Faith gradually began to enter my life, accumulating almost imperceptibly, like a gradient, through various sources—music, literature, films, random sounds, and my own reflections. It’s important to note that I’m not talking here about religious faith. Although there’s a lot to be said about that as well, right now I am referring to a simpler and more accessible manifestation—faith in a better future, faith that hardships are temporary, and that the future brings new opportunities. This is more about our positive perception of reality and about how our thoughts and beliefs can actually influence the outcome of events. Over time, I began to realize that faith becomes a crucial tool for moving forward despite the trials of life.
All of this became especially clear during the period when I lost Masha. At that time, I found myself in complete uncertainty, with no sense of direction—I didn’t know how to keep living, how to move forward, or what to strive for. I didn’t even understand what goals were: how to set them, which ones were achievable, and how to pursue them. It seemed pointless to even try. These questions completely consumed me, and it was precisely faith in a better future that helped me find answers and maintain confidence that there was light ahead.
As time passed, I realized that when you have a goal in front of you, the first step towards achieving it is believing that it is actually attainable. Faith became that very tool that helped me move forward, even when it seemed like my life was falling apart.
From 2009 to 2011, I faced numerous challenges coming at me from all sides. These challenges would sometimes press down on me, but it was my faith in their solvability and achievability that helped me stay calm and confident that I would manage. I learned to believe in myself and kept going even when the world around me seemed unstable.
And it really worked. I stayed afloat even during moments when everything around me was collapsing. This feeling of faith largely determined my actions. One of the key moments on this journey was my acquaintance with Nadya. At that time, our company was falling apart, but faith helped me stay afloat, continue getting new orders, and keep working despite the lack of stable employment.
And it really worked. I managed to stay afloat, even when everything was falling apart around me. This feeling of faith largely determined my actions. One of the pivotal moments on this path was the breakup of our company. Faith helped me hold on, find new contracts, and keep working despite the absence of stability.
And so, thanks to this faith, I met Nadya during a time when the company I worked for had dissolved and I was out of a job. Despite all the external difficulties, I felt confident. We immediately found common ground, and she supported my outlook on life. You could say that meeting her became an important milestone in my understanding that faith is not just a spiritual concept, but a real tool that helps you overcome life’s difficulties and keep moving forward.
But when the catastrophic events of the fall of 2011 began, I noticed that they were preceded by my own depressed mood. The loss of faith that things would turn out well was replaced by the feeling that everything was only going to get worse. And that’s exactly what happened. At some point, I began to see a direct link between what I was expecting and what was actually happening. This realization became a turning point in my perception.
The key element of this shift came in 2013. That year, I pulled myself together and literally forced myself to believe that things would start to improve. And indeed, after that, my life gradually began to get better. This experience taught me that it’s dangerous to expect bad things, because our expectations really do influence reality. You should always strive to expect the best, simply because it actually increases the chances of a positive outcome.
It has been proven—and I have tested this on myself—that positive expectations increase the likelihood that things will turn out well, and reduce the chances of negative scenarios coming true.
