Waiting for things to change. Someone to love or approve of us. Waiting for that promotion, more money. Waiting for that new car, new house, new suburb. These are all external things. Yes even waiting for someone to love or approve of us, hands it all over to someone else.
I wonder why we do this to ourselves. Is it lack of courage to change, to get out of our comfort zone. What would happen if we did one thing we were scared to do? What would that look like and how would it change our perspectives on so many other things. We want to have it “all” but what is “all” to us. Do we ever take the time to examine what “having it all” would look like in our lives. In my experience, not very often for a lot of people. So, we get stuck in the external stuff, waiting for someone else to give us what we most need to give ourselves.
If we spent as much time on examining what a great life would look like for ourselves as we took going to work, what would change? Imagine spending that much time making yourself that important to yourself! Wow. What could happen? How would things be different.
In my experience, we spend alot of time telling people what we do, or what we own, or what suburb we live in. Fancy having a party where you could only tell people about your..,..Self, nothing to do with the external stuff i.e. What we do for a job. How many kids we have. Where we live. Who we are married to. What family we have come from.
Would there be any conversation at that party if the question was: Who are you, tell me about your.. ..Self.
Why don’t you try it, even in your journal with your ...Self. Or with a best friend who is happy to listen.
What would that be like for you? Take some time to become aware of who you really are apart from how you spend your time everyday. I would love to hear from anyone who dares to ask themselves the question: who are you? tell me about your.....Self.
