all these traumatic moments have taught me, and the blessings I have found in them. There's two lenses I could look through.
There's the lens of victimhood; the filter of seeing the world around me as a dangerous place, and scaring me to not take chances in this world. This is the lens a lot of people see the world through who have been through only 1/4 of what I have been through. Yeah, I got hurt a lot, but I have never been broken!
Then there's the lens of creation; the filter to see the opportunities I could add to others' lives, or in my immediate environment. This is the place where all the trauma, the torment, the torture, and the constant pain have created, in me, compassion, love, ambition, drive, inspiration, and creativity; all without having to pretend to be these ways. They just are, due to the circumstances that I've been through, and that lens of creation I CHOOSE to see the world through.
One of the biggest fads out there is this "Law of Attraction" fad. You know, what you focus your mind on, you attract to you. Yeah, that fad. But no one really knows how to use it properly. That's because the LOA isn't the only universal law. There's also the "Law of Balance" (aka the law of nature).
The law of balance states that nature is about balance, and everything is nature, including myself and everyone else. And because I have suffered trauma, torment, torture, and pain, doesn't mean that it's not going to balance out. In fact, as soon as these moments happened, they have already balanced themselves out. Because as soon as I was tormented by life, it immediately created in me compassion, a deeper love, stronger ambition, deeper drive, and a passion for inspiring others. But if I choose to look through the victim lens, I will never see these gifts. But because I choose to see through the creation lens, this is why I am the way that I am.
All my love to you all. May you know that I am sincere and deep, and driven to see others succeed in life - even if that means sacrificing myself to see them do it. Because that's a gift I was given by the universe, one that you just can't fake, unless you've lived what I loved through.
All my Love,
Ryan Bogdewic
