Oh life, you are blooming like a flower!

Life is all about living to its fullest potential – not leaving any unused. It is all about the highs, the lows and everything else in between. Recognising, acknowledging, accepting and appreciating ourselves as we are is one of the most important things to live life to it’s fullest potential. Accepting ourselves doesn’t just mean that we superficially pamper ourselves with our likes and dislikes; it means that we wholeheartedly accept, appreciate and acknowledge for being what we are. It is unfortunate that we resist ourselves more than anything. We fail to put ourselves first, we fail to accept ourselves without change, amendments and makeup.

Are we impartial in our lives? Definitely not, we judge things, people, situations to the core – we
justify our likes and dislikes. We fail to respond and reflect like a mirror, however, we react to the core. To judge is to punish, it is violence; we need to learn to respond impartially. What this means is that it is to accept things as they unfold without reacting, putting any label – just as blessings.  

We are always our own best friend or worst enemy. In fact, if we paid attention to the attitude we have towards ourselves on a daily basis we would be shocked. We live to prove the fact that we are our own worst enemy. Our capital investment to live this life is insecurity, fear and a sense of inadequacy. Understanding and coming to the realization that we are alright, adequate and total and that we are acceptable, loveable and beautiful as we are is a very freeing feeling, and one that will help us to live life to the fullest. We are complete, full of blessings - it all in us and waiting to be expressed. We are total and complete person, second to none.

Connecting our happiness, sense of fullness to the outcome or results will cause us to forever be chasing happiness – in a process of becoming. We fail to appreciate the cause, living in every moment. Happiness comes to those the ones who have learnt to be happy in the present moment, rather than waiting for something to happen in the future of fear, hurt and guilt of the past. We are that happiness that we have been chasing. When we deserve to be eternally happy, why do we punish ourselves – Whole life is an identity crisis.

What is preventing us from aligning with the true essence of ourselves, the more we align, the more will unfold. Discovering our true nature is one of the most rewarding things we can know in life, however it’s not something that requires a map – need just an inner journey. Instead of pursuing something, it is wise to focus on being true to our true-self; focusing on being who we truly, purely are without fear of judgement and insecurity. Living life to the fullest truly starts with appreciating and accepting the fullness of our being and who we truly are. When we love ourselves, accept ourselves, honour and respect ourselves, and know that we are complete without any addition or deletion is all it takes.



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