The day you start living just as you,
only comparing yourself to who and what you were yesterday,
that’s the day you’ll start feeling real, start feeling a calm settling in life, start knowing where you belong, start experiencing happiness!
You are who you are,
Get to know yourself,
Get to know the real you
And love yourself for it!
Appreciate
who you are
where you are in life
what you’ve accomplished so far!
You are where you need to be right now!
Life is like a book: you need to read every page to learn the whole story! And then you’ll understand and appreciate the story all the more!
Even when you feel you can do better, when you want some things to change in your life: you still are where you need to be in this very moment.
You learn through every experience and it will make you stronger and wiser so that you can take the next step of your journey.
Only look at where your path is going, at what you want to become.
Even when people disagree, advise against it,..
Know what you want, WHY you want it and as long as you are not hurting anyone, go for it.
Consider very carefully your why and your how and if you are truly convinced it is not damaging anyone or anything, do it!
Mostly people will advise against something because they are scared to go after what they want in their life, because they play safe. Which is totally ok if that’s their choice in life, but don’t let yourself be discouraged by them. Don’t let them hold you back!
Nobody is standing in your shoes,
Nobody knows exactly what you are thinking or feeling!
Of course you can always listen to people who lived similar experiences but even then: listen, learn and then decide what YOU will do!
Every situation is different,
Every person is different.
Only compare yourself with your old you!
Grow,
become YOUR dream,
be proud of yourself,
forgive yourself for your mistakes and become a better person because of those mistakes.
Nobody becomes a wise, beautiful person without living, making mistakes, … That’s what life is all about!
Live and react out of love!
Don’t judge and don’t let yourself be judged!
People who judge, do so because of THEIR past experiences, not because of you!
When we see, hear,…something our brain immediately searches for similar experiences so that it will know how to react. But that is a reaction based on a past experience! Not necessarily helpful in the current situation!
So therefor train your brain to stand down, observe with a completely open mind, consider all the possible angles and then react from a compassionate point of view.
Creating these new connections, this new habit of treating every situation as new, is the best gift you can give yourself!
Meditating, being mindful helps to train these new connections in the brain.
You’ll also start taking things less and less personal because you can see that people react from THEIR personal, past experiences and that makes all the difference in the world!
You’ll see them for who they are, appreciate them for who and what they are, and you’ll stop comparing, judging, trying to control their reactions, ..
They live their life,
have their opinions,
make their choices,
And that’s OKAY!
An immense calmness,
an immense silence in your head,
a very clear image
of who you want to be
of how you want your life to look like,
arises once you’ve stopped comparing yourself with other people.
That clear vision not only makes you feel happy, it also gives you a huge strength to go after what you consider important and valuable!
It also makes you a better person because
you’ve stopped judging other people,
you are kinder to others,
you’ve become more tolerant,…
And guess what: this way of living really is contagious:
Kindness generates kindness
Tolerance generates tolerance
Non aggression generates non aggression
So my call to all is:
Become silent enough
to hear what you want,
to learn who you really are
and
Live YOUR life in a respectful, loving, compassionate way!
Discover yourself and ENJOY what you find!!
Thank you all for reading my blogs, sharing and liking them..!!!!
Katrien