Who do you want to be?

Don’t get so lost in trying to find yourself that you lose the opportunity to reinvent yourself.

If you’re struggling to discover who you are and what you should be doing with your life, perhaps it’s time to focus on who you want to be instead?

You cannot be purposeful about life if you don’t have a vision.

Your vision.

Not what you think everyone else wants you to be, or what you think you need to be so that everyone can accept and appreciate you.

Who do you want to be?

Not only in the bigger scheme of things, or in your career, or the role that you play for your significant others.

Who do you want to be in every moment of your life?

When you’re faced with disrespect or ingratitude, do you focus on what the other person deserves from you, or do you focus on living by your values?

The only time you need to pause and reconsider which values you’re upholding is if who you are enables others to cause harm either to themselves or to others.

When you find that being generous inspires laziness in others, then practice moderation in your generosity.

Or if you find that your understanding gives another no cause for restraint or accountability for their behaviour, then practice moderation in your understanding.

Always be mindful of who you want to be and what you want to enable.

Striking a balance between the two is the trial of life that brings peace or problems.

But, if connected to a greater purpose that you wish to serve – your vision of who you want to be – it becomes easier to be composed in the face of bad behaviour from others so that you don’t lose yourself to their demons.

Don’t be selfish, but don’t be a martyr either.

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