Lion King Wisdom

Do you know why everyone loves a good dream? Because in dreams peoples lives are exactly how they always pictured them: perfect job, drop dead gorgeous boyfriend/husband, breathtaking house and a closet that would make any woman green with envy. Then you hear the buzzing of your alarm clock and are forced to face reality, you work two part-time jobs so you can live in a one bedroom apartment, that drop dead gorgeous boyfriend/husband is only a character in a movie and you've seen shoe boxes bigger than your closet. The reason we try to escape into our dreams is because there no one is judging us, there are no expectations that have to be met, the past doesn't exist and we can be anything we want. Well here is the problem with that, you cannot run from your problems forever. Rafiki from The Lion King taught me that, "ah yes the past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it, or learn from it." Of course we all know what Simba did, he quit running from his past, took ownership of his mistakes and reclaimed his place as the rightful King of Pride Rock.

The past can be a daunting thing to try and overcome especially since not all of us have a crazy baboon hitting us on the head with a walking stick it's a bit harder for us to face our demons. But if there is one thing I've learned it's everything in your past, present and future will leave a mark. Some of those marks are visible, like the scar I will always have from getting my appendix removed. Then again there are those invisible marks that are a bit harder to explain; for instance, why I feel the need to be cold and uncaring when it comes to relationships. Both of these examples are from my past and I have learned from them; for a long time however, I ran from the fact that I am not a big relationship person because I find it extremely difficult to trust people. Running from your past only allows it to consume your future, so do what Simba did and stop running from your past, instead learn from it and allow it to make you a better more improved version of yourself.