Today, I have a really big question for you.
It's probably not a question you can answer right away - at least not with tremendous clarity, about your personal philosophy.
What do you believe? I mean what do you really believe? Do you know why you believe that? What do you believe about yourself? What do you believe about who you really are? your character? personality? Giftings and talents? family? philosophy? God? politics? education? What inspires you? My boyfriend recently asked me "Danick, what are you really passionate about? What would you throw yourself in front of a train for?" Now, I have to be truthful with you, this was a really difficult question for me to answer.
Don't be at all surprised if you're not really clear about your answers.
Don't be discouraged either, cos very few people have that kind of clarity.
I had a conversation with a dear friend of mine recently who, due to a cancer diagnosis, has been asking himself that very same question.
Also questions like "What do I want my life to count for? How can I really enjoy my life?He had difficulty with it also.
Allow me to take it one level deeper.
Why do you believe what you believe? Do you vote for a political agenda, cos it's what your parents always did? Do you believe you're shy, cos that's what people always said about you as a child? Do you believe that you're nice, because you made a decision as a little kid, that if you can't be good at school, then I'll be funny, naughty, or helpful to get attention instead? Does this define who you are? Should it? Do you believe in God? Why? Why Not? Don't get me wrong.
I became a Christian at age 24, much to the chagrin of my mother who brought us up irreligious.
But at 24 I chose for myself.
Not because of any cultural or peer pressure, but because of my personal experience with Him.
He became real to me.
What's real to you? Why is it real to you? I hope you get where I'm going with this.
What do you believe? Why do you believe it? Over the next few days, even weeks and months, muse on these questions, and art to journal your thoughts and answers to it.
Start to increase your awareness around what comes up for you.
Start to notice any limiting beliefs.
For example, the self talk that comes up, such as "I don't deserve ...
", or "I'm not good at that.
" or "Things like that always happen to me.
" There was a time perhaps that these thoughts protected you.
But are they empowering you now? Perhaps you could even start to release some of these thoughts, and replace them with positive ones.
Another powerful strategy, is to start a 101 list.
This is 101 things to do before you die, list.
It could include travel, homes, kids, hobbies, achievements, things to learn.
The sky is the limit.
Write it all down.
So why not try it? Let's really choose our personal philosophy for our lives and really know what we believe.
I think you'll find the process exciting to actively choose for yourself your own empowering philosophy on living, legacy and life.
Yours positively Danick Buskermolen
It's probably not a question you can answer right away - at least not with tremendous clarity, about your personal philosophy.
What do you believe? I mean what do you really believe? Do you know why you believe that? What do you believe about yourself? What do you believe about who you really are? your character? personality? Giftings and talents? family? philosophy? God? politics? education? What inspires you? My boyfriend recently asked me "Danick, what are you really passionate about? What would you throw yourself in front of a train for?" Now, I have to be truthful with you, this was a really difficult question for me to answer.
Don't be at all surprised if you're not really clear about your answers.
Don't be discouraged either, cos very few people have that kind of clarity.
I had a conversation with a dear friend of mine recently who, due to a cancer diagnosis, has been asking himself that very same question.
Also questions like "What do I want my life to count for? How can I really enjoy my life?He had difficulty with it also.
Allow me to take it one level deeper.
Why do you believe what you believe? Do you vote for a political agenda, cos it's what your parents always did? Do you believe you're shy, cos that's what people always said about you as a child? Do you believe that you're nice, because you made a decision as a little kid, that if you can't be good at school, then I'll be funny, naughty, or helpful to get attention instead? Does this define who you are? Should it? Do you believe in God? Why? Why Not? Don't get me wrong.
I became a Christian at age 24, much to the chagrin of my mother who brought us up irreligious.
But at 24 I chose for myself.
Not because of any cultural or peer pressure, but because of my personal experience with Him.
He became real to me.
What's real to you? Why is it real to you? I hope you get where I'm going with this.
What do you believe? Why do you believe it? Over the next few days, even weeks and months, muse on these questions, and art to journal your thoughts and answers to it.
Start to increase your awareness around what comes up for you.
Start to notice any limiting beliefs.
For example, the self talk that comes up, such as "I don't deserve ...
", or "I'm not good at that.
" or "Things like that always happen to me.
" There was a time perhaps that these thoughts protected you.
But are they empowering you now? Perhaps you could even start to release some of these thoughts, and replace them with positive ones.
Another powerful strategy, is to start a 101 list.
This is 101 things to do before you die, list.
It could include travel, homes, kids, hobbies, achievements, things to learn.
The sky is the limit.
Write it all down.
So why not try it? Let's really choose our personal philosophy for our lives and really know what we believe.
I think you'll find the process exciting to actively choose for yourself your own empowering philosophy on living, legacy and life.
Yours positively Danick Buskermolen
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