Hi, this is my first blog ever.
I am very much trying to figure things out in my life. Maybe writing about it and getting people’s comments and advice will help me.
I am busy reading the book “the 7 habits of highly effective people” by stephen covey. Well, I’ve kind of been busy reading this book over the past year. I’ve finished the first two parts about the first two habits (i’ve studied and read through it a few times) and am in the process of writing my personal mission statement. From there I want to clarify the principles that my life is based on. I want to be clear on who I really am and what I really want to be like. I want to be sure of the foundations that my life is built on, so that I can make decisions and act on the basis of the principles I stand for.
I have grown up with certain principles, but at a certain stage of my life I realised that all of those principles don’t make sense to me any more. Since then I’ve gone through quite an identity crisis, trying to figure out who I really am, what I really believe, what really makes sense to me and why. I want to live with confidence and integrity. I want my life to be built on what I really understand to be reality and truth, instead of what people dictate to me as being reality and truth.
I want to invite you to share this journey of discovery with me. A journey where I really want to be open, teachable, honest, genuine and humble. It is a deeply emotional journey to me. At times it is extremely upsetting and confusing to me. Sometimes I just feel like running or hiding away. But it is a journey I am committed to. And it is also an exciting adventure. One that contains a lot of joy, wonder and fulfiment. I desire much more of that joy and this is part of my aim: to live life to the full, to grow more and more into a level of maturity where I am secure in who I am and where I have trained my mind, will and emotions to be my servants in a joyful, fulfilled, positive, generous, loving and meaningful life.
B.
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Hey B, nice & honest first post and welcome to the blogospere! It’s great that you are committed to your journey. Writing about that journey should definitely help you figure out who you are and where you want to go. Looking forward to reading more about it.
B.
I’m happy to see someone else who’s willing to work through this difficult journey. But really, what is your life if you’re not living it in your own beliefs and actions? Congrats on beginning this, and remember that getting the momentum up is the hard part- after that its easier to continue on.
Thanks, onewiredheart. You are right, if I’m ot living from my own beliefs and actions, my life is not my own. That is my aim – to find myself and LIVE MY life!