Tag: Happy

Follow Love, Not Fear

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Personal Development, Personal Growth
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Photo by Artem Beliaikin

Follow love, not fear. Love yourself. You love yourself by choosing love. You do not get to love by carrying hate thoughts in your mind. And to spread your love around, you must carry love thoughts in your heart. Why is that?

Because you cannot give what you don’t have. If you don’t have love, you can’t give out love. It is in your heart that you must keep love. It is in your heart that you must plant the seeds of love. Do not just plant it there. If you don’t nurture it, if you don’t water it, it will die. Love is fragile.

Follow love, not fear. When you follow love, you can pursue what you want in your life. You can do what you want to do in your life. You can do what makes you happy. You can free yourself from fear. You can free yourself from your past. You can do what you have always wanted to do. When you follow love, you can face your fears. You can listen to the demons within you. You can become your real self.

Life is all about becoming you. It is about becoming whole. To do that, to become whole, you don’t need to change everything about you. All you need to do is to connect with your real self. The self within you. You can change a few things, but not everything. You can stop telling yourself false stories. You can stop feeding the things that are hurting you. You can stop living your old life. And you can change what is not working for you anymore, and replace them with positive habits. And to connect with your real self, you must be honest with yourself. Do not lie to yourself. It doesn’t help. It hurts.

Why Excuses Are Bad For You

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Personal Development, Personal Growth, Workplace Learning Report
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Photo by Brett Jordan

You cannot make yourself happy, you cannot achieve your goals unless you stop making excuses. Why do we make excuses? Why do we run away from opposition? Why do we hide behind excuses? Are we helping ourselves? Or are we harming ourselves? Think about it.

We make excuses to cover our fears. It is easier to do than to face our fears. It is easier to do than to face our circumstances. If you want to grow, if you want to move yourself closer to your dreams, you MUST stop making excuses. Because you cannot live peacefully while making excuses. You cannot get better while making excuses. You cannot make yourself happier while making unnecessary excuses. If you want to grow, you must stop it. Excuses kill dreams. They stuck people where they are. And they can stuck you if you don’t take action.

Whatever you want to do, then do it. Stop telling yourself how something cannot be done. Start telling yourself how it can be done. Stop making excuses for yourself. Start confronting your demons. Start standing up for yourself. Start thinking for yourself. Because when you think for yourself, you can do the impossible. You can change the world around you.

When you face yourself, when you are honest with yourself, when you face your monsters, you get really better. It makes you stronger. And to overcome one monster gives you greater power to overcome the next monster. Remember that life is not without obstacles. It is how you manage them that matters.