Tag: Acceptance

Being Who You Are Is The Greatest Thing You Can Do For Yourself

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development
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Be you. Do not change who you are. Do not try to be who you are not. If you do, it won’t work. It will make you even more miserable.

You are alive when you are you, when you have the courage to express yourself. Being you is NOT about trying to be like another person.

Being you is not about denying yourself love, greatness. Being you is not about impressing other people. Being you is not about enduring your life.

Being you is not about accepting what you are more than. Being you is not about settling for less. Being you is not about rejecting yourself.

Being you is not about faking your life. Being you is not about suffering in pain. Being you is not about treating yourself with disrespect.

Being you is not about ignoring your stories. Being you is about your struggles. It is about your weaknesses. It is about your strengths. It is about your stories. And it is about your journey.

Being you is accepting who you are, no matter what. Being you is having the courage to live your life, even when people don’t like the way you live your life. Being you is accepting your imperfections.

Being you is living your life, is enjoying your life, even when things are not perfect. Being you is about appreciating your life, no matter what you are going through.

And being you is about having the courage to face yourself, no matter what. It is having the courage to accept your life. Being you is about self-love, not about self-rejection.

The question is, ‘Do you have the courage to love yourself, to accept who you are, no matter what?

As always, when life throws hard balls at you, remember, You are more, not less!

Are You Willing To Be Vulnerable?

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth

Vulnerability is everything. It is not easy, but without it, we are not going to grow. Vulnerability is not a sign of weakness. It is a sign of strength. It shows that you are willing to grow. It shows that you are willing to face your own reality, to attract great things into your life.

When you are willing to be vulnerable, it means you are willing to accept what is. It means you are not trying to change what you cannot change. It means you are willing to learn more about the world around you.

When you are vulnerable, things get better. Your relationship with yourself gets better. Your relationships with other people get better. And your emotional life gets better.

Unless you are willing to be vulnerabe in your life, according to Iyanla Vanzant, ‘… you will not be equipped to deal with the reactions of those you will meet when you get there. Unless you are willing to be vulnerable, to make mistake, to be taken advantage of, to look stupid, to fall down and stumble when you are trying to get up, you will not know how durable or dependable you are.’

If you really want to know what you are capable of, what you can do with the power that God has given to you, you must be willing to be vulnerable.

You must be willing to look stupid. You must be willing to try and fail. You must be willing to be yourself, no matter what is going on in your life. You must be willing to face your mistakes. You must be willing to be there for yourself, even when no one is there to support you. And you must be willing to be your ‘real Self.

The question is, ‘Are you willing to look stupid? Are you willing to be your real Self? Are you willing to face your own reality, to admit what you do not know? If you are, you are willing to learn, to grow, and to share. Congratulations!