Episode 23: Where to start the process of personal growth

Published: Nov. 3, 2014, midnight

It\u2019s pretty easy to \u201cnever deal\u201d with anything heavy, or anything that makes you feel vulnerable in life. You can always find a way to distract yourself, or hide from the tough stuff. Maybe you\u2019ve been coasting through your emotional adult life and perhaps medicating any and all issues and scary feelings that might come up \u2013 or numbing them with drinks, tv, or constant distractions. Maybe you\u2019ve never allowed yourself to become vulnerable to another person \u2013 you\u2019ve kept it very superficial, and you just kind of \u201cpass the time\u201d in your life \u2013 but never venture past the top layer. It all feels fine until one day you suddenly \u201cwake-up\u201d and realize you don\u2019t know who you are, what you want, or even whether or not you like yourself. Maybe something in your life comes to a head, like you finally meet someone you want to be in love with and that makes you totally clingy because you feel so reliant on their liking you, or maybe you\u2019ve been through a break-up and you suddenly realize you feel shattered \u2013 like you have nothing, to you, solo. This window of clarity might force you to realize you\u2019ve got some work to do on yourself so that you can actually figure out who you are and what you want. And with that work, grow to like that person, and be happy with who that is. If you\u2019re staring at the vast ravine of what you don\u2019t know quite yet \u2013 and realizing you\u2019ve been asleep at the wheel of your life for years, I know looking at the amount of work you have to do can feel totally overwhelming. So if this sounds like where you are right now\u2013 this is a podcast for you. Firstly, know that you have been gifted with an amazing opportunity. Right now you get to choose who you want to be. Which is really awesome and shows that you have what it takes \u2013 already \u2013 to become who you want to become. That you even have this awareness about yourself is the key to the change itself. So what I am going to give you are some steps/tools to help you move through this time efficiently. There are 10 of them and if you want to read them, I will also post the blog version on TeaspoonOfHappy.com so keep an eye out in the next couple days. Ready? Here we go! This is a blessing in disguise and you're about to enter the best time of your life!!! This is for you, Justin. Thanks dude for suggesting this to help others!! I hope this helps you, as well. xo! Sarah May B.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices