Who Wrote That Story About Me?
In the transition of my move
from Nashville to Fort Lauderdale, many sentences have to be punctuated in my
life. Sometimes, I find myself placing a comma at the end of a fragment of my
existence and other times a period. Even more times than oft, what comes from a
large portion of living, still has one large question mark after it. I thought,
in so many cases in my recent history, that I was walking in the will of the
Lord. But, as Thomas Merton so aptly writes, “the fact that I think I’m doing
God’s will doesn’t necessarily mean that I AM doing God’s will.” So, as a
result, what looks to be a strange reflection of myself in the faces of those
lives I’ve touched as I say goodbye, perhaps, I see that I know less about my
own story now than I thought.
In New Thought, we talk a great
deal about “our story,” which is basically what you tell about yourself according
to the actions of your life. Is your story positive? Do you blame your life on
other people? Are you poor, because you don’t know how to live a prosperous
life? Are you anxious and sick all the time, because you don’t think you
deserve health? All of these are stories we tell ourselves, about our own lives.
However, some of our negative
stories come from unlikely sources, such as old friends, family, abuse from the
past, negative input from teachers, and but most of it comes from our initial
upbringing and past intimate relationships. I recently heard a story from a
friend that couldn’t have been more eschewed from the truth. Sometimes, the
story of our lives is mingled in with other versions of our own truth. How do
we live an authentic life and untangle the web of other’s thoughts and angry
gossip about us?
This is a tricky and tenuous
place. As you engage in the fight to reveal your truth and authentic self,
often old friends and relatives rear
up their ugly versions of your truth and begin to fight you for their version
of your story. Are we actually responsible for what others think about us? In
some ways, by how we treat others and how we act, the answer is yes. But, in most ways, we can’t reshape
or reform anyone’s opinion of us, especially, when the truth is always
someone’s idea of truth. The only truth that exists and is unchangeable is Spirit
and God. The only peace that exists is in living authentically in the now.
So, how many times have I simply
said to someone who has eschewed my truth to fit his or her idea of who he or
she wants me to be? Probably, a lot more than I’d like to admit. Most times, my
peace is far more important than trying to be right in any given situation.
Honestly, in some very profound ways, I really don’t care what anyone thinks
about me or my personal decisions. If I try too hard to do what everyone else
in my life wants, I have wasted much of my life trying to please others and not
do what moves my soul forward in truth.
Be yourself! Let what others say
fall to the wayside of life. If you have to dismiss a friend or family from
your life for trying to woo you into believing his or her version or your
truth, that is a responsibility you’ll have to manage. Just a warning: The more
I get authentic with myself, the more I have had to dismiss people from my
life. This just makes room for real friends and people who will support the way
you believe and give you the kind of love that you deserve. Trust me on this,
every friend or family member I have dismissed, God has replaced with someone
that has outranked and brought forth more compassion and love than I ever
thought I deserved. My truth is that, most of my friends feel that I am a
better person than even I think I am. I spend most days hoping I can live up to
their version of who I am. This is a good thing!
To this
information, I freely add that in July, I am moving to Southern Florida to
begin a new small imprint publishing company called: Finding Authentic You
Publishing: findingauthenticyou-publishing.com. I am accepting submissions now
for my January 2015 bookshelf. If you or any friends are interested, please go
to the website and read the submission guidelines. Thanks.
Finding
Authentic You is my brand and
is also a self-help guide, which I wrote, with 365 Discoveries, meant to
aid you in facilitating some of life’s most difficult challenges, like sleep.
But, the discoveries also lead you to what you believe spiritually,
understanding your goals, learning to believe in your self, discovering the
most distinct you, unlocking all of your negative thinking, and helping you
replace it with positive, creative thought using many different modalities,
including hypnosis, prayer, and psychology. Once you know yourself, then relationship
with Spirit and people is a fairly easy task.
For
much more information about finding out about the psychology of the human mind
and being your authentic self, self-love, and self-esteem, check out my new
book below. “Finding Authentic You” will answer many of the questions I propose
above. The book also has many discoveries about health, both mental and
physical, as well as spiritual discoveries to lead you to your highest and
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