Sometimes the choice you have to make is between taking care of yourself and meeting other peoples expectations. Nobody wants to be considered a let down which is why often people end up putting themselves aside and focusing more on other people. But you shouldn't treat yourself as though you don't matter, you matter just … Continue reading What matters most?
Tag: growth
The power of letting go
When it comes to making things happen, we sometimes underestimate the power of letting things go. We have to make room in our lives for the things we want instead of holding on to the things we no longer need for the sake of nostalgia or fear of change. Sometimes, we feel like letting go … Continue reading The power of letting go
Everything could be different
So often, we get deeply and strongly attached. We hope that things will remain as they are. We fear that change might bring in what we don't want and clear out what we do want. But, I like to believe that as wonderful and perfect as things might be right now, everything could be different … Continue reading Everything could be different
Open to change
Sometimes in life you can be so set on knowing yourself and figuring out who you are that you don't leave room for flexibility. I think it's important to find the balance between knowing yourself, whilst still remaining open to new things. You don't want to end up being rigid. However, the reason we close … Continue reading Open to change
Stripped back
When your life gets overwhelming and everything feels like too much, you might need to strip things back for a little while. When you remove things from your life it makes you realise whether you really want or even need them. You could log out of your social media accounts (or at least mute everyone … Continue reading Stripped back
Open to exploring
Who you are does not have to be so rigid that you force yourself to be defined by ticking several boxes and sticking to them. You can be one thing today and another thing next week. So often we go through life trying to find ourselves and figure out who we are so that we … Continue reading Open to exploring
The problem with letting things slide
If you get someone used to treating you a certain way or acting in a particular way towards you, the person will come to expect you to allow it. Sometimes you allow things that you aren't okay with because you don't want to rock the boat, hurt the persons feelings or you've told yourself that … Continue reading The problem with letting things slide
What if things could be easier?
I have this belief about the people that we meet. I believe that sometimes we meet people who may be in our lives for a few days, a few months or maybe for years and years but we meet them and they become reminders. They remind us of the way that things can be. Maybe … Continue reading What if things could be easier?
The mindset for starting over
When your life isn't quite going how you anticipated. You might have the thought to start over. Often this takes a while to actually begin. Starting over goes from being something scary that you choose to avoid (because you'd rather be unhappy with what you know than risk things being any worse if you try … Continue reading The mindset for starting over
Growth points
It could be difficult, challenging and uncomfortable. But it also serves as an opportunity to learn and grow, if you're willing to be open. If you're a regular reader then growth points is a term you'll have seen me use every now and then in posts such as Bravery and uncontrollable outcomes, Day 183, It's … Continue reading Growth points
The Daily Gemm 