Some of these are really contradictory, but...
- Seeking to fill my ego before my soul. Distinguishing between the two and placing my priority squarely on soul-fulfilling actions and choices.
- Assuming I’m not creative. Life itself is a creative act, and every day I can create myself just the way I want to be.
- Living below my standards. Knowing my standards, and living up to them.
- Stagnating. Always continuing to actively grow and learn.
- Accepting boredom. I either find the beauty in the moment or I take action to create energy and enthusiasm.
- Feeling guilty. Ask for forgiveness, right any wrongs, restore integrity, let it go.
- Suffocating my feelings. Expressing myself fully, asking for what I need, and seeking help to resolve feelings I can’t handle alone.
- Always needing to be in control. Accepting “what is”, brings me freedom.
- Fighting what comes naturally. Going with the flow strengthens my strength.
- Waiting for other people to decide. Having the self-confidence to initiate.
- Living beyond my means. Knowing that debt is an enormous energy drain and reclaiming that energy is far more important than material things.
- Isolating myself. Knowing that it takes effort to sustain relationships, and seeing the value in that.
- Ignoring my intuition. Trusting my instincts and listening to my own wisdom.
- Allowing other people to waste my time. Taking the necessary steps to avoid them and know that it is not my job to educate them.
- Accepting anxiety, depression or ill-health. Doing everything in my power to restore my mental and physical health because I know good health is the foundation for a happy life.
- Saying yes when I mean no. I am a master at saying no even when I know it might upset someone.
- Compromising my values. Knowing what my values are, and I completely orienting my life around them.
- Defining myself by my achievements or roles. I define myself by the actions and choices I make in every moment.
- Trying to prove myself. I live according to my own values and personal operating system.
- Owning other people’s problems. I will support, listen, and love, but I no longer manage or invest myself in other people’s difficulties.
- Putting work, money, or projects before those I love. Relationships are the most important thing in my life, and I act like it.
- Trying to change people. Accepting people exactly as they are or getting out. (This doesn’t mean not asking for something you need from the relationship.)
- Putting other people’s needs before my own. Recognizing that unless my cup is mostly full, I can’t be available to lovingly give to others.
- Tolerating bullshit from other people. No longer hanging around with people who diminish me, drain my energy, or treat me poorly.
