It can be so tempting to let the hopes, dreams, and desires of others be the guiding force of the decisions that you choose to make. You may be unsure of what you should do when it comes to making decisions about what college you should go to, what friends you should choose or what you should have for breakfast.
Fear may block you from making decisions. The fear of choosing the “wrong” path, the fear of “messing up” even FOMO, fear of missing out. There is also the big one: The fear of being alone.
Fear has so many homes within each of us, so many permutations depending on what baggage surfaces for us that day, that moment.
The hardest thing is overcoming that fear and not letting it rule you.
Tap into yourself.
Really dig deep and ask yourself this question: What do I want to do?
Don’t think about what is expected of you. Don’t think about what others want you to do.
When the thoughts and desires of others impact our decisions, we are letting others choose what path our lives take. If you spend your entire life letting others rule you, you lose sight of who you are. In letting others define you, you miss out on an extraordinary opportunity to learn and explore who you are. A lifelong journey of defining and continually reshape]ing you.
In investing the time to dig deep and really get to know yourself, you are choosing to honor your self, your essence, your being and truly celebrate the gift that is life. In making your own decisions and forging your own path, you can solidify who you are and have something authentically you to put out into the world. In figuring out how to truly love and honor yourself, only then can you really understand what it is to love something or someone else because then the love you give isn’t dependent on the approval and sentiments of others.
Take a chance and get to know yourself. Spend time doing the things that you want to do. Explore new things, take yourself on an adventure, take yourself on a date.
Do things to honor yourself.
Invest in you.
Caia Rose 