Tag: Self-acceptance

4 Spiritual Ways To Personal Freedom

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth

Freedom is not when you are free to walk around. Freedom is more than that. Freedom is about how you feel about your inner life.

It is about peace, inner peace. It is about love, inner love. It is about happiness, unconditional happiness. It is about respect, self-respect. Freedom is about joy.

Just because you walking around, going to places, that doesn’t mean you are free.

You are free when you are comfortable with yourself; you are free when you know who you are; you are free when you are not afraid to go for what you want; you are free when you are not scared to stand up for yourself; you are free when you love yourself; you are free when you know what you want; you are free when you know what you do not want; you are free when you have the courage to face what you do not know; you are free when you are just you, when you don’t seek other people’s permission to live your life, to do what you love; you are free when you have the power to make your own choice.

Since we are still talking about freedom, to be really free, you MUST, according to Iyanla Vanzant, ‘Know yourself! See yourself! Accept yourself! Be yourself!

The question is, ‘Do you know who you really are? Do you know yourself? Do you see yourself? Do you appreciate who you are as a human being, not as a working being? Do you accept yourself for who you are, not for what you have? Are you comfortable with yourself? How do you feel when you are with yourself?

To quote Iyanla, ‘No matter what you may be faced with in life, know your Self! No matter what someone may do to you or against you, see your Self! No matter how many times you try and fail, or fail to try, accept your Self! No matter whose company you are in or what they have the ability to give to you or take away from you, be your Self!’

Because you matter. Because you do not need other people’s permission to do what you are capable of doing. Remember, the only person you can rely on is yourself.

The question is, ‘Do you have the courage to rely on yourself?

The Power Of Self-Empowerment In Personal Growth

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth

When it comes to your personal growth, self-empowerment is everything. If you are waiting for other people to come and empower you, you are going to wait forever.

No one is coming to save you. You have got what you need to empower yourself. You do. You have you. You have your power. You can start with you, with what you have.

Empowerment is not about other people. It is about you. It is knowing that you have what it takes to change your life. If you are serious about making a difference in your life, you must empower yourself.

‘When it comes to your personal growth, when it comes to your personal success, self-empowerment is everything. If you do not empower yourself, no one is going to do it for you.’

You are empowering yourself when you look after your life, when you take your life seriously,

when you are not afraid to go after what will make you better, when you focus on what is important to you,

when you don’t worry about what other people are saying about you, when you are not afraid to say no to what is not in line with your dreams,

when you are building a stable life for yourself, when you are choosing you, when you are trying new things, when you are meeting new people, and when you are empowering other people.

‘You are tough enough to live your own life. You are smart enough to live your own life. And you are bold enough to face your future.’

Remember that empowerment is not about what other people can do for you. It is about what you can do for yourself.

So what are you doing to empower yourself?