Are you recently divorced, widowed or on your own for the first time and trying to figure who you are and what makes you feel good? The process of getting to know your Self – possibly for the first time – can be daunting.
- Being scared is a natural part of the process.
- Don’t let being afraid scare you. Anytime you do something for the first time it is daunting.
- Acknowledging and accepting the fear allows you to be brave.
- What’s the big deal? So what if this is the beginning of the process – at least you are beginning and it can only get better from here.
- Real bravery is only possible when you are scared, otherwise, what we call bravery is really machismo.
- This is a perfect opportunity to try new things.
- Experiment. Put everything into the practice category.
- A woman stopped a man on the street in
Manhattan
and asked him, “How can I get to Carnegie Hall?’ “Practice, practice, practice”, said the man.
- Give yourself permission to not know for a while. No one’s keeping score.
- Cut yourself some slack. Getting to know your Self takes some time. It is a process that happens in the moment and incrementally.
- You know what you want by knowing what you don’t want.
- Do you know the difference between a road map and a boat map? A road map tells you where to go but a boat map tells you where not to go.
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