Day 92 of 100: Where are you along your path?
Here are 5 stages I came up with re: personal growth and development. The bottom stage is where you are still living in, and controlled by, your past. The top stage has cleaned-up most ALL of your past and are boldly and cleanly venturing into the future.
Where are you?
1 you
past stuff current life future goals
2 you
past stuff current life future goals
3 you
past stuff current life future goals
4 you
past stuff current life future goals
5 you
past stuff current life future goals
Stages of Growth
1. LIFE IS BEATING US
Life is not working. out of control emotions. relationships suck. you’re hurtin’, you’re escapin’, you’re cutting, you’re runnin’, you’re cryin or depressed, a lot.
2. LIFE IS DRAGGING US DOWN
You’re ok, but not great. You’ve got a job/career, but you don’t really like it. You’re stressed about money. You’re stressed about your relationship. You’re not suicidal, but you’re sure not yippy skippy happy, either.
3. PERSONAL GROWTH HAPPENS
We get some help. We find out that we have gobs of pain and anger from our past that is VERY MUCH effecting us today. We gain courage and self esteem. We talk to people, get help from friends, books, websites, workshops, therapy, coaching, whatever. We come to realize that personal connection and managing our Feelings & Emotions really are the keys to living a happy, successful life.
4. LIFE IS GOOD!
Ok, here we go. We’ve dealt with quite a bit of our past. Our relationships, tho’ not perfect, feel pretty darned good most of the time. We don’t go around angry or depressed as much as we used to. We get down sometimes and we have issues, but hey, we ain’t perfect. We’re actively dealing with them, clearing out as much as possible whenever things come up and we’re actively seeking out loving, lasting, close personal friends and loves.
5. LIFE IS GREAT!!
We are ROCK’n the House. Our career is Wonderful. Our relationships are full of Love and Hope. We are pretty much FREE of our past, unconscious issues. We know where we’ve been, and we know where we’re going. We know what we feel and we feel what we feel, in the moment, (or soon thereafter) and we let go of negatives quickly and gracefully. We get LOTS of hugs, we have many successes. We laugh a lot (and we cry sometimes). Life’s still happen’, but we have a really good handle on ourselves, our relationships and our outlook on life. Yeehaa!
In Stage 5, we have truly TAKEN CONTROL OF OUR LIVES!
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