I WILL HONOR MY TRUE NEEDS. NOT THE NEEDS OF OTHERS & SOCIETY

This has been a real challenge for me my entire life. Are you able to identify with this as well? I have always put the needs of others before my own. I also thought my needs were mine because I have been conditioned by society that "being an accomplished person" or "successful" is only achieved in a certain way. That my happiness was only dependent on the things that were important for other people's desires as well as society's.

When I am asked the question "WHAT LIGHTS YOU UP?" I start to name those things...art, design, yogic studies, mystical worlds of healing, magic, SEEING PEOPLE LIVE IN THEIR GREATEST EXPRESSION OF WHO THEY TRULY ARE (just a few examples of things that LIGHT ME UP). I feel a sense of happiness that overwhelms my body, and just as I am enjoying that feeling this INNER DIALOGUE starts to take over: "Those things are not feasible for 'real life; they won't allow you to live your life successfully...they are just "things" that you like." I know whose voices they belong to, I surely didn't create them, but they have been said for decades and those voices have been imprinted and have had some power over me for a long time. That power has allowed me to avoid MY NEEDS. The needs that bring me real joy.

The more I focus and think about those needs that fulfill my BEING, the more I can feel it in my body and heart. The quieter the INNER DIALOGUE that lives in my mind becomes, AND I start to chase after the things that truly fulfill me. In turn, I see that I have more energy because I am filling up my cup.

Tell me...what are some of your NEEDS that you are wanting to prioritize?

What are other people's needs that you took on as your own?

F-everyone's ideas of who you need to be. K! I love you.