We continue on our path being, doing and having the same things over and over again. We wish for more but only half-heartedly as long ago we learnt that wishing was for dreamers. We live in the ‘real’ world working with ‘real’ problems and ‘real’ issues. Life is hard and something to battle and struggle with. If we’ve managed to maintain life to it’s current standards, we think we’ve done pretty well for ourselves. Yet, it wasn’t always that way. It didn’t always feel like this. Once upon a time there was hope and dreams and ambition. You dismissed these long ago as being idealistic and unrealistic but they were there once.
If we’re lucky, we’ve achieved some of our dreams and ambitions and yet life still seems a little hollow and empty with something missing. We have some nice things in our life. In fact, some of the things we have are so nice we feel a little uncomfortable about them. We hide them, not wanting to tempt fate or appear conceited. In fact we sometimes feel worse about what we do have than what we don’t. We hide our strengths and shout increasingly louder about our weaknesses.
Where did it all go wrong?
The truth is, life happened and our brains did what our brains do best, they learnt and they judged, and in an attempt to keep us safe they imprisoned us in a make-believe reality as a make-believe us.
Set yourself free.
Dare to dream and dream big. Dream of how you would like life to be and more importantly, how you would like to be within it. Look for yourself amongst the lies you’ve been told and still tell yourself. You know deep down how life should look. You know it shouldn’t be this difficult. You know that “if only people knew the ‘real’ you”, they’d be blown away”.
Being misunderstood is a basic human experience. Why? Because we hide ourselves behind our fears, wearing masks. Well, I’m going to tell you now, if you ever want to be happy and fulfilled, you’d better start removing those masks and daring to be you. How will you ever discover who you are or what life could be for you if you daren’t even let ‘you’ out there.
Find your purpose!
There’s no greater gift in this world than being able to live, be and do your life’s purpose. To find your purpose you must first find yourself, your true self; the authentic you. For some of us that person is so long lost that we forget it even exists. Be brave and be you. If you’ve forgotten who you are, then just be, without the fears, the fear of judgement, rejection and failure, and act from a place of love and positive intention. That’s a pretty good place to start.
Live your purpose and leave your legacy, your mark, on this world if you like. Don’t just live this life; design it. Let the outside world reflect your true inner greatness. The masks of protection you wear not only hide you from the world but also hide the world from you. Unveil your true, authentic self and the world will step forward to embrace you.
The warning…
The life you have right now is based on who you have been for all the time preceding this. When you discover your true self and reveal it to the world, the outside world will change and all for the better. But don’t underestimate the effect you’ve had in creating the reality of your current world you inhabit. Some of these changes will be to let go of things that you do not want to. But, to be true to ourselves is the only way of living a fulfilling and happy life where we are free to give and get the most out of our experience. We must embrace ALL the changes that follow, trusting and knowing that each one brings us closer to living our purpose and being truly, fully, deeply fulfilled and at peace.
Be brave and good luck,
George :)
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