Ever feel that you're "exposed in a fish bowl"? What do you do? How do you cope? Why have you frozen? Where's the remote to close the curtains and douse the lights? Developing the 'self' ultimately means putting yourself forward, accepting that the focus will be on you - effectively at times 'exposing' yourself.
Frightening is it not?
Developing tolerance factors to ensure your safe passage is an art. Be creative. Accept the focus and appreciate the accolades.
Situations always present themselves. It's the knowing who you are, what you bring to these situations, along with a need to know that will get you through.Reflect and evaluate on where you have come from, where you are going, what stepping stones and hanging branches you can grab hold of along your journey. Obstacles are movable or negotiable. If you feel that you cannot go around it, dig under, use a ladder, and fly a plane... even jungle swing around it before your really stuck ask someone for help. It's always there. Sometimes we just forget what we are asking for as the echoes of our past catch up to us all.
Encourage yourself, and be encouraged by others, to examine what your purposes are. Give your self pep talks. Grab hold of a 'mantra' - repeat it often. Face your fears. You will find that by facing your fears others will copy and begin to want to face thires. The others will try to hold you back. When this happens realise what is happening in the situation. Also realise that when you choose to move on those around you will either change or start feeling they too will now have to run and keep up. Or, they may choose to stay behind that comfy wall - never realising it is really a negative, destructive wall of fear.
As with life there is no single way of changing what we are doing, and what we as individuals are capable of. It is your right and responsibility to shape your own change acceptance. Just be prepared and comfortable doing so.
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