Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) Aug/Sept 2016 Aspire Mag Full Issue | Page 42
YOU ARE
UNIQUE.
IF YOU’RE NOT LIVING THE
LIFE YOU SAY YOU WANT,
YOU NEED TO LET GO OF:
1.
“Should-ing” yourself
– get clarity on what you
really want.
Don’t make decisions based on what other
people think you “should” do. Not knowing
what you want will keep you stuck in a rut,
living life on auto-pilot and living life based
on other people’s expectations. Like poet
Mary Oliver said: “Tell me, what is it you plan
to do with your one wild and precious life?”
2.
Focusing on what you
think it’s not working –
focus on what’s right, on
your blessings and how far
you’ve come.
When you do this, you start seeing your life
from a more positive perspective.
3.
Perfectionism –
Perfectionism leads
to procrastination and
analysis-paralysis.
If you fall into the perfectionism trap, you will
find yourself stuck and not moving forward.
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Just keep in mind that you are always good
enough the way you are now, and that the
best way to live courageously is by taking
imperfect action, instead of perfect inaction.
4.
Comparing yourself
to others – Comparing
yourself to others leads to
self-judgment.
You are unique. I invite you to see this from
a different perspective, and think about how
amazing it is that you get the opportunity to
be your own unique self, and show who you
truly are to the world, while you shine your
light and make a difference!
5.
Using past experiences
to label yourself – You’re
not broken, you’re not a
mess, you don’t need
to be fixed.
Whatever happened to you is not who you
really are, don’t label yourself. Just tell yourself “I have the power to decide who I want
to be from now on”
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