Posted by Luke in 
As someone who is involved with a lot of people I am amazed at how people never really pay attention to themselves. We dream our way through the day, hoping for a better tomorrow yet we all find ourselves doing things that are against our natural inclinations. Do you know how many people I have met that are unfulfilled? LOTS!
You don’t need a million opinions to know what you like
All I have to do to know I am me is think about it. Really I don’t even have to do that. I know what I like and I know WHAT I am like. I know the things that turn me on and the things that turn me off. I know me. I know I don’t like administration, but have to do it and I love creativity. I like to build things and I hate to destroy anything. That’s me… you are completely different.
If you don’t know you then how the hell can you help others?
I hear it all the time. People know the direction they should be going in (i.e. away from their jobs) and yet continue to dig a deeper hole. At least dream about it and talk about it. Cultivate the seedbed of your heart with it. That’s another story. You must get to know what you like and spend time thinking about it. If you don’t then you can’t know your strengths or your weaknesses are. You will die inside as you get older and become a grumpy old ass like this man:
Don’t squash my spirit
My sister in law has this saying, ‘Don’t squash my spirit!’ She has a bunch of other ones too. To me, this means don’t tell me what I should be doing, when you don’t know me. Don’t stop my creativity and brilliance because you think you know better. It is always helpful to take advice but don’t take advice that stops the real you from developing… that’s just crazy.
At the end of your life only one person is going to be responsible for you… YOU! You may have a long life or a very short one but at the end… did you do the best with what you had? I know people who lived for 22 years who lived as much as people who lived 44 years and died. Don’t let anyone squash your spirit!
* Thanks to Aunty Nikki for the title of this post.
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