The quote says: «Wisdom is about learning from other people because you save a great deal of time, pain, money, nightmares and so on». Of course, other people can be a huge source of inspiration as role models in positive ways and on other hand, they can also teach valuable life lessons as what NOT to do or how NOT to behave. Nonetheless, learning from our own past can be inspiring, profound and powerful. So, AM I BEING MY OWN MASTER?
What happens if, on the contrary, we turn that attention inwardly and we see ourselves as the role models, the type of change we would like to see in others? At that time we become conscious that we have to do, behave and act in certain ways so that our current version approaches our ideal self, the one that we have in our imagination.
«It is said that in order to understand our present we must go to our past».
As everything else in life balance becomes essential when learning and growing: learning from others as well as our own experiences. What often happens in the human nature when we learn from others is that as we see the external world as «reference» and we quickly forget about ourselves. And this is taking some time to reflect on our own performance is key, taking time to do introspection.
«Dealing and learning from our mistakes is also healing our past to move on».
Placing ourselves in the center as our own masters is vital in our journey of human growth and self-improvement. Real and true transformation occurs when we take the time to reflect on our own experiences and the hidden treasures behind them. Personal experiences are clear and powerful indicators in order to understand our strength and weaknesses, recognise patterns in our behaviour and learn lessons to make conscious decisions aligned with our desired life.
Building the habit of continuous self evaluation and their outcomes is crucial to make adjustments in our patterns: reinforcing our positive aspects and improving our weak areas in order to progress in life. This practice will ensure a better future self, starting today and being aware of our values and aspirations to expand our true potential. Above all, self reflection provides a sense empowerment, feeling «the responsibility of being the captain of our own ship», accountable of our own fate and not being dependent on external factors.
Am I being slave of my past or learned some of the lessons to transcend it?
Am I humble enough to recognise my past mistakes and let them be my present and future masters?
What do I need to learn from my younger years to guide me in my future decisions?
May you build positive habits so that your future self will be happy with the decisiones you are making today.
Youtomic.
