Living Your Own LIfe

“We have all been placed on this earth
to discover your own path,
and we will never be happy
if we live someone else’s
idea of life.”
James Van Praagh

What a powerful quote! How easy to live someone else’s idea of life. We don’t have to make choices or take a risk. The only problem we lose our identity and are sometimes filled with resentment.

Questioning who we are and what the purpose of our life are the hidden agendas of our beings. We have a drive within to feel good about ourselves and accomplish activities that make us excel.

Cheryl a very successful doctor married and has two grown children. She has been feeling her life has no meaning. Her children are both married have children of their own and are busy with their lives. Cheryl resents the fact she only hears from them if they need something. This is her perception.

She has lived her life through her children and husband. It does not matter she is a very successful doctor with patients who absolutely love her.

Asking Cheryl about her practice she dismisses it and says, “It is no big deal, my husband and children are more successful than me.”

What is wrong with this picture??

This opinion is not limited to women only, men also have the misconception if their partner makes more money they are more successful in their eyes.

What is success??

We sometimes are under the misconception that if a person makes more money they are successful. This idea is farther from the truth.

Success is what makes us feel good and a sense of accomplishment. Living our own life gives us this sense of fulfillment.

Working with Cheryl, she started discovering what a beautiful and successful person she had become. Today Cheryl acknowledges her special gifts, shares her life with others and feels content. What a beautiful gift she has given herself.

Some of the small steps Cheryl took to change her life perception:

• Everyday wrote in her “Me” journal what special gifts she were aware of that day.
• Took time to do nice things for herself at least once a week.
• Shared her ideas and dreams with her husband. This big, big step improved their relationship. Now they plan together.
• Invited her children to different events and let them know they were under NO obligation to accept the invitation. A miracle happened by giving her children an invitation with no pressure has opened a door of communication.

Living our own life and sharing it with others has given us a beautiful gift and freedom to accomplish our private dreams.

Please share with the Love Yourself – It Matters! blog community the experiences and miracles you have received while living your own life and sharing it with others.

Have a beautiful Memorial Day Weekend!!! Remember you are a special person and taking care of yourself with food and in stressful circumstances will give you the greatest gift possible.

Helen