LADIES BEWARE!
I'm wondering, do you have as hard a time as I do at living up to your values? What are your values?
How about your morals, your dreams, your hopes, or your goals?
Please take a minute to write down those things, or at least to think hard about these questions.
Here is another important question: Do you listen to that still small voice that speaks inside your belly? Often I get that twinge, butterfly feeling in my stomach (that to thine own self be true feeling/intuition) that says, “pssst, do this,” or it says, “NO, for Heaven’s sake, don’t do that!” Oh, how many times have I regretfully ignored that precious, wise voice?
Instead of listening to that amazing voice inside, I have chosen to let fear guide me in the wrong direction! And then there are the times that I have allowed guilt to make my decisions for me. And also anger has been a counterfeit friend.
Then there was always that little thought in my head that said, “But he/she won’t like me.” Or “they will laugh at me.” Or “they will think I am stupid!” Or “I feel so bad for what I have done; I have to allow them to do what they are doing.”
TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE!
If your insides are saying NO, but you say okay, then you are certainly not being true to yourself.
OR if your insides are saying YES, but you choose to let fear stand in the way, just think of all the possibilities you have just cut off. Sad.
Here is what TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE looks like:
Let’s say you value honesty, trustworthiness, loyalty, kindness, and patience as personal assets in you or in someone else.
If you are in a situation where you are asked to abandon any one of your core beliefs, even a little bit, DO NOT bend! Stand firm on what you feel is right! Never bend to please someone else!
When your inner self says do this, or do that, that’s what you should do.
You pay extra special attention to the red flags that appear in friendships and relationships!
You are aware of your surroundings.
Here is what you shouldn’t do: Don’t bail out on God. Don’t blame Him! Don’t think if my life were only better! And don’t think things like God is the one in control and allowing certain things to happen! And don’t think things like if only I didn’t need this, or I didn’t need that, then I could live up to my own beliefs. And another unhealthy thought is that if I had what he or she had, THEN I could live up to my values!
And don’t blame someone else. For example, do not say to yourself, well, if he or she would only do what they are supposed to do, I wouldn’t have to ___________ (you fill in the blank).
Here is what happens when I ignore my inner voice: my guts start aching, churning and yearning to get back on path. If I ignore my senses for a long time, I become numb to what I truly feel and believe. I become depressed. I forget. Life is not as joyful as it could, or should be.
LIFE IS TOO SHORT!
GET OUT OF HARM’S WAY!!
You are worth living up to your own inner sacraments!
TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE!
When you do that, you will end up in the presence of like-minded people that possess the same values, morals, goals, dreams, etc.
What is the SOLUTION to not being true to myself? How does a person get back on track to where he or she knows that he or she should be?
THE ANSWER IS TO BEGIN RIGHT where you are right now to walk the path that your inner guide lays out before you. And stick to your beliefs no matter how quirky or uncool it may seem, or how left alone you feel. Being cool to impress somebody isn’t all it is cracked up to be, anyway. Think about those values, morals, dreams, goals, etc that you have. Live up to them! They will reward you handsomely.
So just for today TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE.
(That does not mean don’t love and help others. Always love and help others if you can).
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