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What would your life look like if you stopped worrying about what and who “they” expect you to be…and you started living out who you were created to be?
I can’t say I’ve mastered this one. I am a people-pleaser by nature. But one thing for sure is that when it comes to living up to other’s expectations of me, I have taken leaps forward compared to where I was a couple years back.![Read More...](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
It is so easy to get comfortable doing the things you are good at. In the beginning, its fun and you feel proud…that is until the world gets a hold of that talent/passion/personality trait…and they decide that that very “thing” will define you. It will become “who” you are…and you will NOT stray from it.
I reached a point in my life when I had enough…I had enough of being a good runner and a strong leader…I cracked! And I did what I feel many of us of would love to do sometimes…I gave up. Ok that wasn’t the wisest of decisions and it didn’t last very long, but it opened up a realm of possibilities for me – what I wanted my future to look like.
I started with a blank page and gradually built up a list of things I enjoyed doing…things other people may not know I enjoy doing…but I do.
In the end, my list did include running & public speaking, but for me I had reached a tipping point in my life, NO longer would I be defined/limited by a few things I do well…I was created, YOU were created, for far more than being defined by a little somewhat limiting talent or passion.
When God created you He had an intention. You were made to live an abundant life, not limited by human expectation. Every day I try to take a step towards living the life I am destined for…not the one that other’s feel would be best suited for me.