It all begins with an intense yearning, a burning desire. Deep within each of us, this desire exists from the very moment we enter the world. No one needs to instruct a tiny being in the womb on how to develop into a perfect baby; it simply knows and acts upon its burning desire to live. Observe a delicate plant breaking through the concrete, defying all odds. Even the tiniest ant fights for its survival. It possesses an inner strength, a will to live.
My mother was very young when she became pregnant with me. Those around her advised her to get rid of me, and she almost followed that path. However, while waiting in the doctor’s office, a woman passed by with her newborn baby. In that moment, my mother looked at the beautiful infant and abruptly left the clinic. Years later, she told me that she had chosen not to abort me because she felt my burning desire to live.
We have all experienced a moment when we felt an intense longing to pursue something that inspires us and fills us with vitality. So why do we often lose touch with our inner voice, the connection to our burning desire? Consider a newborn baby—it instinctively knows how to nurse without any instructions. The burning desire to survive and thrive compels the baby to hold onto the source of nourishment. This is the work of the inner voice or, in this case, instinct, guiding the newborn. Unfortunately, many of us have stopped listening to our inner voice. If we had continued to listen, we would be connected to our individual burning desires that drive us to seek nourishment and propel us toward our ultimate goal: happiness, which is everyone’s birthright.
My awakening began when my ex-partner left me for another woman. It brutally reminded me that I had lost myself long ago. Tired of being a victim of my own suffering, I made a decision to search for answers within myself. Reflecting on my journey, I have undergone an incredible transformation in the endless quest to rediscover my true self—the person I was before my identity became shaped by negative experiences. Due to my upbringing and education, my inner voice, that burning desire, was often suffocated by doubts, fears, and excuses that hindered my aspirations. Until that point, my steadfast belief had been that fulfilling desires and achieving dreams were reserved for the privileged few. But now, I yearned for change, and in that pursuit, I realized I needed to reconnect with my inner source and rediscover the person I was before external beliefs influenced me. I had to work on reshaping my self-concept and changing my way of thinking.
Now I comprehend that if I hadn’t possessed a burning desire for change, I wouldn’t be sharing my thoughts with you today. There comes a moment in life when you decide to seek the source of your unhappiness because deep down, you know that it’s not what you had envisioned. It is in that moment, accompanied by stress and the burning question of “why,” that an inner calling emerges. Your own voice calls out for awakening.
If you recognize yourself in what I am discussing, I am more than willing to share the realizations and techniques that have aided me on this highly personal journey of discovering truth and purpose, unraveling why we are here in the first place.