When I decided to trade in ‘caring about others opinions of me,’ for ‘living my authentic truth‘, a few things happened that I didn’t expect.
I was not at all expecting to really start liking who I was, and I would never have thought that eventually I could actually say “I love who I am“. I also became more creative, or at least became willing to share the creative side of myself with not only those closest to me, but through starting this blog (another thing I NEVER would have been brave enough to do), I now share my writing to any one who wants to read what I have to say.
I learnt more about what truly matters to me, what I am passionate about, compared to what I was only doing in order to gain other people’s approval and acceptance.
You are never truly accepted unless you are accepted for who you actually are. It is simply a false sense of security that you are living with.
I learnt that happiness is here and now, each and every day has become an opportunity for me to look for the things that make me happy, when I stopped searching for the things that I thought would make me happy and actually focused on what does make me happy it opened up my world.
I learnt that success is not what makes me happy, it is happiness that makes me successful.
I found out that mistakes are opportunities to learn and grow. This had made me more willing to take on challenges, made me more confident and happier.
Life is full of the unexpected, and the past 3 years in particular have been a big surprise to me. Where I used to fear change, I can now embrace it, welcome it, and even be so thankful for it. I think for me that is one of the biggest surprises, I never thought I would want to come out of my cocoon, I truly believed I was content being a worm, that becoming a butterfly didn’t matter to me. Now that I have found my wings I am so glad that I took the leap to living true to my soul, to living an authentic life. Why? Well put simply the view from here is pretty spectacular.
It is not because I am living the ‘perfect‘ life, it is because I am living with truth. I am living perfectly imperfect and facing challenges with honestly. I am following my own path, it isn’t always easy, old habits are hard to break and I have ups and downs. We all have our own path to follow, so I wish for you to step off the edge of your comfort zone and follow yours.
I’d love to hear your thoughts or your journey’s, are you happy, are you following your heart? Do you struggle to leave your comfort zone?
Please leave me a comment below.
Thanks for joining me, love Mac xx
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You’re always so inspirational, Mackenzie – definitely one of the blog that I always keep an eye out for! I am definitely still working towards saying “I love who I am” – many years of being told I have no right to say this, makes it feel awkward and even wrong to say this. But I am definitely closer than I’ve ever been and your post encourages me to keep learning more about myself and the butterfly I can become. Thank you so much for your wonderfully encouraging words! #stayclassymama
This is so true and something that I struggle with. But the more you let go of worrying the more freedom and enjoyment you create X #stayclasssymama
Being authentic is a big challenge. I know I am not always acting as the me I should be, but sometimes I’m the me I think others want me to be. But I am learning – and acting – more like my true self. And it really is freeing! It’s so great to hear others journey into self-love. It’s inspirational!
~Jess
#StayClassyMama
Very wise words. I try my best to be authentic but it is so easy to slip into the persona that wants to impress! It is true though that when we stop trying to please everyone else we become much happier. #stayclassymama
Mac this is another amazing piece of writing. So raw and honest. I’m happy that you have decided to embrace who you are. The true you because you are beautiful and so very talented and inspiring. Thank you for sharing with #StayClassyMama it is always a pleasure having you x
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