How would you feel if you came to the irrefutable conclusion that you no longer needed the approval of anyone else? Like Anyone! What would it mean for your life? Could this change everything for you? Would the world look different? Feel different, maybe?
Take a step back and look at your life from the point of view of your choices. We all make choices, every single day, big and small. But, there are life choices that impact our lives more than we realized at the time. This blog is to inspire you to look at how those choices actually shaped your life as you know it.
This is something that I considered many, and I mean MANY, years ago but always had a crazy busy mind that just refused to be still. I wish that someone had handed me a list of top 10 meditation tips for beginners back then! But then something clicked in me. I started down this path of self-discovery and self-development which led me very organically to meditation. After practicing meditation for over 2 year I do not consider myself an expert on the subject however I do believe wholeheartedly in the benefits. It has become so important to me that I feel cheated if I go a day without it. The sense of calm and clarity that I get from meditation cannot be achieved through any other methods that I have tried.
I’ve learnt A LOT from my parents. Go figure, you might scoff. I mean, they did raise me! But, there’s so much more to it than that. I’m not just talking about a casual nod to making sure I am clothed and fed, or that I don’t walk out in front of cars. I am talking about the fundamental lessons that have made me who I am. The foundations that have given me my love of life. I think these two rather special people need to be recognized for providing me with this guidance for a good life. So, here is some of the wisdom they have shared with me over the years!
We are so in tune with what we want in life. All the ‘things’. But, how often do we actually consider the who in the big picture of our lives? The who that we are, and the future self that we get to choose. Life is so multi-faceted but, too often, we are living more of a one-dimensional version of the life we should be living. I want to talk about, instead of just accepting life as it is, you consciously decide who your future self is going to be.
We all love a good quote, but to me they are more than just moments of inspiration. When you get quotes like the one’s I’ve listed below they are more like ‘Ah ha’ moments. They are gold nuggets that get you to think deeply about life. And, they are inspiration to live your best life. Here are the life lesson’s I have taken from this selection of quotes.
This blog is intended to help those who need to forgive themselves for being anything ‘less than’. Forgiving our injustices towards ourselves. We set the bar so high for ourselves, don’t you think? And, I know, you could say that’s a good thing. But, the issue here is we often set it too high. Just, just out of reach. And, we set ourselves up for repeated disappoint because of this. This is where the need to practice self-compassion comes in.
Remember when you were a kid and there was that one kid that you gravitated towards? They were the funny one, the one that didn’t seem to give a damn what anyone thought of them. They showed the world that they weren’t giving up on their own identity for anything. Sadly, in way too many cases this is more for show, with an insecurity hidden beneath it all. But, that kid was holding on to their sense of identity for all that they were worth, as they should! And, us bystanders to their freedom, wished to have that confidence in who we were too.
It’s time to give the humble hobby some recognition. As I learn and growth through this Personal Growth journey I am on I uncover hidden gems like ‘the hobby!’ An overlooked and underappreciated contributor to our overall happiness! Cynical? Hear me out.
My personal growth has meant learning to stop playing it small. That means learning to put myself out into the world, to stop holding myself back. But my wings are not capable yet, they are still growing. Sometimes it feels like an unscalable mountain. But, there is no starting line and finishing line for Personal Growth, is there? And each new hurdle comes with challenges and risks that stir up fears.
