I am always on the lookout for quotes, affirmations and
songs that speak for me and put into words what I may not be able to find on my
own. I came across an article that spoke
of the song "Colors of the wind"
from the movie Pocahontas. I have watched
it many times, and it happens to be one of my favorite tunes from the movie, but when it is
broken down as the writer of the article did, you can see how the song pertains
to our lives and gives us hope by showing us the positive side of nearly everything.
Here is my take on it.
"She goes
wherever the wind takes her" - Kekata
This really speaks to me and my personality; I am a wanderer by nature
and long to travel the world in search of adventure, knowledge and
experience. I have a tattoo on my left
forearm that says dreamer; it is who I am. I was never one to follow the pack,
and this phrase is a reminder to me when
I feel I need to conform. The words offer me the courage to stand on my own.
"He wants me to be stead like the river, but it's not
steady at all." - Pocahontas
Oh, how many times I have heard this phrase spoken directly
to me. People are under the assumption
that you must be what everyone else is, follow the path drawn out for you and
do not create a wrinkle in the plan, or in this case do not upset the calm of
the river. Pocahontas knows that they do
not see what she does, the possibilities and hope in the ever-changing water, and in the world.
"Listen with your
heart, you will understand" - Grandmother Willow
Our hearts know the truth; it is the one part of us that we
have a hard time following, because we do not trust it. We look instead for more logical explanations or follow pre-written
plans instead of what we feel to be right.
By not going with what we believe, we find sadness and a loss of faith
in our capabilities as a person.
"You think the only people who are people, are the
people ho look and think like you. But, if you walk the footsteps of a
stranger, you'll learn things you never knew you never knew. - Pocahontas
We are taught growing up to conform; that certain people are
different and therefore, should not be trusted.
There is no real rhyme or reason for this, only what has been handed
from generation to generation. If we are
given the chance though, we would be surprised what is right in front of us
that could not be seen before.
There are many more of these snippets of a song, but the
main idea is this, no matter what is thrown at us throughout the course of a
day or week, step back for a moment and try to see what is really going
on. Are you being challenged in some
way? Is what you are doing what your
heart tells you is right? This is where the positive thinking comes
into play. It is in these moments that
we must believe in ourselves, and we are capable of.
Positive thoughts, even if found within a song, poem, or
over heard in another conversation is good for us. It brings us to the place we need to be and reminds
of all that is possible, if we only believe in ourselves.
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