Post by Alena on Dec 27, 2006 11:27:23 GMT -5
Growing Day By Day
Becoming A Better Person
At some point in our lives, many of us find ourselves overcome with the desire to become better people. While we are all uniquely capable of navigating this world, we may nonetheless feel driven to grow, expand, and change. This innate need for personal expansion can lead us down many paths as we develop within the context of our individual lives. Yet the initial steps that can put us on the road to evolution are not always clear. We understand that we want to be better but have no clear definition of "better." To ease this often frustrating uncertainty, we can take small steps, keeping our own concept of growth in mind rather than allowing others to direct the course of our journey. And we should accept that change won't happen overnight-we may not recognize the transformations taking place within us at first.
Becoming a better person in your own eyes is a whole-life project, and
thus you should focus your step-by-step efforts on multiple areas of
your existence. Since you likely know innately which qualities you
consider good, growing as an individual is simply a matter of making an
effort to do good whenever possible. Respect should be a key element of
your efforts. When you acknowledge that all people are deserving of
compassion, consideration, and dignity, you are naturally more apt to
treat them in the manner you yourself wish to be treated. You will
intuitively become a more active listener, universally helpful, and
truthful. Going the extra mile in all you do can also facilitate
evolution. Approaching your everyday duties with an upbeat attitude and
positive expectations can help you make the world a brighter, more
cheerful place. Finally, coming to terms with your values and then
abiding by them will enable you to introduce a new degree of integrity
and dignity into your life.
As you endeavor to develop yourself further, you can take pride not only
in your successes, but also in the fact that you are cultivating
consciousness within yourself through your choices, actions, and
behaviors. While you may never feel you have reached the pinnacles of
awareness you hope to achieve, you can make the most of this creative
process of transformation. Becoming a better person is your choice and
is a natural progression in your journey of self-awareness.
Becoming A Better Person
At some point in our lives, many of us find ourselves overcome with the desire to become better people. While we are all uniquely capable of navigating this world, we may nonetheless feel driven to grow, expand, and change. This innate need for personal expansion can lead us down many paths as we develop within the context of our individual lives. Yet the initial steps that can put us on the road to evolution are not always clear. We understand that we want to be better but have no clear definition of "better." To ease this often frustrating uncertainty, we can take small steps, keeping our own concept of growth in mind rather than allowing others to direct the course of our journey. And we should accept that change won't happen overnight-we may not recognize the transformations taking place within us at first.
Becoming a better person in your own eyes is a whole-life project, and
thus you should focus your step-by-step efforts on multiple areas of
your existence. Since you likely know innately which qualities you
consider good, growing as an individual is simply a matter of making an
effort to do good whenever possible. Respect should be a key element of
your efforts. When you acknowledge that all people are deserving of
compassion, consideration, and dignity, you are naturally more apt to
treat them in the manner you yourself wish to be treated. You will
intuitively become a more active listener, universally helpful, and
truthful. Going the extra mile in all you do can also facilitate
evolution. Approaching your everyday duties with an upbeat attitude and
positive expectations can help you make the world a brighter, more
cheerful place. Finally, coming to terms with your values and then
abiding by them will enable you to introduce a new degree of integrity
and dignity into your life.
As you endeavor to develop yourself further, you can take pride not only
in your successes, but also in the fact that you are cultivating
consciousness within yourself through your choices, actions, and
behaviors. While you may never feel you have reached the pinnacles of
awareness you hope to achieve, you can make the most of this creative
process of transformation. Becoming a better person is your choice and
is a natural progression in your journey of self-awareness.