Tag: Dreams

Detachment: How To Practice It Every Day

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
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Detachment means separation. It means detaching yourself from what you already know, from what is hurting you, from selfish people, from the things that are not getting you closer to your dreams, from being the talker, from controlling other people, from lying to yourself, from manipulating others.

Detachment brings peace. It brings love. It brings happiness. It brings freedom.

Detachment says, “Let it go. Do not let anything own you. Do not crave over anything. Be happy with what you have. Take care of your mind. Enjoy your life. Make peace with yourself.”

“Only by detaching can we truly gain control of the mind.”- Jay Shetty

If you want to make peace with your soul, you must first detach yourself from the things that are hurting your soul.

Detach yourself from: anger, resentment, envy, jealousy, laziness, hate, and procrastination.

Detachment is the key to a lasting peace. In his book Think Like A Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day, Jay Shetty writes, “Detaching means escaping the hold of the senses, of earthly desires, of the material world. It means detaching from your selfish interest, from being right, from being seen in a certain way, from what you want right now.”

He adds: “Only by detaching can we truly gain control of the mind.” If you want to live a peaceful life, do not attach yourself to anything. Because “attachment brings pain.” Seek peace, not pain.

Further Reading:

Shetty, J., Think Like A Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day (New York: Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2020): 164-165.

“The World Needs You To Be You”

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
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Why are you here? What are you doing here? Are you making a life? What exactly are you doing to change your life? What are you planting? Are you living your life? Are you chasing your purpose on this earth? Are you loving yourself, your life? Are you doing whatever you can to make yourself happy? Are you hanging out with the right people? Are you pursuing the right vocation? Are you living for yourself? If not, what are you doing?

Neville Goddard said, “What you must strive after is being.” If you are not striving after being, then what are you striving after?

Do not limit yourself. Anything is possible. You can achieve your dreams. You can live a better life. In order to do it, you must be yourself. You must face yourself. You must face your life. You must NOT try to be like another person. It won’t work.

You are you. No one is like you. No one has your brain. No one looks like you. No one do things the way you do them. No one talks like you. No one thinks like you. You are you for a reason. You can live a successful life. In order to do it, according to Regina Brett, “Don’t compare your life to others’. You have no idea what their journey is all about.” If you want to make peace with yourself, do not compare your life to other people’s lives. Why is that? Because we all have something we don’t want other people to know about us. People are not who they say they are. To enjoy your life, you must select your friends carefully.