Tag: Meaningful life

Don’t Go Through Life, Grow Through Life

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Personal Development, Personal Growth
Yellow and Red Abstract Painting
Photo by Steve Johnson

“Don’t go through life, grow through life.”- Eric Butterwoth

Don’t let anything stop you from growing. Don’t let anything stop you from chasing your purpose in your life. Don’t let fear and other demons stop you from chasing your life. You are here to live. You are here on this earth to grow. You are here on this earth to pursue your purpose. Your purpose is the reason you wake up every day. It is the reason you do your work the way you do it.

If you want to grow, you must pursue your purpose in your life. Without purpose, life has no meaning. It is meaningless. Don’t live a meaningless life. The only way to avoid living a meaningless life is to pursue your purpose. It is to do what brings life into your life. It is to do what brings joy into your life. It is to do what makes you really happy. It is to do what brings love into your life. You can live it. You can live a meaningful life. To do that, you must be yourself. Without self-love, you can’t reach your destination. Why is that? Because self-love is self-acceptance. And you need strength to achieve success. So, if you want to grow through life, you must first become a better you. You must become a better you to create a better you. Are you ready to forget about your past mistakes? Are you ready to become a better you?

If You Want To Find Yourself, You Must Stop Pleasing People

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
Happy adult woman talking on phone and using laptop while chilling at home
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio

Help people, but don’t please them. Why are you wasting your time to please people? Why? You need people to help you succeed in your life. Pleasing people is not the right way to get there. Pleasing people is not the right way to build a positive relationship. Some people will like you for who you are; others will hate you for who you are. Don’t worry. Keep moving forward. Your life is not in their hands. You must focus on making yourself better.

You say yes to everything. You can’t say no to people. You don’t want to let people down. You want people to like you. You want to fit in. You care about what other people think of you. You want to look good in the eyes of other people. You don’t want people to reject you. Wow!

“Please all, and you will hurt yourself.”

Know this: “Until you start saying yes to yourself, you will never find yourself. Until you stop pleasing people, you will never know your true self.

In reality, when you don’t focus on yourself, you are stopping yourself from moving forward. You are stopping yourself from growing. You are stopping yourself from building a meaningful life. To stop that, you must be comfortable with who you are. You must practice your core values. Let your values guide your life. Aesop said, “Please all, and you will please none.” Please yourself to grow yourself. Please all, and you will hurt yourself.