No one has ever had the exact combination of characteristics as you.
And no one ever will..... You are born with an assertive nature. When you realise this, you should feel special. However, most people do not feel like they are special or unique.
We pressured to choose jobs that are in demand. We see work as something we have to do, instead of a source of inspiration.
We are pressured to be like everyone by our parents, friends, culture & employers. By conforming, we lose our personal power that makes us unique.
We end up in careers, jobs & lives that do not suit us. Most people would rather blend in than stand out, to avoid being labeled "weird" or "strange".
As people get older, they become too fearful to be a true expression of themselves. Living in this way is detrimental to our well being. Consequences are:
No sense of inner power
Disconnection from personal gifts
Chasing materialism
Following others blindly
Feelings of frustration Its time people start placing importance on what matters. What matters is what you truly want.
You can only know what you truly want, if you know yourself.
The only way to know yourself is to listen to your heart.
Have the courage to be your unique self, because you live this life once.
If you are uncertain about the future, just live today! I am worried! How would I look 20 years from now? What happens if my appointment is terminated? When will I be rich…?
Most times, we saddle our gentle minds with the burdens of 'whats', 'whens' and 'hows' -- all of which do not neccesarily matter right now.
What's more unfortunate is, while worrying about the future (which is yet to come) the present is often neglected.
A dilemma I fear the most. Worse still, we fail to understand that the future isn't a preplanned or pre-designed phenomenon.
It pans out based on what you do TODAY. So, if you keep worrying about the future and neglect taking charge of today, you jeopardise the chances of that future even existing.
Never, be so saddled by the pressures of tomorrow, that you neglect the one thing that determines tomorrow's chances of existence; Living today!
