Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) Aug/Sept 2016 Aspire Mag Full Issue | Page 49
1. ANGER
Take your power back. Use anger to
understand where your boundaries have
been broken, what is making you so angry
and then channel that anger into creating
and producing. If it’s not serving you, let the
anger and blame go.
2. C
OMPARE &
DESPAIR
Have you ever heard that term before?
Compare and despair? This is when you
open Facebook or Instagram and see the
happiest people on Earth on their dream
vacations, getting promotions, getting
engaged, opening their own business,
publishing books, appearing in magazines
and you say to yourself, “I haven’t done
that,” “I don’t have that,” “I could never do
that.” The comparison is toxic and kills our
spirit one comparison at a time. Open the
lines to your heart and focus on gratitude for
what you do have in your life, all the gifts,
all the opportunities, all the beauty. You are
talented and unique with your own set of
strengths, experiences and dreams. Believe
in yourself. You are the treasure.
WISDOM & SELF-GROWTH
When you are a victim, it’s easy to get angry
with your family, friends and co-workers.
You blame others for where you are in life
and for why you’re so unhappy. You may not
even realize how much you blame everyone
else for your situation. Anger is a draining
emotion. It also prevents you from moving
forward in your life. You can’t see solutions
if you’re focused on being angry at people.
Use anger to
understand where
your boundaries
have been broken,
what is making you
so angry and then
channel that anger
into creating and
producing.
3. YOUR STORY
Sometimes when we have had a long history
of being a certain way and experiencing
life in a specific way (struggle, hustling,
victim) we cling to those stories of survival
(I was abused, I was poor). That story is all
we’ve ever known and we make it a part of
our identity. Are you willing to start doing
something new about your problems and
create a new experience?
When we create a new identity, we move
forward into the unknown, into uncertainty
and into risk. We move into courage
and create a new identity based on new
experiences, new opportu nities and new
challenges. This requires creativity. Don’t
repeat past outer experiences. Instead
listen to your inner voice and intuition. Your
new creative spirit will lead you forward on
the path of life.
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