My last five-or-so years have been life changing. I’ve been going through some experiences that altered the way I think, and thus the way I behave. I think I hadn’t taken as many turns in my whole life as I took these five years. I’ve been taking inspiration from books, podcasts, YouTube videos, and mainly many wise human beings who have been through some stuff in their life, and have learnt something worth sharing with others. I am thankful for these amazing people who added so much value to my personal toolbox, as I call it, for dealing with life.
Untamed
How Glennon Doyle changed my life
When I read this book, something amazing happened. It made perfect sense to me. It was like reading the air – it’s so natural, how the truths flow, you don’t have to think hard to accept them. They just resonated with me in an instant. I was reading and thinking oh my god, how is this (this truth, that we are in charge of our lives) so basic and natural and we do everything to avoid it?
The words screamed at me from the pages, and reminded me a truth I’ve forgotten I’d known – you’re enough, you matter, and you CAN trust yourself, cause deep down YOU know exactly what to do. For so long I’ve been taught by multiple sources from in the outer world that I cannot trust myself, that I’m not good enough and I don’t know what I really want or should do in any given moment of my life. My classmates thought (and said pretty loudly too) I should not be in their class, their school, or their state for that matter… My parents thought I should not change course with my graduate degree, and I certainly MUST get a BA, otherwise..OMG you better not even think about that option… I mean, you get the picture. YEARS and years of thoughts of unworthiness planted in my brain, until Glennon comes and tells me – cmon girl, you know exactly who you are and what you want, face it and give it space.
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