The Re-invention of Self

It's funny how when you're a teenager, you think you know who you are. You think your parents haven't a clue as to who you are, but in actuality, you don't know who you are.

You move into your 20's and you think, 'Ok I REALLY know who I am...', and yep you guessed it, you still don't have YOU down yet. You hit mid-30's and something happens like you lose your job or lose a family member and it's at these extreme moments you start to examine your life and who you are...or at least you would hope to be examining your life. Some folks are well into their 40's and 50's and still acting like a fool-LOL.

I have to say for myself, I have always known what I liked and disliked and what I would tolerate and wouldn't tolerate, but I wasn't tapped into who I was. Yep, I was...like e'ryone else! It wasn't until my 30s that I started to ask myself "Who the heck are ya?", and really looked at myself. Of course at that time, I worked in the entertainment/music industry and although I loved being a part of the whole process of getting the music to the masses, I felt as if being a part of that process was de-humanizing my soul. Yes, it was that deep for me. I saw people back-stabbing each other to get ahead, lying just to make themselves look better and stooping to any level just to be successful. I began to feel that it was all totally 'against my grain'; I was not cut out for that.

So for me the 're-invention of myself' starting then; I began to do things that I felt in my heart and soul...things I had a passion for. One thing I was passionate about was my women's empowerment group. I created the group to bring together women in the music industry who were like-minded; women who wanted to be in the industry but not sell their souls to get ahead. I began to create and host various seminars and I can't begin to tell you how much joy it brought to me. This was my beginning of really getting to who I was.

What are you passionate about? What brings you pure joy? Are you really being all that you can be? Are you true to your Self? These are questions I also asked myself and still ask. Everyone has a purpose and sometimes the things or people we have in our lives prevent us from fulfilling that purpose. Take a look at your life...really look at it. From the job you have or career to the relationships you have in your life. Is your life a true representation of what's true to Self? Is your soul 'at peace' with what you do on a day to day basis?

Don't be afraid to re-invent yourself. And age doesn't matter...the important thing is that you just do it. You were put here on this Earth to do exactly what you are destined to do. But you have to clear out all the nonsense and clutter in order to fulfill your purpose. Don't do it now...do it RIGHT NOW!

Peace and be well!