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Educational Service Unit No. 11
Self-growth is a lifelong process. Take a moment to reflect on the person you are today compared to who you were five years ago. How much have you grown? To construct a better you, it is imperative that you love yourself. This is the most critical thing you need to get through life. Once you learn to love yourself, you can love others and life much more. Forgive yourself and others, which is easier said than done. However, forgiveness brings you inner peace and helps set you free. It can be challenging, but releasing destructive thoughts will help you grow stronger.
Stand for what is right, even if it means standing alone. Standing your ground, whether regarding an unpopular opinion or when someone is doing you wrong, shapes your personality into a strong person. You will feel different when you finally give yourself the power to speak up. To grow, you also have to let new people into your life. It’s hard to make new relationships, but think about those who have come into your life in the past few years who mean a lot to you. What would it be like if they weren’t there? You never know when the next person you meet might change your life. It is essential, though, to keep people in your life who bring positivity and growth to you, people you need. Those you surround yourself with will help you grow or keep you down. So, to grow, find people who are right for you.
Discover new things. Take a road trip, try a new food, or read a new book. The more you discover new things, the more you uncover who you are. Self-growth is shaped by knowing the complete you. Which also includes taking responsibility for your actions. By taking responsibility for yourself, you can stop relying on others to take responsibility for you. It can be challenging to admit to others that you have messed up. Some individuals need to learn how to do this. But knowing what you’ve done wrong and admitting to it, especially admitting it to yourself, is humbling and helps you understand how not to make the same mistakes again. That is tough, but it is necessary to grow.
No one is perfect. Inner self-reflection is something many people like to avoid because they are worried about what they could find, but you need to know who you are deep inside. There is a part of you that no other person knows except for you. To know who you are and who you want to show the world, look inside yourself and build a better you.
