Do you live in the land of “when” in your life? When I make enough money then I will take this trip. When I lose weight then I will buy those jeans. When I get a promotion then I will have buy that new car. What if you just did all those things right now instead? Let’s face it, if you wait until certain conditions are met, it may be a really long time.
Our culture tends to focus in the land of when and someday instead of living right now. What if you accept yourself as you are right now? The things that you like about yourself and the things that you may not like are just automatically accepted. Imagine what that would feel like to just accept yourself right now and just be? No more comparison, no doubts, no more worrying, and no more living in fear.
That is what it is like to live an authentic life. The critics don’t matter. There are no changes needed unless you decide you want to. Let me repeat that, unless YOU decide you want to, not someone else. You get to believe what you want without having to justify it. You get to make all the decisions without input from anyone else. You can even change your mind if you want to. Doesn’t that sound amazing?
We live with so much input in our lives that we struggle to know what we really believe for ourselves. Think about your own beliefs and values. What are they and are you living them in the most authentic way? This can be a harder question to answer than you may think. The influences in our life can be so strong, that we may just adapt what we hear and assume that it is true.
As a starting point, just take one of your beliefs or values and reflect on it to see if it is true for you. How will you know? What will tell you that answer? This may not be an easy question to answer and it may take time, but it is the first step to start living in the most authentic way for yourself. Don’t you deserve that?