Hello Hives,
Good morning everyone, it's another beautiful day on the land of living and I'm grateful for the gift of life.
While scrolling through the inleo thread I saw these two quotes recently, and honestly, they got me thinking.
"It's better to be a wolf everyone hates than a donkey everyone rides."
And then there was another one:
"A fresh start isn't a new place. It's a new mindset."
The second quote especially caught my attention because I think a lot of us misunderstand what a fresh start really means.
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Sometimes when things are not going well, the first thing we think about is changing our environment. We want to move to a new place, change our job, meet new people or just leave everything behind and start over.
But what if the problem is not always the place?
What if sometimes, it's the way we think?
You can move to a completely different environment and still carry the same habits, fears and negative thoughts with you. If nothing changes inside you, then changing your location might not change much.
I have also learnt that trying to make everybody happy can become exhausting.
There are times when you have to say no.
There are times when you have to stop explaining yourself.
There are times when you have to choose your peace, even if some people don't understand you.
Being a good person does not mean allowing everyone to take advantage of you. Being kind does not mean you should have no boundaries.
And honestly, some people may call you selfish when you finally start protecting yourself. Let them.
You don't have to live your life trying to prove to everyone that you are a good person.
Sometimes, you just have to do what is right for you.
A new mindset can also change how you look at your problems.
Instead of saying, "Why is this happening to me?" you start asking, "What can I learn from this?"
Instead of allowing one failure to convince you that you are finished, you remind yourself that you can try again.
Life does not always give us the fresh start we imagined. Sometimes, we have to create that fresh start ourselves.
And you don't necessarily need a new house, a new city or a completely different life to begin again.
Sometimes, you just need to wake up one morning and decide that you are going to think differently, make better choices and stop carrying yesterday into today.
Maybe that's what a fresh start really is.
Not a new place. Not a new life. Just a new mindset and the courage to begin again. ❤️
Thanks for Reading