Self Development: The Journey of Self Growth!
The journey of self growth and development is an adventurous one, filled with excitement, setbacks and dangers. It’s a long one, that comes with so many stops, re-directions and refills. It comes with a lot of new discoveries. Going on the journey of self growth requires principles, knowledge, and awareness of self. It comes with moments of joy and sadness. It takes courage and determination to reach final destination. In the real sense, the final destination is more of a mirage, the journey of self growth is an ever evolving one. It is a journey of new discoveries, one gets to understand who they truly are, their strengths as well as weaknesses. There is no well balanced personality without self growth, love and care.
It takes courage and determination to reach final destination.
Self growth entails making an intention, you must take an action to improve on yourself and bring your purpose to life. Purify your intentions and make them solely for the sake of Allah.
We do not know our destiny, everything in life is predestined, work hard, find your path and make it a reality.
Befriend Allah, talk to Him, He is Al- Waliy and Al-Wakeel, He listens, He knows before you even talk. Establish a connection with your Maker, He is always there for you.
Have faith in you, understand your strengths and weaknesses, build on yourself. Take chances, break barriers don’t belittle your efforts, you’re more than enough. Learn to love and appreciate yourself.
Believe in yourself and Believe that Allah is always with you, He is your friend, He will guide you, and He will pave a way out for you.
No doubt working towards becoming a better person will be a struggle, learn to accept responsibility for your mistakes, don’t play the blame game. Our mistakes can make us better depending on how we view them, make it a habit to pick out lessons from your mistakes.
Learn from your past experiences, the good and bad. You have to understand the rights of others on you, learn to respect and protect the rights of people. Build productive relationships, surround your self with people of growth mindsets, block out negative energy, you might be the source of the negativity, work on it. Be considerate of others, listen before you talk and think before you act.
Learn to work on yourself, learn to control your reactions to people and events, it requires a conscious effort. It will need practice, there will be setbacks and disappointment, you will need to build courage and determination. Take breaks and don’t overthink, you are good enough. Don’t give up easily, give yourself credit, appreciate how far you’ve come, don’t focus on the end, focus on now. You are a work in progress.
Self growth comes with self awareness, and is only when one is aware of their value and purpose in life that taking control of themselves will happen. Having control of your life is a must, you are responsible for the path you choose in life. You determine the type of life you want to live, it’s your decision to live a life of joy or sadness.
The journey to self improvement will always start and end with you. It’s what you make out of it that counts. Take a deep breath and enjoy the ride!
