Tag: Peace

Why You Should Make Peace With Your Past

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
Photo by Lachlan Ross

“Make peace with your past so it doesn’t screw up the present.”– Regina Brett

To get ahead, to enjoy the present, you must take care of your past. Whether you like it or not, whether you want to hear it or not, you cannot separate yourself from your past. Instead, why not focus on how you are going to make things right in the present?

Because if you do not take care of the present, the past is going to repeat itself.

To live well, you must work well. To enjoy tomorrow, you must work today. To reap tomorrow, you must plant today.

You must take care of the little things. They are powerful. They can screw you up. They can derail your plans. They can stop you from getting to where you want to be. They are stronger than you think. So if you want to enjoy where you are, you must do the hard work. Regina Brett says, “If you don’t do the hard work, you will constantly bump into your past…”

Why?

Because wherever you go, you will meet your past.

Because your past is you. It is part of your life, of your history, of your book. You can’t live your life without it. You can’t write your story without it. Do not hate your past, embrace it.

This Is What You Get When You Lose Touch With Yourself

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
Photo by Mikhail Nilov

You are in touch with yourself when you live in harmony with yourself. We suffer when we don’t listen to our true selves, when we don’t pay attention to what is going on within us.

You hear more when you listen. You hear yourself when you listen to yourself, not to others.

We don’t know who we really are because we are busy chasing wordly things. You can change it. Eckhart Tolle once said, “When you lose touch with inner stillness, you lose touch withb yourself. When you lose touch with yourself, you lose yourself in the world.”

People lose touch with themselves when they are not comfortable with themselves, when they don’t trust themselves, when they don’t love themselves, when they are sacred to face their lives. Remember, if you do not have the gut to face yourself, then you are going to find it difficult to live a peaceful life.

No matter what, be there for you. If you are not there for you, no one can be there for you. And if you are there for yourself, for you, no one can be against you. As Dr Phil McGraw put it, “You’re only lonely if you’re not there for you.” Don’t let anyone tell you how to live your life.

No matter what is going on in the world, always listen to your soul. It is important. And do not be scared to be your own cheerleader. Be your own friend. Love yourself, no matter what. As Maxwell Maltz once said, “If you make friends with yourself, you will never be alone.” If you don’t want to be alone, you must be comfortable with yourself.

If you are not comfortable with yourself, you are going to be alone. Do you want that for yourself?