Becoming Me Is it Selfish to Live the Life I Want?
EPISODE 24
It can be easy to feel guilty for wanting to live a life that would make ourselves happy. As a result, many of us end up living according to other people's desires for us instead of choosing a life aligned to our own heart's deep desire.
In this episode, I explain why listening to our heart's deep gladness is a necessary part of living a life that truly blesses others.
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Blog Post: Your Life is About You (Too)
CHAPTER MARKERS
(00:00:40) - Is it Selfish to Honour Our Desires?
(00:06:08) - The Danger of Not Listening to Our Desires
(00:13:22) - Respecting Our Design
(00:20:11) - Our Deep Desires Show Us Our Design
(00:26:07) - PRAXIS: Listen. Ponder. Act.
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TRANSCRIPT
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REFLECTION PROMPT
Listen.
- As you listened to today's episode, what struck you? Does something resonate particularly strongly with you?
Ponder.
- How do you feel when you imagine yourself living a life that is aligned with your heart's deep gladness?
- What emotions do you feel?
Act.
- Identify; on a scale of one to ten, how would you rate your life right now?
- On a piece of paper, list down all the things that are holding you back from living your life at a 10.
- Look at your list and ask yourself what step can I take today to begin making this list shorter?
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Other episodes that would help you understand and apply the lessons in this episode:
- Ep 3 You Are Worth Becoming
- Ep 14 Where Do You End and I Begin?
- Ep 21 Safe Spaces For Becoming (with Edwina Yeow)
- Ep 22 Being A Safe Space For Myself (with Edwina Yeow)
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