Be Your Own Friend
The timeless quote “Know Thyself” is a valuable sentiment that has led millions of people to embark on a lifelong journey of self discovery. As children we feel that ‘knowing’ within us. We just Know that we know it all and that we could not possibly see the world any differently no matter how old we get. But of course, with age, comes that realization that tends to lead us to wishes of reversing time, in hopes of regaining that sense of all-knowingness and that higher self we once knew as children.
We knew exactly what we wanted to do, who we wanted to be, and where we wanted to go. For some reason, as we age, it becomes apparent that there are more choices and the we should discover a new meaning and new path for ourselves to accommodate the discovery of all of these new options. We are our own best friend as children and somehow that fades. Instead of knowing ourselves inside and out we become dependant on others for recognition and understanding. We lose our independence, pass far beyond interdependence, and end up stuck I dependancy.
We must regain that self-friendship. We must remember how wonderful it was to know ourselves and truly appreciate ourselves. We had dreams, like paved roads, ready to follow and we need to rediscover that path. To know thyself is to understand the what’s, why’s, and how’s of our life. When we were young we were pure love and pure hope and all of that hope and love was bottled inside ready to explode. And somehow the environment of adulthood taught us to forget why we are here.
Begin to rediscover your inner friendship. Begin by counting your blessing everyday. Be thankful for what you have. Then start erasing. Sit down with a pad and paper and have an ‘inside’ conversation. Let go of all of the old, innate, thoughts and pictures that have ended with your unhappiness. Think back to your childhood and remember those things that brought you the most hope and the things that radiated from you with precise knowing. Did you dream of being a nurse? A writer? A cartoonist? Embrace yourself for who and what you are and let go of all the impressions that were forced upon you. If you are living the life that someone else set-up for you, and you are miserable, then reconsider. It is possible for us to meet ourselves again for the first time, give a hug to your inner child, and learn the important lessons all over again.
Don’t live the life of someone else. Live your life as you wanted to live it. It is easy for us to veer off of our hearts path as we grow up, but when we take the time to make a new friendship within ourselves and start over, we can be amazed at how quickly our inner child reminds us of our forgotten dreams. Reinvent the friendship with yourself.