Picture Perfect Potential Prevails

                                                                                                                  - Ms. Manisha Varma

Ms. Manisha Varma is a Counselling Psychologist with over two decades of rich experience working with youth across the spectrum of psychological and wellbeing concerns.

Potential, a term often used to represent the face of our human experience. So, what is Potential?? Potential is a hidden seed of opportunity. If we go purely by the dictionary meaning, a chance or possibility that something will happen or exist in the future. This could happen as a part of an inbuilt quality in an individual, or taking an action to create a possibility for something in future.

When we refer to Potential, it has the feature of being 'Picture Perfect'. Again, by picture perfect, what is meant is ….flawless, an ideal. Potential is a seed filled with Purity, and is Untarnished and Boundless. That makes it 'Picture Perfect". And you know what? Each of us has a unique combination of various potentialities. But do you really get to realize it in your lifetime? Only if you are aware enough, that there are various seeds within you, waiting to get sprouted and bloom into an expression in the physical realm, which is exclusive and connected to other seeds around the world. What is meant here is, if only you are on an ongoing inner expedition, will you get in touch with the Purity of the seeds inside of you, in order to take action of any sort, if at all. For some of us, it could be just a recognition of Potential being present, which is enough for us to bloom as individuals. For others, it could be actioning through the Potential that would make the blooming relevant. Either which ways, if it brings a sense of faith in self and a trust in your efforts, then you have allowed it to prevail within you; and, consciously and subconsciously with others.

Also, this means that you could make relevant choices in where to engage; whether it would be towards observations or expressions of those seeds of possibilities, which drive you to be a certain way. This would again mean having lesser reliance on the outside world, to emboss a stamp on you for having potential. Why would you need validation of others, when you have learnt about yourself ? You have discovered what lies within you, which is really all that you would actually need for this lifetime. And, with your self-reliance, you get to inspire others as well to likewise explore their seeds of possibilities. Imagine how the world around you would shape up. People being contented, radiating the energy of joy and peace. Such a blissful outcome.

The question here is ….Do we really pay heed? We busy ourselves with looking at achievements of others and constant comparisons to people all across. To add to that, we may receive similar feedback from near and dear ones, 'Look at such and such person.....S/he has done/achieved/gathered so and so'. That's where the attention shifts. And, you are soon on the road to go downhill, since you have lost touch with the Pure seed inside of you. And if either you or someone doesn't remind you, that you have an exclusive set of seeds as well, you become blind to the ' Picture Perfect' space that could 'Prevail', forever within you.

In case you experience any confusions, here is what you can easily journal on a regular basis to bring more awareness.

1. Your understanding of the seeds of opportunity that exist within you.
2. The feedback from friends and relatives on the seeds they have observed which get actioned frequently.
3. The seeds you would want to action on in future.
4. The seeds you would just want to reserve to the private space of your heart to sense.(Remember, what you sense deeply, you inherently become in your dealing, without the need to take rigorous action plans).

5. The seeds that you admire in your role models and that inspire you to incorporate them within your being.
         

This kind of journaling itself will give you some sort of clarity into how you would actually bring the ' Picture Perfect' state. Reclaim your power by resorting to these reminder entries in your journal. And remember, it is not just the journal entries, but also a general awareness that You are "Picture Perfect" since "You Are". Your existence in itself is an indicator of pure potentiality, the richness of possibilities.

So sing on, there lies an Unlimited Song within you.✨💽