Right here it’s, yet another blog post inspired by a song from Celine Dion. The music in query is “Taking Chances,” which is a single from the 2007 album of the identical title. Other than being one other highly effective ballad that we got here to know and love from Celine (I’m positively on a Celine Dion kick, it’s what it’s), the music has lyrics that ask questions and encourage introspection:
However, what do you say to taking possibilities,
What do you say to leaping off the sting?
By no means understanding if there’s stable floor beneath
Or a hand to carry, or hell to pay
What do you say
What do you say“Taking Probabilities” by Celine Dion
There are a whole lot of methods to interpret the message of that music however immediately, I’d wish to share how that music connects to our psychological well being and the way typically, taking possibilities might be very difficult.
Earlier this week I wrote about challenges of complacency when it comes to our mental health. I’m not one for being complacent, however I additionally don’t suppose that we must always view complacency in a simplistic method. Individuals work very onerous to construct, or preserve, a wholesome perspective towards psychological well being and wellness. There’s a distinction between changing into complacent, and sticking with sure issues as a result of they’ve been useful to your psychological well being.
I do know choices might be extra sophisticated than that, however I feel it’s an vital level to boost. Complacency can happen once we’re snug with the place we’re, regardless of alternatives to enhance that standing. Not wanting to surrender psychological stability doesn’t qualify as being complacent — a minimum of in the best way we perceive it. There’s a nuance to complacency that must be acknowledged, nevertheless it doesn’t excuse every part.
All of this leads me to the music I discussed at the start of this put up. There are a number of methods to interpret the message of this music; it might be about taking possibilities in love, with {our relationships}, with making modifications to our lives, and many others. But it surely’s onerous for me to consider taking possibilities within the context of my psychological well being. So many people have spent years making an attempt to get higher, to discover a place of security and stability. Even when there’s a risk of creating our conditions higher, there’s a worry that we gained’t take a step ahead. And what’s much more nerve-wracking is in that try, we may truly take just a few steps again.
However I feel that there’s a facet of taking possibilities that we don’t at all times discuss. After I take an opportunity to enhance my psychological well being, I don’t wish to be afraid. If that likelihood doesn’t work out, I would like to have the ability to return to the place I used to be. Anxiousness, despair and different psychological diseases have the flexibility to create false narratives inside ourselves and if we fall into the behavior of listening to them, they’ll make us really feel like each likelihood not taken is an enormous failure.
I wish to take extra possibilities, however an enormous a part of that’s making ready for the likelihood that the possibility may not work for me. And that’s okay. We gained’t succeed on a regular basis however, little by little, we are going to develop in methods which might be significant and make our lives richer. So what do you say?
Taking possibilities isn’t at all times as simple because it sounds. What are some causes that cease you from taking an opportunity on one thing? Why do you suppose others may do the identical? I’d love to listen to your ideas!
