{Hi all, Natalie here. Today’s post was graciously written by Julie from Just a Girl and a Bike. You don’t need to be a cyclist to appreciate her ruminations on meaningful living — enjoy! 🙂 }
I used to strive to reach my full potential by checking things off a mental to do list. Despite the unexpected challenges that life presents, the unplanned paths that appear, physical situations or mental states of mind, I simply could not let go of focus on the plan. If I did not accomplish the things that I had set out to do, then I would not be successful.
I truly believed that self-realization could only be obtained by force.
I now believe that self-realization is a very personal path. It is different for each unique being. For me, I will not obtain it unless I live more purposefully. I must stop constantly looking…
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A wonderful piece, as I told you before 🙂 Rock on!
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Awwww, thanks!!!!
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Saw your post on Natalie’s blog! It is a great piece. Very relatable for me. I feel like I may be trying to force some things in my writing journey right now. Your post is getting me to think about just letting things happen and not try to force it to happen now. I’m going to try and take a breath and accept that it will happen in it’s own time. Thanks for sharing the post with us Natalie!
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Thank you for reading 🙂 It makes me very happy to hear that my post has helped you 🙂 🙂 YAY 🙂
I really think that just stopping, breathing, and feeling where you need to be can make such a difference.
I wish you all the best on your journey !!!
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