Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) Aug/Sept 2016 Aspire Mag Full Issue | Page 41

Courageously BY PATRICIA YOUNG E verybody wants to be happy and live a life filled with joy, fulfillment, prosperity and freedom, but only a few are the brave ones that do the work to really achieve this. Believe me, it doesn’t happen as if by magic, we really need to do the work. It all starts by becoming more aware of who we really are and what we are all about – what we like, what we don’t like, what we envision for our life. We just have to see this learning process as a part of the beautiful journey of self-discovery that will empower us to live life in our own terms. When we know ourselves deeply, we will be able to live life by design, and we will not let life dictate the terms to us. 41 WISDOM & SELF-GROWTH 7 THINGS YOU NEED TO LET GO OF IF YOU WANT TO LIVE