What You Need
We all have many ideas about what we need, but few of us really know. Somehow it takes the tests of life to show us that we are way off base, and way out of balance. Sometimes it is simply the question of “at what cost”?
If it takes adversity to teach you how much money you really need to live, stress and sleeplessness to teach you how many hours you don’t need to work, or health problems to teach you how to eat properly, you are not alone. We all get on a path of not paying attention, or maybe being distracted by things and situations that are really not serving us. However, usually once we learn that lesson the voice inside that says “I’m not doing that again, or I’m not going through that again” gets louder and more confident and we learn to recognize what feels right, or what feels wrong much more quickly.
Self awareness is the result of many lessons and experiences, but equally the result of quieting your mind and listening to your body. Finding balance and your true self may not always come from a gentle wake-up call, but it is better to be roused out of old patterns while there is still time to make changes.
This time when you hit a fork in the road, a roadblock, or an intersection, don’t continue down the road that doesn’t work for you, or beat yourself up powering through a brick wall. Go left, or go right, and see what feels good.
