November 14, 2010
*All content has been taken from SImple Abundance. Some content has been shortened for the purpose of 365 Days of Gratitude.
The Woman You Were Meant to Be
"Many women today feel a sadness we cannot name. Though we accomplish much of what we set out to do, we sense that something is missing our lives and fruitlessly search "out there" for the answers. What often wrong is that we are disconnected from an authentic sense of self. ~ Emily Hancock
Has this ever happened to you? You are washing your face, and sudden you do not recognize the woman staring back at you. "Who is this?" you ask the mirror. No reply. She looks vaguely familiar but bears little resemblance to the woman you were expecting to see there. Psychologists call this a "displacement of self," and it usually occurs during times of great stress. (Ha! Isn't this everyday?)
Perhaps our melancholy is that we miss the woman we were meant to be. We miss our authentic selves. But the good news is that even if you have ignored the overtures for decades ("wear red" "cut your hair" "study art in Paris" "learn the tango") your authentic self has no abandoned you.
Start listening.
Today's challenge & exercise: List some of the things you've ignored your authentic self saying to you in the past. What things have you avoided pursuing because you were not able to silence the world and listen to yourself?
Write down you gratitude for the day.
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