Be All That You Can Be
Be all that you can be
We all want to be the best we can be, to develop all of our skills to the maximum. To perform at our peak and to be in the zone is what we all dream about. Whether it is in sports, a hobby, our job, raising our family, relationships or in our spiritual lives.
It doesn’t matter where we want greatness; it is all going to come from the same place. It breeds inside of our self, deep within our heart. It all begins with self-love, how we are showing up for ourselves. It is difficult to show up for anything or anyone if we are not showing up for ourselves.
So, what does this mean; showing up for our self?
Here are some tips on how to show up for your self and to live in your heart, so that you can be available to your self and others, to the nth degree.
• Make sure you like who you are: It is hard to love yourself if you don’t like yourself. Make a list of the things you dislike about yourself, and see how you might be able to change your actions, attitudes, or perceptions about those things and remove them.
• Make sure you are taking care of yourself: In all areas of your life, health, relationships, job and spiritually. Make good decisions that will nurture your soul not damage it. Again, it is hard to love yourself if you are making bad decisions in your life and beating yourself up about those decisions.
• Spend time doing things that feed your soul: Don’t forget to be creative, leave room for your hobbies. Relax, take baths, read, and make time for your relationships in your life. If you are in a job that you hate, think about changing it.
• Processing your life, keep evolving spiritually: Whatever your spiritual practice is, stay close to it. Keep growing spiritually and process your life. Don’t stuff your feelings, move through them, and make sure you are clearing issues with your loved ones.
• Pay attention: Stay awake, it’s easy to fall asleep and just go about your day in your routine. If the routine is stale, shake it up with something different. Change your schedule, do something that you wouldn’t normally do. You don’t want to wake up some day at the age of 80 and say, “where did my life go”.
We all want to live our lives with meaning and purpose, being the best we can be. This isn’t going to happen if we are sitting in the back seat, with others driving, while we watch the scenery go by. Living with purpose takes full-time participation.
The great thing about living our lives to the fullest extent is that it feels amazing, and unbelievable things happen. Stay awake for the ride and even be the driver and start enjoying your life in a truly different way.
Debra Beck
With 20 plus years experience in self-development, and first-hand awareness of how difficult the teenage years can be, empathy, and a passion for making a difference, Debra discovered her life’s work: helping young girls learn to truly love themselves from the inside out. She is also a parent of two daughters and understands the worries of parenting, so she is also devoted to guiding parents through these turbulent years to give them the tools they need to create a harmonious family unit.
She has created and facilitated her own workshops, girls groups and individual mentoring through Spirited Youth, an organization she founded to help girls in a positive and supportive way. Because she has experienced both being a tormented teen and a worried parent, she mentors through her heart with compassion.
She currently resides in Sedona, Arizona.
More information on her work can be found at www.myfeetarentugly.com.
Tags: best we can be, develop, greatness, perform, skills
Loving or even liking myself is hard to do for me. I have found myself struggling with it for the longest time. Well most of my life so far. I guess I will start at the beginning and make a list.