Finding Innermost self. How I started living my true self

Sometimes it takes so many failures, successes and may be disappointments to be able to find one’s true self.

I was eighteen when I started earning money and working so hard just to ensure i am able to meet my own needs. I was doing this not because I had no one to fend for me nor assist me in life, but I was doing this because it is one of the greatest lessons my mother thought me. Hard work and consistency is key to success.

My mother was a very hardworking woman, aside from personal job, she will do every other side jobs she could just ensure she puts food on the table. I did same, I worked so hardly, basically all that I could think of, from a sales girl to a house cook and then to a helper, food seller, teacher, perfume seller, clothes seller and everything I could think of just because I wanted to make money. Doing all this whilst i was still yet to find my true self. No matter what I do, I still could not find peace because deep within me, I knew there was more for me to unleash and show the world. So many things worked out and so many other things failed.  All this struggles, failures, successes and disappointments made me realize who I am and see myself as whom God wanted me to be seen. Hmmmm!

How did I find my self? And how did I start living my true self?

Beloved I have put together six most important points that have helped me become a better version of my self. Read below...

1.       I Stopped Giving Excuses

Excuses are like the reasons why you cannot do something. That is just one of it basic definition. You can not keep giving excuses for the reason why you didn’t do a thing all the time. You have to fight your inner demon and do what is it you need to do or your mind tells you to do.

 Not until I stopped my self from being lazy, figure out what I needed to do and do it, I could not be happy and fulfilled. I had to take charge of myself and build the courage that i needed to do what I need to do.

2.        Staying true to my self

There is different between telling yourself this is what you want to do and what you want to be doing. I knew what I wanted to do, but I was not sure if it is what I wanted to be doing. The quest for making money was my ultimate goal, so I was ready to make the money doing anything i can, rather than what I was called to do. That is what is happening to many of us today, when we find our self, we may forget who we are and pursue money by all means until we become unhappy and sad always. Find your innermost person, who you want to be and stay truthful to yourself.

3.       I eliminated fear from my mind

Most of the time, it is very impossible to think clearly when you are flooded with fear. I took out time to physically calm down and face my fear until it faded away. I tried not to be perfect, b ut I visualize a happy place for me and I began the journey. Life is full  of stresses, try not to be perfect just find what works best for you.

4.       I stopped procrastination

Procrastination is a trap that many of us fall into. We often choose to do something else instead of the task that we know we should be doing. We usually ignore an unpleasant but likely an important task in favour of the one that is more enjoyable or easy. Which is not suppose  be so. Given to this impulse always has a srong consequences for us. It is beter to start prioritizing and recognizing what we needed to do before t s too late. Life is too short to always procrastinating.

5.       I let GOD

Life will be better, when you let God. When I was doing things by my own self, all I coud do was to use my own ideas alone without asking God for help. Sometimes all what is needed is to tell it to GOD that we  are not mighty enough to handle our own problems, that he alone is  MIGHTY and GRACIOUS  to give us direction and solution to all our challenges.

If you have read this post, remember we only have ‘now’ and it is by opportunity that we have tomorrow. Do what you have to do today, find your true self and keep living.

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Mayomi Olayinka