The Discovery of You

Are you who you ought to be? Have you met your "real" self? Are you getting a little nervous as to where this post may be going? Perhaps you don't want to think about it. Perhaps you feel you could be more than you are even if you currently are wonderful and awesome but situations and circumstances force you to play another role. I'll admit I've played many roles in my lifetime and I'd like to think I still have an equal amount of lifetime left if not many more years beyond to play even more roles that will ultimately, finally reveal the truest me. I think to get to the point of discovering your true, authentic self, you need to have many experiences, you need to gain wisdom through loss, and you need to nurse wounds over time and be willing to nurture your own growth.

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I'll be the first to tell you that where I started from to where I am now is a complete surprise to most, but not to me. Why? Because I am growing into the person I am supposed to be. If you're not familiar with my story, click here. If you're wondering how I went from rocket scientist to domestic engineering-stay-at-home mom-jewelry-maker-blogger, then click here. Discovering truths about yourself and piecing it all together to form a cohesive you isn't easy, and sometimes, can be painful and scary. You're going through life as one person, perfectly content and not thinking too much about what makes you happy because you're enveloped in the day-to-day operations of your life. Suddenly revelation strikes and you think, who am I? Am I happy doing what I'm doing? If I decided to change, who would I be? What would I do? Well, these questions, my friend, is what I call opportunity knocking. Is yours a gentle rat-a-tat-tat or is it beating down your door screaming, "Open up you fool! Great things are waiting for you if you just turn the knob!" Some of us force it which I don't recommend and some times opportunity presents itself as easily as the sun rises. I had that opportunity almost 7 years ago to redefine who I was going to be. In that 7 years, my discovery adventure has been here, there, and everywhere. Many would probably say I don't know who I am or what I want; that I'm directionless. But, see, that's the process of discovery: trying different things and seeing what works, what doesn't. It's through all the "here, there, and everywhere" that truly begins to unmask the real you that you were meant to be. My rule: if what you're trying doesn't bear good results, leave it, move on, go another direction, try another approach. Struggling is a sign saying this may not be the path that needs to be followed. But by stepping out and doing what may feel uncomfortable is the only way to continue to discover your authentic self. Doing something afraid is not a struggle, it's just an emotion. Little by little, spend some quality time with yourself to just think, dream, and explore a new world of opportunity just waiting to be released by the real you.

Are you living a life that makes you most happy?