They say,
You can give someone perfect present when you know them, Is this why we don’t know ourselves? Because we rarely gift ourselves.
On the way of achieving goals, fulfilling expectations, seeking validation, we tend to forget ourselves. Our real selves. What we are?. What amaze us? Of what we get sad? Then what makes us Happy? And many more questions to ask yourself when you really want to know yourself.
Find actual reasons to get up and not because you have to sleep early at night.
One of the best ways is to look at your childhood pictures and just stare them. Think as perspective of that child. What was the reason of that smile?. What kept that child happy even he didn’t have mobile or gadgets?.
Apart from using phone and watching TV what are your hobbies? What were your hobbies? Why you stopped? Take that painter, designer, dancer, singer, etc. Out! See what’s stopping you and then stop giving it power to disturb you. Observe yourself.
What do you love to talk about?
What encourages you to keep listening? Write down your bucket list. What excites you the most? Which was the last time you enjoyed something by yourself?
And I can go on with many such questions. But the biggest question is are you willing to find that person?
If yes then please do and take him out and do as he says. And don’t at all get offended when people say you have changed. Change is inevitable. Even an application needs update, so we are humans!
By Niyati Parekh, 19BPH080