“Do not follow the ideas of others, but learn to listen to the voice within yourself”

– Dogen Zenji

 

 

It’s easy to get caught up chasing someone else’s version of ‘success’.

 

Easy to find ourselves running our day based around other people’s calls to urgent.

 

We live in constructs, set by someone else’s handed down ideas and vision, without taking the time to question the validity of these constructs.  Without questioning whether this is the only way life can be lived.

 

Too many of us find ourselves on a path of someone else’s making.  A path that is not aligned with where we want to be, where we want to go, or who we want to be.

 

We can’t always put this into words but we can feel it.  We feel it burn deep inside.  Something feels off.  A lack of connection.  We feel no sense of purpose, or excitement, for the things that lie in front of us.

 

Going Inwards

Most of us can relate to these feelings because we have all been there.  We might be there now.  So, what to do?

 

We need to reflect.  We need to observe.  We need to ask some questions of ourselves and be honest with our answers.  We need to come back to ourselves.

 

Trigger Questions:

What lights me up?

 

What gets me excited?

 

What’s the best part of my day/week/month/year?

 

Can I bring more of these moments into my life, at an increased frequency?

 

Reset your inner compass.  Reconnect with what burns deep inside.  Learn to trust instincts, even if they have been dormant for some time.

 

 

 

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