Whose life are you living?
Can you truthfully answer: yours?
Years ago, I asked myself this question followed by the more clarifying query: Is this the life I want to live? It wasn’t.
I was living an amalgamation of other people’s life instructions. It wasn’t thankless. Every time I thought of or came in contact with those people, I received praise for my conformation. Their stamp of approval gave me a misplaced sense of worthiness.
Yet, when I asked myself whether I was living the life I wanted to live, my inner-praise department fell silent. Years of that silence grew so loud it made me ache.
Life won’t allow us to live off-track indefinitely. Change will come –because it must.
Had I been willing to initiate change myself, I could have avoided the complete implosion of my life. I wasn’t.
Life first speaks softly in whispers and nudges. When we refuse to listen, it will tear the walls down around us and strip us so bare that we have no choice other than to start over.
That’s the road I took. I’ve learned a lot since then. Today, I am living my life and it is the life I want to live. When I catch myself stagnating or refusing to face the fear guarding the changes I need, I remember that It’s much easier to embrace truth early.
It’s time to live your life.
~ Cynthia
Very deep wisdom Cynthia.
Thank you!
I feel like one needs money in order to live the life they want to lead. Without it, one is so desperate and axious. I feel like no matter what I try to do, it does not work out. Every door closes.
You must keep knocking. Fall 99 times, get up 100.
I am so tired. And lonely. And discouraged.
Don’t give up, Ruth. There is a solution, a path, a place for you.
Cynthia
Thank you such an inspirational post, Cynthia. Your message was one I truly needed to hear today.
I’m so glad. Be well.
Good post. I think one of the reasons people have mid life crisises is because they never asked themselves this question when they were younger. The sooner we all check this one, the better it is for us and those around us.
Hello Tahlia – In my world there is no mid life crisis, only the birth of truth and yes, it comes brimming with these questions.
Bless you!
Cynthia
I read somewhere if you live your life to help others that there is much more happiness in your own life. I think that this is true in the fact that if you have the mentality of doing good in your life, goodness comes back. I believe in good and bad Karma. I also feel that when we struggle, it is for life to teach us and give us strength and see what we are made of. I understand the financial burdens in life and how it causes depression and helplessness. There is always solutions to problems, if you know where to look and begin. This is such deep sound wisdom….thanks Cynthia.
Margo, I couldn’t agree more. We must include ourselves in the receiving of our help too. YES! A solution always exists even if we don’t know what it is, yet.