The good idea

One should never underestimate the power of a good idea. It is life-changing to have an encounter with a good idea. Its effects are irreversible and its benefits irrefutable.

A good idea is a highly infectious virus with no cure, that will destroy all fallacious beliefs in its host’s mind. I learned this when a good idea hit me at a time when my life was a mess. I had just experienced a painful setback and I naively believed that my world had come to a standstill, yet my life was about to take a much better direction.

This was the good idea that hit me: to be an author. I made this decision at a very difficult time in my life, and following this vision was like signing up for years of trouble, but I still did so. I was fully convinced that this was a good idea; the best idea of my lifetime. It felt like falling in love: you know that what you are doing is right, even in the face of so much opposition.

The fallacious beliefs that this good idea destroyed in my mind are too many to recall, and the number grows by the day. The closest to memory is the belief I had of my life’s worth. I had no idea that I was worth as much as I am now, and I underestimated my own value in the world. My way with words entertains, educates, inspires, uplifts and motivates people around the world to love life and improve the way they live, and that brings me so much joy.

This good idea became a constant reminder, to not let what my life’s circumstances said about me at the time determine what I said about myself. Whenever life and the people in it hurt me, I knew that no one else had the power to kill my dreams but myself, and I never gave up on them. Though it might feel as if you are groping in the dark, you should never stop looking for answers. No matter how dark the hour, the light switch you need might just be a single step away.