We are all connected, and yet we are all individual. But why are we so determined to declare our individuality. We are all so keen to give ourselves labels, and then try to live up to those labels, that in the process of that, we lose the essence of who we really are.

And who are we? We are ever changing, ever growing, ever expanding beings, but the very moment we give ourselves a label is the very moment we halt the expansion. Because once we are labelled, we begin to define ourselves by that label, and refuse our growth. By tomorrow we could be someone else, but no twhilst we cling to our definition of ourselves. A definition of oneself is not possible if we are to continue to change and grow, because the definition would change so often that it would be impossible to keep up. Indeed this is the nature of our being, it is indeed constantly changing, but if we are determined to cling to something, then it basically changes to more of the same. A label could hold you in that place if you allow it to, kind of like a comfort zone, and the label is the comfort blanket. 

And if you're happy with that, that's great! But if society has labelled you, and told you it's your duty to live up to your label, well I'm here to tell you it's simply not true. You, and only you, define who you are, and you can reinvent yourself every day if you want to. Who you really are will always shine through.

A lion does not declare itself a lion! And yet we still know that before us stands a creature that should be respected.

Be A Lion!!

This year has been a year filled with contrast, for each and every one of us. We've taken a path as a whole, whilst also each of us taking our own individual path, and there cannot be a single one of us whose life has not been changed by all that has happened, and is currently still happening. 

I for one have embraced the years events, and don't get me wrong, I am not implying at all that it has been plain sailing, in fact nothing could be further from the truth. However what this year has given me, is the ability to remain calm and at peace despite whatever may be going on around me. It's something I've been 'working' toward for a few years (and I should point out I'm not saying that I will never again be afraid, or upset, or negative) but this year has thrown so much at all of us, that it offered us the opportunity for huge growth and expansion.

It has shown me that experiencing contrast of any kind is always beneficial, even if it doesn't feel like it at the time. It has shown me that every cloud does indeed have a silver lining, and it has shown me that we can choose the direction of our thoughts and we will always be supported by the universe with whatever thoughts we choose.

Much of this I already knew in theory, but they were just words. So much has happened for me this year that these 'words' have taken on a whole new meaning, and now I 'feel' a resonance with them at my very core.

Life is wonderful, always has been, always will be, you just have to believe in yourself x