Conscious and present in 2022.

Somewhere in the past, I learned from my psychoanalyst that the change we want to see in the world starts with us. After a few good years of therapy, I was still complaining about others “who didn't change”. One day, in the middle of the session, she moved her chair and I had to reposition myself to continue seeing her. “I just moved an object and you had to move, get out of inertia,” she told me.

We don't have the power to change anyone but we are social, relational beings, and any change in us generates a new stimulus in the people around us. But change is not an easy journey, mainly because we live on autopilot - 90% of our everyday decisions are made unconsciously.

How can we de-automate our existence? Living with attention and awareness of our choices and attitudes, present in the present, one day at a time, remembering that we are not islands or the center of the world.

According to the old African word Ubuntu, "I am what I am for what we are"

Do you want a better moment than the here and now of the new year for you to exercise respect, curiosity and interest in those around you? It is time to observe, listen actively, create real bonds with people and, from these bonds, build a relationship of love that leads to mutual growth.

Try to understand and learn from those who think differently from you. Your truth is no better or worse than anyone else's. It is the result of the story you've lived so far. And your point of view is just the view from the point where you see reality.

Be smart: ask, reflect, argue, debate, but don't be afraid or ashamed to change your mind.

Do not settle or conform to injustice, inequality, intolerance and corruption.

Get out of the anesthesia and alienation you live in. Break walls and build bridges.

Life is a breath and you didn't come into the world for a ride. So, live intensely as if you were going to die tomorrow but learn, act and transform intensely as if you were going to live forever.

Share your time with joy and generosity.

#FairCause

I am?Neivia Justa, awarded and recognized Brazilian businesswoman, mother of?Luiza?and?Julia, two teenager girls, jornalist, entrepreneur, influencer, teacher, mentor, consultant and?connector of purposeful leaders who think, communicate and act in a conscious, diverse, inclusive and innovative way to guarantee a sustainable future for all.

Article originally published in Portuguese on 01/03/22: https://mais.opovo.com.br/colunistas/neivia-justa/2022/01/03/consciente-e-presente-em-2022.html