Being True to Yourself
by Ronnee Ruselle
One thing my spirit guides have taught me is to always be true to myself. Many people ask me about this. Being true to yourself is basically being honest with yourself, learning about yourself and maintaining the ethics that you believe in.
To do this just sit back and think about every relationship and aspect of your life, seeing the real value in yourself, understanding your strengths and weaknesses and being completely honest when you do so. Ask yourself questions such as: What needs to be changed in my life? What needs to be removed? What needs to be welcomed in? What behaviours or thoughts need changing? It's important to recognize your good points while you do this.
We don't realize it at first, but a lot of what we think are our own beliefs and ethics are actually learned from those around us - especially family and friends. In order to know whether they are your beliefs and ethics, you need to firstly think about what you believe is right about different areas of your life and to ask whether this is truly a belief that you have gained through your own life experience or is it based upon the opinions of others? Of course you may agree with the ideas or thoughts of others, but challenge it to make sure. Think about what you actually know about the subject and you may be surprised how little you really know. This gives you the chance to explore and find out. For example, do you vote for a particular political party due to their ethics or is it who your family have always voted for? Check out what they really stand for, their policies etc. and then re-evaluate whether you still support them or whether you may find your beliefs fall in line more closely with another political party. The same can be done for religion, relationships, learning, work ethics and any other area of your life.
Having removed false beliefs, you will have a new understanding of yourself and a truer idea of your potential. You will be better equipped to judge when to remove yourself from situations or people that are not good for you and move towards those that are good for you. It will be easier to stay on a path of balance, happiness and fulfilment with a lot less pain.
Then you only need to maintain that balance by remaining the great new person you've discovered plus fighting old and new bad habits thereby being true to yourself.