We Cannot Live Only For Ourselves

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“Monday Motivation!”

“We cannot live only for ourselves.
A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men…”

~ Herman Melville

I was going to say that it would be impossible for someone to live only for themselves.  To live without any interaction with anyone.  But we all know that it is possible and that it has happened.

I believe (in my world) that we cannot live only for ourselves.  The other quote that “It takes a whole village to raise a child” is very true.  My family has learned that first hand.  Being part of a community is too wonderful in too many ways.

When you are developing a new community you do not have the intention or the mindset of “what’s in it for me”.  Not usually anyway.  Generally, you are looking for a connection, a way to fit in.  Most often you are also looking to give back, to contribute and help with your talents.

We cannot live only for ourselves. When they say – it’s a small world – they are not kidding.  What part of today did not involve someone  else even in the very smallest way.  You probably can not think of a time or incident when you were not doing something for someone or someone was not doing something for you.

Would you have it any other way?

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Be Who You Are

“Monday Motivation!”

“Be who you are and be that well…”
~ Saint Francis de Sales

Be who you are and be that well. Sounds easy to me.  Who else are you going to be anyway?  One would think that being who you are is a natural flow.  That being who you are is the easy way out.  That being someone you aren’t would require a lot of time and skill.

Yes and no.

Very often, being yourself takes courage.  What if they don’t like me?  What if I say something or do something stupid?  So being someone else or being something that you are not may be the easy way out.

It doesn’t make sense to pretend to be something or someone you are not.  People can only be fake for so long then the “real you” will eventually come out.  When you grow into your comfort zone with someone, the real you settles in, slow but sure.  Imagine the shock of the other person when suddenly the little habits you once found so charming are now annoying to you?  What happened, she used to think it was cute when I left the toilet seat up?

In order to be who you are and be that well you need to know – Who are you?

Sounds like a silly question to some.  It is actually quite serious.  It is almost as difficult of a question to answer as “what do you want”.  I like to listen to my inner voice to guide me as to who I am.  I used to think I liked to paint and paper walls, turns out I just liked having it done.

It is often a struggle to be who you are when it conflicts with  others opinions or wants.  There can be confrontations that make you uncomfortable.  You have to ask yourself, what is more important – to be who I am or to be who someone else wants me to be?  We all know what that answer is.

When I struggle with who I am I remember and reflect on the two most powerful words .  Whatever I want, I am whatever I want to be, whatever I set my mind to be.  If you focus on who you are you are more successful of being who you are well.

I believe that if you be who you are and be that well people around you will appreciate the real authentic you sincerely and wholeheartedly.

Do you remember the last time you realized someone was not who you thought they were?  More importantly, do you remember the last time you realized you were not being who you really are?

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