Visionaries are Activists Who Think About the Future with Imagination, Wisdom, and Logic

I’ve never considered myself an activist…but I think I can now.  I’ve experienced the most challenging times this last year of my life.  Every thought of myself, my values, and my beliefs have been purposely demolished.  It was the ultimate self-esteem challenge I’ve ever put myself through, and there were challenges that I did not overcome in the best way, but my successes far outweighed any growth opportunities.  I examined every benefit, red flag, and growth opportunity I knew of myself, processed all my compliments and critiques throughout my life, and verified whether I agreed with the person.  I found that I had limited the expansiveness of who I could be because I was shrinking who I was from moment to moment.  I can no longer do that.  

This week, I am starting a series highlighting some of the things going on in the broader world and providing insights on how to look beyond much of the discourse happening in our current culture and make personal choices about how to organize life in a way that brings you into a space peace and fulfillment. I have conversations with people who truly want to see a change in the world but are unsure how to do it. The more we become polarized, the less we can think outside of the box; that is where my activism resides.  

According to the Cambridge Dictionary, activism is “the use of direct and noticeable action to achieve a result, usually a political or social one.”  This definition is nice because it does not describe what kind of action it was as long as it is “direct and noticeable.”  From my standpoint, I can admit that for most of my life, I thought of action only as a political or social, but this definition implies that it is “usually” this way, leaving the door open for more forms of activism.

Living in a different environment illuminated the fact that I was exhausted.  I’ve spent most of my adulthood in the US, and being away from it has helped me realize the bubble I allowed myself to be in all these years.  I’ve spent most of my adult life putting myself into boxes, compartmentalizing my life, and not making room for creativity.  Becoming a Professional Organizer was where I learned that I have a gift for it, and it allows my brain to be creative, but as I got to know my clients, personal things came up for me, and it forced me to confront all of the things that I boxed and compartmentalized.  It also showed me that as much as I love to organize, I was at a high risk of burning out because I never created boundaries around defining where my work ended, and home life began. I found that I was hoarding things in my inner self and trying to chase after an existence I was not meant for.  All the boxes and compartments that looked organized turned out to be junk that needed to be sorted, and decisions needed to validate whether it was truly junk and discard the rest.  Living in a different country expanded this inner review and helped me understand what it means to be a global citizen.

We are much more than our things, and in the grand scheme of things, on an individual level, we are not that important.  However, that does not diminish the fact that there are things that bring us fulfillment and joy.  Life may get challenging, but setting intentions for what you want to do in this life for the well-being of yourself and others has a much more significant impact on the world than you.  Being authentic creates a domino effect:  when you engage in actions that align with your uniqueness, others will see it and hopefully become inspired by how you think outside the box.  

I want to challenge the Oxford Dictionary's definition of visionary because I can. Oxford states that a visionary “thinks about or plans the future with imagination or wisdom.” Still, I’d like to propose that futurist thinking is about imagination, wisdom, AND logic because that is where the magic happens.

Please click this link to get updates on how I am creating change through my activism in addition to the reasons below:

• You are a visionary seeking support with organizing the different parts of your life so that you have more time to create change through your activism

• Feel like you need change in life and don’t know where to start

• You have a vision but have anxiety or doubts due to the fear of failure

• Interested in exchanging services/bartering

Outside of this blog, I am working on ways to create a space free of judgment for those wanting to do something different. Let's work together to make this happen. There are so many ways outside of Reiki and meditation that I can help with, as I am sure that all of you have several skills and talents. Let’s work together to create the worlds we wish to live in.