About a month ago I felt that I really needed to spend more time in prayer, meditating, thinking, reflecting and listening. It is so easy to allow our routines and habits (even the good ones) to constantly dictate our actions. It is even easier to allow ourselves to be influenced by the people we are surrounded by: at work, church, in social situations and at home. Without realizing it we begin to adopt the attitudes and behaviours of those around us.
So, in order to undertake this time of solitude, I adjusted my routines and curtailed certain activities and eliminated others completely. What I was able to create was time and space in which to ask the important questions and listen for the answers. I was able to be still and quiet.... what a luxury.
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It takes a deliberate effort to avoid living and looking like everyone else.
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Taking time alone to reflect on our personal values and goals helps to us to align our lives with our values.
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One of the benefits that I've noticed of spending more time in reflection is that some of my old belief systems and ways of thinking that once formed a hard shell have begun to be peeled away.
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Solitude, reflection and rest have allowed new ideas to germinate.
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New ideas and ways of thinking are the seeds of transformation. Fresh perspectives lead to living authentic and creative lives, lives that are uniquely us.
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Becoming the best version of ourselves isn't a selfish pursuit. Our authenticity allows others to be released from their limiting shells as well.
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Fully actualized and developed people are each unique,
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they bring their best to their relationships and to the world.
Thank you for visiting My Turquoise Kettle Life today.
Wishing you a day full of fresh ideas,
Sandra
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