Still Breathing: A Raw Talk On Rising After Disappointment

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Still Breathing: A Raw Talk On Rising After Disappointment

by Bobby Dsouza

Type

talks

Activity

Meditation

Suitable for

Everyone

Plays

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This is for the person who is worn out and quietly wondering if trying again is even worth it. Disappointment cuts deep. It shakes your self-belief and makes everything ahead feel pointless. This is not therapy. It is one honest voice speaking directly to yours. A real conversation about what disappointment reveals, why failure is not the end, and how to find the courage to move forward when you feel broken. As long as you are breathing, you are not done. If your best efforts have felt wasted and hope feels far away, this talk is for you. Listen when you need a moment of truth — and the permission to begin again.

Resilience Self Motivation Overcoming Rejection Hope Self Reflection Support Personal Growth Positive Affirmations Resilience Building Hope In Adversity Seeking Support

Meet your Teacher

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Meet your Teacher

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Transcript

Feels like it's not working out. One after another, Rejections. Seems like the sand is moving beneath your feet. Things you expected are not turning up. People you expected it from, Even they are letting you down. Sucks, Right? I want you to know, It happens. Shit happens. In fact, A lot of time, We have no idea why it happens. In fact, Life is mysterious, You know. There are many things we don't understand. Why did somebody so wonderful, So beautiful leave? Why did somebody so youthful, So vibrant lose her life? Why did all the efforts that you put in not work out? Why did someone very close to you say things you never expected? Sometimes when you don't feel a sense of hope, When you don't know where the roads will lead. In moments like these, My friend, You got to lift up your eyes and tell yourself this. If I am alive, If I am breathing, There is still a chance. Yes, I crashed. Yes, I hit the ground a number of times. Yes, I feel my effort has been futile, Has been wasted. Things have not been working out for long. But my friend, If I am alive, If you are alive, There is still a chance to try again. This is actually not the end. This is not destruction. It feels like destruction, I know. But there is a time for restoration and it could be now. There is a time for grace to come in. There is a time for you to lift up your eyes and tell yourself this isn't over yet. Dust yourself off. Remove the dirt from your collar. Do that right now. Wipe those tears. Yes, I mean it, My friend. Drink a glass of water, Wipe those tears. Look in the mirror and tell yourself it's all going to work out. Don't give up yet. I know you would say I don't know how, I don't know when. But I want to tell you, My friend, I know it will. It will work out. It has worked out for me and I know it has worked out for you earlier too. It will work out now as well. Give it some time. Tell yourself, As I tell myself, I will not let that fire within me die. I will not let that faith within me die. I will not let those abilities, Those talents, Those experiences that I built, The gifts that I got, I will not let it be buried in my sorrow and pain. I will use it now, Even now. Do you say yes? Yes, There are things you don't know how to handle. But I do know this, Doors will open up if you don't give up. If I don't give up. Today, I put in the effort. Tomorrow, I don't know whether it will happen or not. But today I know this. It will work out in ways I don't understand. So for now, I will put in the efforts. I will do the good work. I will sow the good seeds. You know, I know this. In the process of doing this, Of hustling, When I don't see breakthrough inside, I know this, That I am in the process. I am becoming better. I am developing a character shaped by the furnace of testing. Know that. My friend, You will come out on the other side. I promise you. You will see the light in the darkness. I will see the light in the darkness. Roads in the dense jungle that seems to never end, Will show up small puny pathways to the highway. You know, Situations may look like a ferocious lion roaring right on your face. But I tell myself, I am a ferocious creature. I am like the storm holding on waiting for my time. I am the river waiting for the dam to open. And you tell yourself that I am a ferocious creator. I am a ferocious creature. I am like the storm holding on waiting for my time. I am the river waiting for the dam to open. And when it opens, I will gush out. My breakthrough is right around the corner. I know I may feel messy. I may not know what to do. I will seek help if I need to. I will reach out if I need to. I will talk to someone if I need to. What about you? Will you seek help if you need to? Will you reach out if you need to? Will you talk to someone if you need to? Because I am going to do that. Will you? Now tell yourself this while I tell myself this. I won't stay down for too long. Situations, Challenges, Difficulties, Problems, Fear, Doubt, Rejections. You cannot hold me down for too long. Let's repeat that again. Situations, Challenges, Difficulties, Problems, Fear, Doubt, Rejections. You cannot hold me down for too long. Because I am bigger than this. I am unbreakable. I am unstoppable. I know it sounds cliche, Right? You have heard this before. But that's your truth. That's my truth. I am unbreakable. You are unbreakable. You are unstoppable. You may not feel like that but that's your truth. That's my truth. And before I go let me remind you. Come closer. Listen. A new day is coming. A light is coming. The seeds that you planted in the mud that did not show up for so long. Slowly you will start seeing puny little plants show up. And they will grow in. Remember a new day is coming. A light is coming. Keep walking. Keep hustling. Keep working. Keep doing the good work. Don't give up. Don't lose faith. Keep believing. Change your ways if you need to. But don't change your dreams. Keep going my friend. Keep shining. It will all work out. Thank you.