I have been hearing a lot lately about having to rediscover yourself due to various reasons. The most common is from a relationship, such as a marriage or friendship. It is so easy to get caught up in what you are doing, believing that you are working together with someone to get to a greater place in your life and discover that your perception has been way off the mark. You find out that what you felt was important and meaningful was not reality. Those that you were working or relating with did not see you the way you saw yourself in the process.
That discovery can really be embarrassing, hurtful and even depressing. To discover that you are not as important as you believed you were to a situation or relationship. In my own life I have discovered this more than just once. I have lost myself in several relationships and situations where I have put "me" on the back burner believing that the end results would outweigh to loss of myself. In your mind you believe that this is the correct thing to do because in the end the situation will be fantastic for all those involved. Only to discover that during the process somehow "we" got left out. How many times do we have this happen to us? If we all were to examine our lives we would say that this has happened to us in some form during our lifetime. How do we go about rediscovering ourselves?
I think about rediscovery and try to figure out if I have done that. Do I know who I am and what I am capable of? I believe it takes being in and around people who really know what you are made of. Those that understand your capabilities and do not hesitate to give you encouragement. Everyone needs to be acknowledged for whatever they have given to a relationship or situation. In reality though each and everyone of us need to know that we are capable of independently moving through life, making decisions and finding direction on our own. To discover that "me" as a whole can do and prosper in all of life's situations.
Over the past 10 months I have been rediscovering myself. I have become independent, having to make all kinds of decisions such as where to live, what to do with my time, evaluating relationships and many more. I have had friends encourage me and others that have limited me. It has been enjoyable being able to be around others and share life's lessons, teaching them while at the same time listening to them and learning from the experiences they have gone through. To rediscover yourself through sharing yourself with others has been an exciting process. The most important part of the rediscovery process though is knowing that I do not have to fall back into the same grind and lose myself to anyone or anything again.
That discovery can really be embarrassing, hurtful and even depressing. To discover that you are not as important as you believed you were to a situation or relationship. In my own life I have discovered this more than just once. I have lost myself in several relationships and situations where I have put "me" on the back burner believing that the end results would outweigh to loss of myself. In your mind you believe that this is the correct thing to do because in the end the situation will be fantastic for all those involved. Only to discover that during the process somehow "we" got left out. How many times do we have this happen to us? If we all were to examine our lives we would say that this has happened to us in some form during our lifetime. How do we go about rediscovering ourselves?
I think about rediscovery and try to figure out if I have done that. Do I know who I am and what I am capable of? I believe it takes being in and around people who really know what you are made of. Those that understand your capabilities and do not hesitate to give you encouragement. Everyone needs to be acknowledged for whatever they have given to a relationship or situation. In reality though each and everyone of us need to know that we are capable of independently moving through life, making decisions and finding direction on our own. To discover that "me" as a whole can do and prosper in all of life's situations.
Over the past 10 months I have been rediscovering myself. I have become independent, having to make all kinds of decisions such as where to live, what to do with my time, evaluating relationships and many more. I have had friends encourage me and others that have limited me. It has been enjoyable being able to be around others and share life's lessons, teaching them while at the same time listening to them and learning from the experiences they have gone through. To rediscover yourself through sharing yourself with others has been an exciting process. The most important part of the rediscovery process though is knowing that I do not have to fall back into the same grind and lose myself to anyone or anything again.
