Its A Brand New Day
Waking up one day and realizing your world just isn't working for
you is the first step into an incredibly exciting new journey.
That awakening is to be the first of many. Maybe you've been
reading self improvement books and feeling like something is
missing. That's a sure sign your life may be changing, especially
if you are beginning to question your own spirit. Have you listened to yourself lately? I mean really listened?
Did you hear anything? Maybe your inner voice has been quiet and
suppressed for so long it forgot how to speak. Maybe it really
has wanted to speak but hasn't been given permission. Recently I saw the result of a study on one of the prime-time
news shows. The study showed that by the time a child is five
years old, that child will have been told "No!" over 100,000
times! What are the ramifications of this? Just imagine. A
child's only job is to just be who they are. That's it! Can you
imagine that if 9 times out of 10, the child was just being
him/herself and was told "No."? Eventually the child internalizes
this simple word into the understanding that being the self is
not okay. The painful truth is that most of society has been raised this
way. What does it mean when this child becomes an adult? That
adult is shut off from his/her spirit and is living life
according to someone else's rules, limitations, ideas, parameters
and belief systems. This adult may be unable to make decisions
without consulting others, looking to others to make the
decisions for them. This is where that underlying word "No!" setup the outside
authority figure that the adult still looks for today. He/she
doesn't realize, and was never really taught, that when you
become an adult you also become your own authority figure. That
may be an implied belief at 18. "You're an adult now and you have
to make your own decisions," the 18 year old is told. This
statement, however, does not include the words, "You no longer
require our (parents') permission. You are your own authority
now." Wow, wouldn't that have been nice if it had been spelled
out like that. Unfortunately we take some of that authority and
dump it into doing things that we've always wanted to do
externally, like drinking, partying and more. But, how much of that is a rebellion and how much is remembering
your spirit and the inner truth of your being? It gives you
something to think about. Maybe you've never rebelled. Many women suffer from the "good
girl" syndrome. This may be the worst offender in the case
against remembering your spirit and inner truth. The good girl
syndrome is so deeply ingrained that the child seemingly lives to
please others. Others are the priority, and the self doesn't
really matter. In fact, it feels as though the self doesn't even
exist. It's been so long since the self had a chance to speak
that there is virtually no sense of self left at all. All those
times being told "No!" have accumulated into a pliable body, a
seeming automaton, a robot who is only here to serve others.
Sound familiar? Is it any wonder why so many people are searching for assistance
in this day and age? The book industry is loaded with self-help
books. There is a growing discomfort within this world of
robots. Like Robin Williams in Bicentennial Man, there is a
growing desire within our own lives that makes us stop and say,
"Wait a minute, this is not enough for me. I have a voice and
somewhere deep down inside of me, I have a self, and it's time I
found out who that is." Being a robot no longer works for us once we have that initial
awareness, that one little light bulb that turns on inside that
says, "There must be something more to my life than this." That
one little sentence begins a domino effect inside, tumbling down
the building blocks of denial that formulated the structure of
our lives at such a young age. Once this crumbling begins, it truly is a 'brand new day.' The
world begins to look different and feel different. That's
because you are different. You asked a question and found a
voice. Now is the time to begin the search to find your self.
It's in there somewhere, underneath all those denial blocks,
limitations, boundaries and belief systems. A self is waiting to
be born! Remember, our parents always did the best they could with what
they knew how to do. If they had been raised any differently
themselves, then they would have raised you differently, but they
weren't. So, there's no blame here, plain and simple. It's just
finally time to start breaking the generational family
patterning. It starts with you. Your questioning and questing breaks the chain. You know that
once you remember your self, you will pass a new way of being
onto your children. As you grow, learn and discover your self,
you can't help but share that new expression with others.
Remember to welcome your self to this world. Remember that it
truly is OK to just be your SELF! © 2001 Jodie Foster Jodie Foster is an Intuitive Counselor who assists clients to create extraordinary transformations in their everyday lives. Her work is uplifting, empowering and success-oriented. You can visit Jodie's website at http://www.illuminationsnetwork.com for further information and to schedule a private intuitive session. You can also look for weekly updates to her blog at: http://intuitiveinnovations.blogspot.com Publisher's Guidelines: You may freely publish this article online, in email newsletters, or in print so long as the resource box and byline are in tact. Author would appreciate a notification, but that is optional.
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