Breaking that Vicious Cycle

 

Breaking that Vicious Cycle

Care to discuss about the VICIOUS CYCLE OF LIFE ? Much as we want to avoid discussing the VICIOUS CYCLE OF LIFE, the truth is, the harsh realities in life triggers many things to through the VICIOUS CYCLE OF LIFE over and over again.

Call it deja vu,

Have you been into the same dire situation, dire straits several times and probably numerous times ? Well, been there and done that but before we know it, we would admit it's deja vu all over again.

What will it take to break that vicious cycle ? Well, it takes multifarious steps to take, requiring gargantuan efforts no less. Not just lip service that "this thing shall pass". Indeed, that "thing shall pass" but before you now it, that same problem haunts you back all over again, sometimes pushing you to the verge of breaking your spirit.

Primus inter pares. First among equals. Much like working in a QA environment, you need to run a 'DEFECT ANALYSIS'. Where is that DEFECT ? Where is that WEAKEST LINK ? Where is that BREAKING POINT ?

Don't be daunted because you may not have to look far. For all you know, that DEFECT, that WEAKEST LINK, that BREAKING POINT is right within you. Could be your self-discipline [or the lack of it]. Could be your habits [and that includes the not-so-good]. Could be your parasitism, that chronic and irrational dependence on something which you dont have control anyway. Could be your being a risk-taker [or the sheer lack of it].

Once you have pinned down that RCA [root cause analysis] and identified that very DEFECT of your vicious cycle, correct your DEFECT, rectify it. If you need to change yourself overnight, JUST DO IT ! And more often than now, you may have to take own the most difficult pill to swallow. As a tactical [instead of a strategic] move, you may even need to take one or two steps backwards before you attempt to take a step forward.

Turning around takes more than words, more than guts, more than the number of kampais you are hostaged to. Prayers can help. Faith can help too. But those are drops in the bucket. For you to break that vicious cycle, you got to take life seriously and push yourself to resonate this message to you: that you don't want to get trapped [all over again into that vicious cycle]. Never again because there's no turning back.