Be you. Do you. Love you. For you.
No two people in the entire world are exactly alike. We differ in multiple aspects! Be it looks or our personalities! Be it experiences or influences, the list is endless.
This being the commonest knowledge, many of us give ourselves a very hard time by comparing our lives to others’, and fail to truly love and respect who we are.
Trust me, life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
We’ve all heard this piece of advice on numerous occasions, “just be yourself and everything will be ok”, right? That’s easier said than done.
When you want to impress a girl on a first date, when you interview for your dream job, or simply want to be liked in your social group, there is a certain degree of dishonesty involved. It’s understandable — you look and act the way you know will grant you your wishes.
The other side to this story is that when you are your most authentic self, you attract the right people and the right opportunities into your life. By staying true to who you really are, you align yourself with your purpose in this world. By all means, become the best version of yourself that you are capable of becoming, yet make sure you are 100% honest with yourself about what really makes you happy.
Most of us don’t take up nearly the space the universe intended for us. I encourage you to pause your reading for a second and reflect on this statement for a minute.
Can you feel like your room to breathe just got about ten times bigger? Step into the kind of freedom where the only boundaries are set by how you treat others. Humility is not thinking less of yourself, humility is thinking about yourself less. This sweet spot in between inferiority and superiority is the starting point to connecting with your inner self.
You know your identity and now you want to dig deeper to find the sweet spot in between inferiority and superiority where you are neither insignificant, nor the center of the universe. There are more ways and detours leading to self-discovery than there are people on the planet, yet if you tune into your essence, you’ll find all the answers.
There are tonnes of ways and detours leading to self-discovery, yet if you tune into your essence you’ll find all your answers.
- Love and accept yourself just the way you are. Accept your flaws.
- Care not only for your mental health but also your physical health. You’ll need both of these to be your genuine self.
- Take a break from all media. Turn off the TV, disconnect from the Internet, do a social media detox for at least a day or two. This quiet time and mindfulness will help you find more clarity and focus.
- Celebrate yourself. Every birthday, every small win, success, step forward, or a new beginning is a chance to reflect on your life and reevaluate your goals and dreams that make up who you are.
- Express yourself. Any creative method will do. Go ahead and draw, paint, sing, dance, write a poem, a book, or a speech, journal, design a blog, style an outfit, change your hair color. Also, give yourself permission to be terrible at all the aforementioned activities. Failure is part of you, too.
- Be honest with yourself. Always. Speak your mind, wear whatever makes you feel best, live wherever you feel most at home. These are all signs pointing you towards your truest self. Go after what YOU want.
The moment you discover and accept your most authentic self, you transcend the material world. You become liberated, stripped away of the inessential, and free to fully own your life.
Maansee Bakhrey
Content Team (Zuperly)
