Seeing Potential in Ourselves and Others

It can sometimes be difficult to see potential, most of us don't take the time to look beyond what people show us.  We all get distracted by shiny, pretty things, the latest, greatest gadgets, the daily grind, and what's for dinner.

Taking time to look internally for answers is important.  Do you know your own potential?  More often than not, adults get into patterns that can limit creativity.  We stick with our routines because we are creatures of habit and routines bring comfort.  Unless we actively pursue a higher level of greatness, we most likely will be so caught up in day-to-day living that time passes without purposeful intentions.

In preparing for a job interview or pondering New Year's Resolutions, we may project our long-term goals.  Goals are great, if we understand how to remain flexible when we are offered multiple possibilities.  A perfect life might involve using our talents to serve the world, while making enough money to fulfill our needs and wants, with a balance of work and family time.

A good analogy for flexible yet strong personal growth is the same used in the book "Kids Are Worth It" by Barbara Coloroso for parenting.  When we can emulate a backbone, strong but flexible; we have the ability to withstand pressure while being able to make necessary changes when given new information.  

Once we figure out who we are and who we want to become, possibilities and potential begin to emerge into the open.  Embracing our unique strengths, gifts, and talents is necessary to progress.  If you are new to personal growth, you may not know that it is suggested to remember what you loved to do as a child, before the age of 10, when trying to figure out your passions and potential.  That is the time when judgment was not an overwhelming factor in our decisions and we lived to play.

None of us have reached our full potential.  We are all works in progress, and our indivual circumstances may or may not allow us time for personal growth at this moment.  When you are ready, just know that you have the ability to change, to begin to create wonderful new possibilities for yourself.

Have a great day!

xo

Conni

Today's Mantra:  I intend to consider new possibilities and potential.

Mantra for Every Day: I choose to send love to all; receiving love back multiplied in infinite proportions, creating and nurturing pathways of love.