Blossom the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the angels.--Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A woman said to me, “I need to get away, go somewhere and figure out who I am.” And I thought, that could be a nice break, but what I hear in those words is ‘more of the same’. We do not discover who we are by thinking or even going someplace new to think. We take whoever we are with us and repeat what we know in our minds.If you want your life to change, if you want to experience something different, you must do something different. Action invites discovery. It is in doing a new thing, in trying a different way that we discover who we are, where we are stuck, our attitudes, our true values--and only then, if we act with awareness. Everyday is full of new discoveries--we only need to pay attention.
Oh everything you wrote here is so true Vickie...it was big in the 80's to 'go find yourself'... what a crock! ...
ReplyDeletefind who you are at home, try new ways to think, read, explore... look back at the philosophers, challenge your own thinking on what is right...look at other religions, buddhism for example...talk (more importantly listen) to others ideas, these are the things i do...
I did smile at the forget-me-knots..Ive embroided them for years and had never seen a real one...how dainty and beautiful
Yes, so true. Its always enlightening to open your mind, to challenge your way of thinking and consider something new. When it fits, it will integrate; if it doesn't it will fade. But we are always richer and wiser for the experience.
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