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Who Are You, Really?
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I think we can all attest to times in our lives when we have not been ourselves. Can you think back to a specific time this happened? What was it that made you feel like you couldn't be yourself?
The most courageous thing a person can do is live an authentic life. Authenticity is unmistakable. It's refreshing, inspiring and extends a helping hand by reminding and inviting us to drop our pretenses and be who we are. Why you may ask? Because it comes from the heart, which has a language of its own, and is why we can be moved to tears, overwhelmed with joy or saddened with sorrow. In essence, it's about truth and whenever we hear or see it, it reaches out and touches us.
Yet we seldom live from this space on a daily basis or even ever. Why? Perhaps somewhere along the line we got the message it wasn't safe to be ourselves; somehow we felt inferior or inadequate. It could have stemmed from a traumatic experience, past rejection or from the limiting beliefs we carry around about who we are. Since we can't quite accept these weaknesses within ourselves, we can hardly imagine that someone else might too. So we learn to hide from ourselves and others and pretend to be more than we are.
The fact of the matter is we all have a yearning to tell our story and be loved for who we are. We are all imperfect beings with faults, failures and flaws of our own. Yet in order for us to become more of who we are, we first need to reclaim all that we are. In a strange and mystical way, once we recognize and accept the totality of ourselves, we grow more comfortable with ourselves and therefore more comfortable being ourselves with others.
Ultimately, when we are willing to take the risk and be our true selves, we'll find most people are relieved and delighted to know us. We become human now that we know we share some of the same fears. You'll definitely recognize when you're in conversation with someone like this because you'll open up and be yourself. It's as if you silently say to yourself, Phew, I can be totally be myself and not be judged. Ahh, how refreshing and you really connect. Now that's authentic!
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Go ahead, enjoy it, you're worth it!
Let Your Light Shine
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I am a student of life right along side of you. Letting my own light shine comes through sharing my stories and insights with you, so thank you. Everything I write comes from my heart, which has allowed me to become more of who I really am. The fact of the matter is, I used to despise this side of myself and my limiting beliefs went something like this, I am too deep, heavy in thought, a downer to be around and people don't want to hear it so keep quiet. With some practice though, I've come to appreciate and accept this side of myself rather than fight it. I've also realized in my quest to figure things out and be my most authentic self, I need to continually learn and challenge myself and beliefs. It isn't easy and it doesn't happen over night, but it sure has been worth it and so I'll keep on trying and I urge you to do the same too.
1) Surround yourself with people who want to see you shine and encourage you to be your best self.
2) Similarly, help others to be their best self by encouraging and listening to them too.
3) Every day reveal something new about yourself, whether it be through words or actions. After all, everything do and don't do says something about us.
4)Go within or go without. Sit in solitude more. Learn to enjoy your own company and understand yourself.
5) Be courageous enough to ask for what you really want and need from your partner, friends, boss, etc.
6) Sit down with someone you trust and play the game "Who Am I". With each of you taking turns, continually ask the person across from you, who are you, for as long as you can and remember to suspend all judgment. You might just learn a few things about yourself once you get past the obvious ones such as lover, friend, brother, sister, employee etc
7)Be more curious by your thoughts and feelings than frightened. It's through understanding ourselves that we learn to accept ourselves.
8) Figure out what things you can do each day to stay true to yourself.
9) Listen to your inner voice that begs you to be big not small and promise you'll take action.
email: interiorgardens@hotmail.com | | Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.--Dr. Suess |
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