When we let go of what we think we must be, we allow ourselves the room to grow into who we actually are.
In our modern world, we have a tendency as people to think that we always need to be something more. We have to be prettier, funnier, richer and everything else in between. But all of these things that we think we need to be stop us from really expressing who we are deep down inside. We consistently measure ourselves against others and create treacherous masks for ourselves so other people will like us more. Thing is, after a while, these masks always fall off and people end up seeing us for our true selves anyways.
It's a whole lot less complicated, and much more fun at the end, to be precisely who you are without any apologies.
This isn't to say that you shouldn't aim to improve your life. However, if you are going to go down the journey of personal development and deepening, you have to truly focus on doing it for yourself. In truth, that truly is the only way that lasting and sustainable change occurs. When you start developing for people other than yourself or because someone just told you to do it, you don't actually end up believing in what you are actually doing. Rather, development becomes something you cross off a list instead of a lifetime journey.
Be thankful for what you have now and who you are and if you happen to be looking to take an excursion that could change you for the better, then develop for yourself. Develop because you know that it's the best thing to do and that it will create a better future for yourself.
In the end, if we stay true to our own paths and believe in ourselves, we are truly capable of anything.
In our modern world, we have a tendency as people to think that we always need to be something more. We have to be prettier, funnier, richer and everything else in between. But all of these things that we think we need to be stop us from really expressing who we are deep down inside. We consistently measure ourselves against others and create treacherous masks for ourselves so other people will like us more. Thing is, after a while, these masks always fall off and people end up seeing us for our true selves anyways.
It's a whole lot less complicated, and much more fun at the end, to be precisely who you are without any apologies.
This isn't to say that you shouldn't aim to improve your life. However, if you are going to go down the journey of personal development and deepening, you have to truly focus on doing it for yourself. In truth, that truly is the only way that lasting and sustainable change occurs. When you start developing for people other than yourself or because someone just told you to do it, you don't actually end up believing in what you are actually doing. Rather, development becomes something you cross off a list instead of a lifetime journey.
Be thankful for what you have now and who you are and if you happen to be looking to take an excursion that could change you for the better, then develop for yourself. Develop because you know that it's the best thing to do and that it will create a better future for yourself.
In the end, if we stay true to our own paths and believe in ourselves, we are truly capable of anything.
About the Author:
Evan Sanders is the author of The Words Of Encouragement, a website dedicated to bringing the best quotes, motivational content on the web, and blogs all to one place. Dive into these gratitude quotes for some serious perspective on what it means to live a life in appreciation.
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