Claim Your Life

Although we're well aware that we are each born with unique qualities, personalities, temperaments, features, likes, dislikes, etc., and have the ability to choose our own career paths, hobbies, values, and interests, somehow we haven't become aware that this seems to almost always come with conditions. We're still expected to go to family and social gatherings (even if we're too tired), pick our own career path (but only if it's accepted by society), and pursue our own interests (but only if our culture finds them suitable). This makes me wonder, who's making up these rules? And why are we blindly following them? I'm guessing we go along because we're social beings, wanting to fit in, and not wanting to rock the boat. It makes sense that we would do this, however, why do we need to fit in by being the same? Why do we need to be put in the same box, when we clearly don't all fit the same mold.

Maybe it's time to rethink things. What if, instead, we claimed our own life... and let others do the same. What kind of a world would we live in if we all had our own space, we could all be who we truly are, and we could all use our own unique creativity to make the world a better place? And still be part of the group.

I'm not sure the world will ever allow for this kind of freedom. There are too many people wanting to get ahead, and needing others to do what they want so they can get a head. However, if we're brave enough, we can sneak outside the lines and pave our own path, and instead of it being a rebellion, it would actually be the healthy thing to do. Oprah says in her book, The Wisdom of Sundays, "Your real purpose on earth is to become more of who you really are- to live to the highest degree what is pure, what is honest, what is natural- what feels like the real you." What if we all did this? We claimed the life that feels true to us. We claimed our people, our boundaries, our emotions, our values, and our time, and we let others do the same while we all live in harmony appreciating each other for the value we bring. Maybe others will hesitate to join at first, but we've all had a glimpse of someone living their own authentic life... and they seem pretty content. Why not us?...

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