We often feel restlessness within. It is different from anger, anguish, and anxiety. It is not triggered by unhappiness but rather a feeling that even though most things in life are in place, something is missing. We may not realise it, but it is a restlessness from within to move to a higher level in life.

When understood and managed correctly, it can guide and propel us to dimensions of life we may not have explored or believed we are capable of achieving.

We were not born for mediocrity. Even though we may have succeeded in the eyes of others, if we have not excelled in our own eyes we will be left with a feeling of restless incompleteness. Restlessness drives us to achieve our potential.

We work for a good quality of life and even though we may have achieved a basic level of comfort, we feel the inner urge for something more meaningful and purposeful. Restlessness urges us to explore a better understanding of ourselves and the world.

Often we reach remarkable levels through our dedication and hard work. Our mind starts finding comfort in the newfound space and before we know it, our achievement becomes our bondage. Restlessness shakes us out of our complacency to strive for setting better standards for ourselves and the world.

Challenges shape us but can often weigh us down if we don’t find the right way out. Restlessness makes us go deep within to tap into our imagination and to find creative solutions to seemingly impossible situations.

There are times we want to do something, we know it is the right thing for us to do, we are willing to commit ourselves, and yet, we are unable to find clarity. Restlessness forces us to discover the path for ourselves and make decisions we weren’t willing to consider earlier.

A bird in a golden cage, being fed the finest food is always restless, its natural instinct is to fly with freedom. When we are confined, we too get restless because, in essence, we are free-spirited and unbound. Restlessness is our system telling us that it is time to break free from our own limitations.

And when we heed the voice of restlessness and surpass our physical, emotional, and intellectual limitations, we will realise that our real restlessness is to discover the Infinite within and live at a higher level of consciousness.

(Picture – Coast of Vancouver)