What Will You Discover in You?
“There is a place in me I haven’t gone yet.” – Gail Godwin
Why is it that we often think that there’s something new to discover out there? The truth is that discovery begins with self-discovery.
Too many of us never think about that.
Consider that when we do something we’ve never done before, that’s pushing our experience to a new level. This involves reaching down and summoning courage or nerve or determination. It may be scary or uncertain or without much chance of success.
We’ll never know if we don’t give ourselves the opportunity to succeed or fail.
Suppose we find we don’t like what we learn about ourselves? We may, for example, discover that we’re too timid, give up too easily, become quick to anger or criticize, brag about our accomplishments or some other negative.
That still counts as self-discovery. We’re learning something about ourselves that we can change.
What if we find that we’re capable of much more than we thought? Hooray, that’s really an eye-opener.
If we’re motivated to continue despite whatever fear we may feel, or nervousness or even obstacles encountered along the way, that’s yet another form of self-discovery.
The truth is that there’s much we have to learn about ourselves that can only happen when we dare to explore the places within.
- The corners of the mind that we’ve kept shrouded.
- The dreams we’ve shoved to the background because of pressing responsibilities, lack of time, resources or allies.
- The abilities and talents we don’t know we possess– or haven’t allowed ourselves to reveal.
Do you have the courage to go within? Take a leap. Discover your internal riches.
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