Tag: Helping others

What Are You Still Holding On To?

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth

‘Holding on is not the same as taking care of what you value or protecting that which is yours.’ – Iyanla Vanzant

To you, what does ‘holding on’ mean? Does it mean taking care of what you have? Does it mean fighting to defend what you already have?

Why do we even hold on to things that we know are not helping us? Why?

Because we don’t want to lose our things. We want what we already to be there, to stay with us. We don’t want to lose them. We love what we have.

Guess what, if you don’t let go, nothing is going to come in. To let go is to let in. If you want to see new things in your life, you must let go of the old ones.

You cannot be in two places at the same time. That is not possible. If you want to be good at what you are doing, you will have to let go of one.

Letting go means freedom. It won’t hurt you. Instead, letting go is a blessing.

Remember why you are here. Your life matters. You are not here to protect what is not worth protecting. You are here to live your life, to be who you are, to do what you love to do.

If you do not want to let go of what is no longer helping you, what you need won’t be able to get to you.

For example, to grow, you must do whatever you can to make it to where you can make your dreams happen. Do not let things hold you back. And do not hold yourself back by holding on to things that have no power to change your life.

The question is, ‘What are you holding on to?’ Whatever it is that you think in your life that you are still holding on to, if it is not helping you, if it is not getting you closer to your dreams, you MUST let it leave your life.

Because you don’t have time to waste. Because you life matters. Because you want to advanve to your next level.

In the words of Iyanla Vanzant, ‘When you can stop holding on, you begin to realize that your blessings cannot be taken away, nor will they go away until the Universe is ready to up the ante.‘ She is right.

You can stop holding on. You can do it when you start small. Do not rush yourself. Because ‘rushing leads to nowhere.’

Are You Empty?

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
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Take care of yourself. It is the best thing you can do for yourself, for your people, for your community, and for the world. Self-care is important.

Do not say, ‘I do not have time to do that.’ You do have enough time to do what is important to you, to your growth.

The question is, ‘How are you spending your time?’ To take care of yourself, you need time. You need your full self. And you need your attention.

If you are not with yourself, it is hard to take care of yourself.

Remember that time is everything. If no time for your life, no one will have time for your life.

What you can’t do for yourself, what you can’t give yourself, no one can do it for you. To have a better life, you have got to do it for yourself.

Because it is hard to help other people when we don’t know who we are, when we can’t even take care of ourselves.

To take care of other people, you must first take care of yourself.