Everything is awesome!

It’s been a few days since the last time I posted. I’ve recently came back to Israel after a long trip in Germany, and I’m having a little bit of fun before setting up my ‘roots’.
I just finished watching the recent LEGO movie, and I must admit that though I was reluctant to see it, thinking it might be just another children’s movie, I really liked it and highly recommend watching it.
Stay with me, it’s not just a movie review…
The LEGO movie begins with Emmett, just the most ordinary Lego construction worker man. Emmett wakes up in the morning, and follows his instruction manual, he says “good morning city”, brushes his teeth, takes a shower, goes to work, watches “where are my pants?” On TV and sings the popular song “everything is awesome” along with all other law abiding LEGO city citizens. Little did Emmett know, that he is designated by a prophecy, told by a black Gandolf wannabe, to save the entire LEGO universe, because he is “the special one”.
The movie can be a bit corny “like a cat poster”, but it has a lot of insight as well as criticism for our brainwashed society. For those who still want to watch it, I don’t want to give any spoilers. However, the movie goes out against our tendency to follow the rules blindly without any original thought. Too often I see and meet people constrained by what they have been told by others, and worse by themselves, about what they can of cannot do. Often this leads to stagnation, unrealised potential and general unfulfillment. The problem is when people are unfulfilled or unsatisfied, they’re not necessarily in enough pain to make a change, so they get stuck. Stuck in a boring job, working on someone else’s dream. Stuck in an unhealthy relationship, keeping themselves and their partner unhappy. They might be stuck with unhealthy habits of overeating, malnutrition, smoking, drinking or depression. The thing is, as the movie suggests, we’re all special, we can all build and craft amazing things, if we allow ourselves, and overcome our fears. In order to do so, we need to realise what we truly want in life, and be honest with ourselves regarding where we actually are, and how we actually are.
We need to stop listening to what others told us, and we must repeat what is true “the past does not equal the future” (Tony Robbins). Sure, if you keep using the same strategies over and over again, don’t expect different results, that would be insanity. However, don’t dismiss challenges to change your life for the better with “it’s never going to work”, “what’s the use in trying”. Rather ask yourself: “have I really got something to lose?”, “Is my life, the way I’m living them today, what I deserve?”
If you decided that you deserve more, but still feel insecure about actually achieving what you yearn for, start challenging yourself, pick something you’re scared to do but shouldn’t, something for which the fear is mostly in your head, and set yourself up with a challenge to go and do it, make it specific and set a deadline. Go live YOUR LIFE, instead of living it for others, or your fears. Eventually, everything can be awesome, and you’re special, but only if you believe and only if you dare to OWN it!