Dr. Seuss said it best

Today you are you, that is truer than true.  There is no one alive who is youer than you!

There are a lot of similarities in this world and people, places and things are put into categories by society because of the similarities.  However, regardless of the categorization or similarities everyone and everything are unique in itself.  In our daily walk through life we may run across someone who has the same favorite color, or drive the same kind of car.  We meet people that like to do the same fun things, and have the same hobbies.  We even meet people that have been through the same situations, tragedies, or circumstances as us.  But no matter what the similarities, there is only one you.   

Authenticity is simply being true to one’s own personality, spirit or character.  The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are. - C.G. Jung.  Comparing yourself to others or conforming to others expectations are traps set to steal your joy and they distract you from your intended being. To become your authentic self, you must begin by knowing yourself. I challenge you this week to take note of your behavior patterns and ask yourself why you do that thing that you do.

 Next week we will dig deeper into authenticity.

This above all:
To thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.

 - Hamlet, Shakespeare

Is your life similar to the Energizer Bunny?

Stop in the name of Love before you break my heart, think it ooh-over, think it Oooh-Over, stop! 

Life has us going, going, and going. We are over here, over there, we just seem to be everywhere.  Sometimes we feel as though the more we do the better life will be.  We strive to reach that perfect something we call success.

However, we go, go , and go never taking the time to REST, so your SOUL can catch up with our body.  Life teaches us all sorts of lessons, but are we really listening.  We must stop and listen and let the lessons really sink into our souls.  As we go, go, go habits form and regular routines set in, and we don’t take the time to really understand why we are really doing a thing. Sometimes those habits are not good habits. Those regular routines are not really necessary and are taking away from what we really should be doing. We must learn to make the time to  stop and listen to the soul to know and understand ourselves and our intentions. 

Did you know that the heart was originally designed to be our compass in life. However, distortion due to hurt, pain, and society as a whole seeped in and it has made us afraid to follow our heart.

Learn to Relax, Enjoy, Appreciate life

Watch the below TedX video as Professor Sharon Fries-Britt explains about cultivating the imprint of your soul.