A lot of us get so stuck in being in our own way that it's tempting to just blame everyone and everything else.
Well, there are those who DO, and those who CREATE, and those who INSPIRE, and those who successfully make millions...
For the most part there are those who watch and wish... and perhaps get started... not fully grasping that in order to be where you are and have what you have requires not only originality, but the desire and willingness to be "The Energizer Bunny on Speed" for a number (maybe many?) years before getting "there." And that there will be "false starts" and setbacks and tragic life events and other stuff.
Any one person right now can read this and decide to become "the next Jerry Banfield" but how many will? As motivators and inspirations to the world, we have very little power beyond simply lighting the way and leading by example.
My experience tells me that the key thing we put in our own way is our thoughts. Our thoughts that is it somehow "wrong" to make self-improvement about "ourselves." It is "selfish," somehow. But authentic self-care is not selfish. And until we actually accept that we are doing this for OURselves first... and not "because mom wants it" or "our spouse will like it" it's just not gonna stick.
Good for you for having that part of the equation in your early 30's! I'm now mid-50's and was much older before I started "getting it." And recognizing that each of our journeys is truly individual... there's no magic "one size fits all" formula.
Anyway, keep inspiring! Keep on keepin' on!
@denmarkguy love your insights here and honored you took the time to share them with us today! What motivates me is that I may come back into this world into a new body without any memory of doing this. It feels very true as I write it and I hope as many of us as possible are empowered to make a beautiful world together then wherever the next journey takes us will be as full of joy as this one!
Well said. When you remarked "Our thoughts that is it somehow "wrong" to make self-improvement about ourselves" (that it is selfish) - well, I do feel ( and observe) that men in particular are often not willing to see a counselor, a psychiatrist, or even read a self-help book.
I have noticed that women (as a whole) do seem to be more OPEN to going to Counseling sessions (like Couples counseling), see a psychologist/psychiatrist ) than men. Do any of you have an opinion on this?
I'd Like to hear it. This is just my opinion - what I've observed.
I have done some counseling in the past.
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