I don't always believe what I know.
This morning I was reading a daily email that I receive, when one sentence hit me like a ton of bricks. "I don't always believe what I know". Whoa, what? Ha, that's so true. I know so much good about myself yet sometimes I find myself not believing it. That's crazy, if I should believe anything about anyone, it should be me....I mean I know myself, I know my heart, I know my intentions, I know my soul, my mind, my body, so why the difficulty in believing what I know?
I was asked the other day by a friend, what I think of when I think about me, I told him that makes me uncomfortable so I don't. He proceeded to explain to me that to become comfortable, I need to first be uncomfortable. So, the past few days I have placed myself in the spotlight of my mind and focused on thinking about me. Seeing what I need to see so I can start to believe what I know.
One of my biggest obstacles is overcoming my insecurities over not finishing college. As my therapist pointed out to me yesterday, I made a choice to not finish. It wasn't because I failed, it was because I chose to stay at home and be a Mom. Does that make me less of a success as a person? Absolutely not. I chose parenthood as my career, one that I have been extremely successful in, one that has brought more rewards than any 9-5 job could. When asked once by one of our marriage counselors about my choice to be a full-time stay-at-home mom, I told him that I didn't need to change the world but I wanted to raise children who could. This is something I hold very close to my heart, something I know that will happen.
Even though I will always be a Mom, my "career" has become somewhat part time, no longer a 24/7 hands on job. This is going to allow me the time to fulfill my dream of helping others and giving back love, support, kindness and joy to the ones whom so many have looked past. My Success in this new chapter of my life won't be determined by a college education, by degrees hanging on my wall, by others telling me that I've done a good job, it'll only be determined by me, by what I know and what I believe.
Believe in yourself, become your own biggest fan. I'm becoming my own and I wow, it feels amazing!!
I was asked the other day by a friend, what I think of when I think about me, I told him that makes me uncomfortable so I don't. He proceeded to explain to me that to become comfortable, I need to first be uncomfortable. So, the past few days I have placed myself in the spotlight of my mind and focused on thinking about me. Seeing what I need to see so I can start to believe what I know.
One of my biggest obstacles is overcoming my insecurities over not finishing college. As my therapist pointed out to me yesterday, I made a choice to not finish. It wasn't because I failed, it was because I chose to stay at home and be a Mom. Does that make me less of a success as a person? Absolutely not. I chose parenthood as my career, one that I have been extremely successful in, one that has brought more rewards than any 9-5 job could. When asked once by one of our marriage counselors about my choice to be a full-time stay-at-home mom, I told him that I didn't need to change the world but I wanted to raise children who could. This is something I hold very close to my heart, something I know that will happen.
Even though I will always be a Mom, my "career" has become somewhat part time, no longer a 24/7 hands on job. This is going to allow me the time to fulfill my dream of helping others and giving back love, support, kindness and joy to the ones whom so many have looked past. My Success in this new chapter of my life won't be determined by a college education, by degrees hanging on my wall, by others telling me that I've done a good job, it'll only be determined by me, by what I know and what I believe.
Believe in yourself, become your own biggest fan. I'm becoming my own and I wow, it feels amazing!!
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