Tag: Connection

3 Powerful Life Lessons From John Stange

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
Photo by Nothing Ahead

Live your own life. Do not do things just because other people are doing it.

From now on, make a point to always love yourself, to always enjoy yourself, to be comfortable with yourself, to accept yourself, to face your life, no matter what.

You do not need other people to connect with yourself. But you do need YOU to connect with yourself. Without you, the real you, not the worldly you, you cannot connect with your real self. You cannot see yourself.

Whether things are good or not, make a point to always be there for you. Do not let anyone drag you down. And do not drag yourself down. Learn to live your life.

If you want to live a peaceful life, John Stange says,

“Just continue to be you

“You don’t need to add anything to the drama of what took place by texting your friends about it or changing your demeanor toward those who offended you. Just continue to be you. Don’t let this drag you down. Make a point to be kind, even to those who weren’t kind to you.”- John Stange

“Invest your time in your real friends

“What your friends did to you was wrong, but it was also a favor in disguise. She let you know that your friendship wasn’t genuine and that you’d be better off investing your time in your real friends.”- John Stange

“You are loved more deeply than you realize

“You are loved more deeply than you realize. I love you, your mother loves you, and, most importantly, the Lord loves you. Our love for you is not conditional. We will never stop loving you.”- John Stange

This Is Your Only Obligation On This Earth

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
Photo by Thirdman

“If you don’t understand yourself, you don’t understand anybody else.”- Nikki Giovanni

Can you touch yourself? Can you touch other people? Do you know who you really are? Are you comfortable with yourself? If you are not, why? Do you know? Maybe, maybe not.

Whether you know why you are here or not, one thing is clear: you are here for a reason. You are here to write your own statement, to write your own book (one page at a time), to live your life on your own terms, to challenge the status quo, to change things, to touch people.

To touch others, you must first touch yourself. You must be comfortable with yourself. Anne Morrow Lindbergh said, “When one is a stranger to oneself then one is estranged from others too. If one is out of touch with oneself, then one cannot touch others.” Before you can do, you must first be.

“The most exhausting thing in life is being insincere.”- Anne Morrow Lindberg

If you are out of touch with yourself, you are out of touch with other people. You are out of touch with your inner self. And you are out of touch with the world around you. No matter how things are in your life, always be honest with yourself, especially your inner world, your inner life, your soul.

Richard Bach said, “Your only obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself. Being true to anyone else or anything else is not impossible, but the mark of a fake messiah.”

Whether you are where you are supposed to be or not, you should never forget to be true to yourself. Whatever you are going through right now, if you are honest with yourself, if you are true to yourself, you can handle it.

Whether the day is dark or not, whether the road ahead is foggy or not, whether the sun is shinning or not, always be true to yourself. Always do what is right. Always focus on what is there, not what is not there.

That is your only obligation on this earth: to be true to yourself.