Empower Newsletter – August 2017
| Welcome to the August 2017 edition of the Empower Newsletter. This month the focus is on knowing ourselves for who we are rather than defining ourselves as what we do.
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Did you know? |
‘you are so much more than what you do’
I was chatting to a friend the other day about how her friend is struggling at the moment because her children have left home and feels she doesn’t know who she is or where she fits in anymore.
It’s quite common to have an identity crises when we define ourselves as one thing and it is taken away. This then leads to questioning one’s self worth.
How do you define yourself?
Is it by your occupation, maybe it’s your beauty, being a mother, a wife, being well travelled, your health or by your body.
No matter how you define yourself it’s not who you are, it’s just something you do or an expression of you.
Your friends aren’t your friends because you are athletic or beautiful, they are your friend because of who you are and what you stand for.
You are not your looks, it’s just one expression of you. You are not a jet setter, it’s just something you do!
By understanding who you are on a core level is what really matters. Knowing your deepest core values, motives, passions and ethics means that you don’t need to look for your identity externally. It also means that you can easily avoid creating internal conflict because you live in harmony with who you really are. Consequently, every role you fill in life becomes just one more expression of your true self.
So when something that makes you feel significant changes in your life and creates a void or an identity crises such as becoming an empty nester, losing your job or retiring, or starting to look older, instead of flogging a dead horse or feeling lost remind yourself that it’s not who you are, it’s something you did and use this new space to create a new opportunity to find the next thing you will do to help you feel significant!
Definition |
Define
- State or describe exactly the nature, scope, or meaning of
- Mark out the boundary or limits of
Something to Ponder |
You needn’t be defined by your past. And certainly, your future does not have to look like your past, unless you allow it to.
Sure, certain parts of your past were great, but…
The popular kid isn’t necessarily popular now.
The college quarterback doesn’t always make it to the NFL.
The child actor often doesn’t make it to the big screen.
Conversely…
The high-school nerd became Bill Gates.
The freshman bench-rider became Michael Jordan.
The poverty-stricken, abused girl became Oprah.
Quote of the Month |
‘Worrying does not take away tomorrow’s troubles, it takes away today’s peace. Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself and create your own sunshine.’
Affirmation Corner |
‘I am significant in many ways!’
Newsletters | Di | 
July 23, 2017 12:06 pm
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