One sure way to achieve living a joyous life would be to fall utterly in love with yourself.
For starters,
We have to escape a fear mindset.
F-E-A-R is an acronym that can stand for false experiences appearing real.
By moving from a fear mindset to a love mindset,
We have the opportunity to save ourselves.
Changing that acronym to face everything and rise.
As humans,
We often look for help from other people,
But in reality,
It comes from within.
You have the power within you to create a positive change in your life.
From the minute you decide to make that change,
A shift has already occurred.
You can begin by releasing all of the old,
Every habit or old belief system that you've been holding on to,
That has been holding you down.
They may not all come rushing in at once.
Maybe you can only think of one or two things in this moment.
That is completely fine.
This process may take some time.
Choose to commit to a real honest and open soul searching.
Fears may even have developed in childhood.
If you were always compared to your siblings,
You may have created a mindset of comparing yourself to others or not being good enough.
If you were told you weren't good enough because you didn't get an A or you didn't make the team,
You may develop a fear of failure or rejection.
Maybe you were raised by parents who were very controlling in every situation,
And you may also develop a fear of loss of control.
A close friend of mine said that his mother's passing when he was 16 made him feel like he needed to grow up too quick.
He needed to be a man.
He had to be strong,
And this resulted in him giving up crying.
He feared being viewed as weak.
Whatever this looks like for you,
Write it down on a separate sheet of paper.
Once you've finished,
Begin to fold your paper up on every fold that you make.
Say out loud,
I release this mindset.
I am free.
Then burn the paper.
The burning of this paper signifies closure on those chapters in preparing you to move forward.
Thank you for joining me today for this deep dive into self,
Releasing old beliefs and fears with a burning ritual,
Taking you one step closer to living a happy,
Joyous,
Fulfilled life.
Knowing all is well,
My friends.
Have a blessed day.
Namaste.