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WHO ARE YOU MEANT TO BE?
“Often we don't listen to who we're meant to be because we're so busy trying to live out someone else's ideas. But other people and their opinions hold no power in defining our destiny.”
— Oprah
When I read this Oprah quote, I held on to it, and have reflected upon it.
For years, a small quiet voice inside whispered to me who I was supposed to be. I learned how to ignore it and escape it to a point that I consciously didn't hear it anymore.
I am an example of a person who for too many years tried to live the ideas of others and listened too much to what others thought I should be. I wanted to please them, and it was not until the past few years that I reconnected to that inner voice and took action to be whom I was meant to be.
While who I am and what I do does not please everyone, it pleases the higher power I have an optimistic outlook, smile easily, laugh easily and am far more tolerant of others points of view than I ever have been. Moments of depression pass quickly and each day I am blessed with moments of both hope and serenity. I can, and do, make a positive contribution to life in a way that pleases the higher power that I have regular conscious contact with! I sleep fitfully nearly every night.
Who are you meant to be?
This question is worth reflecting on, as are Oprah's words. The answer is the key to your happy future.
I'd love to see others share on this important topic either here or through www.hopeserenity.ca.
A word of caution, once I could honestly answer the question, getting to where I am today took hard work and the help of many! It is not an easy path.