BESTSELF™ ICEBREAKER | Beliefs 13
WHAT'S YOUR NORTH STAR?
“This life is mine alone. So I have stopped asking people for directions to places they’ve never been.”
I am my North Star. I trust myself completely. My instincts are spot-on. My judgment is impeccable. My intuition is regularly expanding and is thoroughly reliable.
I’ve spent a lifetime trying to find a relationship where I love completely and trust unreservedly. It turns out the person with me in that relationship is me. That realization took me a lot of time and introspection, therapy and trust, and now I know that I am the only person in my life whom I can rely on implicitly. I will always show up for myself.
That was not always the case. I’ve come a long way and I’m beyond proud of myself for becoming the woman I am today. I’ve shed all of the stories and lies, the gaslighting and undermining that was my normal for so long - too long. It was a slow go for a long time but little by little I learned to follow what I knew to be true, for me.
I’m relieved that there are no big “overhaul” projects upcoming, just simple tweaks here and there for me to live my life fully. There is a meme that states “Don’t be afraid to start over. This time you’re not starting from scratch, you’re starting from experience”. The reality is that I’m not starting over, I’m simply evolving and taking the well learned lessons with me into another chapter of my life. I stayed open and allowed myself the love and agency to become my best self. In turn, I can be the best friend and mama I can be.
I have to admit, I like me a lot. No more self-loathing or negative self-talk. Absolutely not perfect, not even on a good day, but perfect enough for me.