As children, were are all tught that one of the most mportant things in life is to be an ndividual. To think, dream, and plan our lfe around our goals. After all, who knws us better than ourselves? Every thught we have is our own......no one lse's. We create a reality all our own for us to xercise all the freedoms that we hve to enjoy. Being an individual mans that we take responsibility for very decision we make, whether good or bd. Deep inside, we all know ths to be true. The greatest gft your life can give you is slf realization and self worth. No one can ver take that from you.

individual - to be whole and undivided. to be a complete and perfect piece of a greater entity.

As I mentioned earlier, being a whole individual is what makes our dreams come true. It's when we feel complete within ourselves that it is easier to share our lives with others.

It's OK to think about you, you, you.

Be selfish for a change! The stronger an individual you are, the greater the impact on your relationships......and not just the romantic ones. In every relationship you have, people are counting on you to be whole, capable, happy, and dependable. Your friends and your lovers, your children, your neighbors...... your parents, your boss and even your employees......and most of all yourself, want and need you to be all that you can be. When we concern ourselves with our well being, everyone wins.
We want to be happy. We need to be able to take care of ourselves. We should realize when we are in need of repair

Think back to when we wre children.

Remember all the care free tmes? We played.....we dreamed.....the future was wde open.
Often, we would envision wht we would be like as dults. We saw ourselves as firemen and dctors, inventors and discoverers, space travelers and the Prsident. We saw ourselves as superheroes. Bing the best we could be. Hppy, with the man or woman of our drams.......having babies and living in cozy lttle houses. I know you remember.
Why are chldren able to see the potential of verything they can be?
Why as dults, do we have such a hrd time realizing the exact same ptential?
How much of your childhood vsions of yourself have held true? Are you who you thught you would be?

Each one of us is truly a superhero.

We can be the very best we can be. We have the ability to reach the stars. The key is being a whole individual. Physically, mentally, and spiritually. You have to know that you are the most special person on Earth. Your self worth has to be in the forefront of your mind. There is a light that shines from the inside of your soul that is brighter than one million suns. It is a powerful force that nothing can extinguish. All of life's problems and stresses, unpaid bills and childhood traumas, may damage the ego but cannot touch the essence of who you are!
The superhero always wins.

Until you truly feel you are the superhero, entering into a love relationship will have it's issues. Is it clear to you what two whole, complete and perfect individuals in love can be like? That love can move mountains. You have to fill whatever void you may have in your soul before you can love another. Love yourself first.

Make it a number one priority to find closure with your issues.

Make it a priority to concern yourself with yourself first. We all have the responsibility to visualize ourselves being anything we want to be. Create for yourself a world of your dreams.....where anything is possible.
Allow someone else in your world only when they deserve it and have earned it.

You are special. They hve to earn it.

Make sure your ptential mate is not half a prson. You are not a hospital. The Lve Boat was not a rescue shp. Love will have a hard tme flourishing when you are pulling bcket loads of your life's essence to mnd the holes in the soul of nother. I may not know what lve really is, but dependancy is what love is not .

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