So I found this at my usual favourite place for such things, quote cards, and was thinking to myself, what a great statement. How inspiring. How awesome. How exciting. How lovely and joyous.
How difficult!
Now I don’t know about you, but I have this little voice in my head. It delivers a running commentary on life. And most of the time, this little bugger, is about as negative as you can get. And judgmental… Phoar! Is it ever. I had always thought that this was myself. And that I was horrible. And mean. And all that jazz. Not just about other people, in fact, most of it was about myself. My ability or lack thereof to do, be or have anything.
Now what would I ever be able to do to make myself proud. That mean, horror of a voice version of myself. How would that even be possible. I considered this. I reconsidered self. I went back to considering the first thing. And I concluded.. Well, it probably isn’t. Possible. To make that version of self proud. And mostly because I have relised that the noise isn’t me. It isn’t myself. It is a commentary. I am whoever I say I am.
Oh gosh, have I totally lost you yet…? Hmmm probably. I may as well finish talking myself around this circle. Feel free to scroll to older posts, there is not a single defination of self to be found down there. Just fun and games. Now, where was I.
So if I am whoever I say I am then I say that myself is generous, loving and fun. And I imagine that that person would be proud of everything I am and everything I am not. Offer the things I have succeeded in and the things in which I have hopelessly, totally failed. I think that if I am tuned into what matters to me and the world at large and giving it a go, that person must be proud.
I think this little statement (the image above in case you are so confused by my little babble and have forgotten to what I am referencing) is about knowing yourself. Knowing what you believe in and following that path. Being unstoppable in the face of challenges and barriers put in front of you by life and that running commentary voice. Follow your bliss. I think Joesph Campbell said.
There. Phew. All that from one little saying they sell on magnets. Does that give you a little insight into what happened to me at uni when I started reading a new topic or delving into a new idea..? Total off reservation. But anyway. Make yourself proud.
Now that that’s all done, go on, tell me, what have you done today to make you feel proud..? Wait a minute, isn’t that a line from the Biggest Loser theme song… Hmmm, genre cross over.
Still, what is it?
Suger 
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