Shake it off...

Inspired by the song “Shake it out” so elegantly sung by Florence and the Machines, I decided to truly think about what the song could mean to a singular person. Despite being a very catchy song, it has a depth of meaning that anyone could learn from.

And it’s hard to dance with a devil on your back

So shake him off

 We all go through some form of struggle at some point in our lives and wonder how we will ever make it through. We all have demons that we wish we could run from, that we wish we could shake off. What stops us from shaking the devil off our back? Is it that we are standing too close to the forest for us to see the trees? Are we scared of what we might find when we start to tackle our problems? Or is it just plain laziness? Is it a lack of energy to make our lives better for ourselves?

This inspiring song emphasises how one’s problems will never magically disappear. It speaks of how one has to expel some form of energy to get to a happy place. Shake it off, dance it off, smile the sadness away and most importantly you have to be the change that you want in your life. The poison in your life will not dissipate unless you make the conscious effort to suck it out. Humans tend to feel sorry for themselves when something terrible happens, instead of focusing on how much they have grown from each struggle they have been through. The secret is to look at everything like a daring adventure or a puzzle that you have to set right. You can look at yourself as someone who is affected by change or you can look at yourself as someone, who implements change for the better, and does so in a constant manner.

So the real questions is…how do you choose to shake it out today?