“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.“ George Bernard Shaw.  George’s words are so true today, particularly for middle-aged men and women.  Things that were considered “far out”, “weird” and “woo-woo” are being accepted in the range of “normal”. Meditation, yoga and a vegan diet were, until fairly recently, consider the realm of counter-cultural’s, but now we have well-respected people not only utilizing these methods, but promoting them for others to do also. These days, we are much more free to live a lifestyle that suits our fancy.  It’s a world of great potential, including for personal growth.

Personal growth to me means to always be examining my life for ways to make it better.  It means not believing that the limitations I have are permanent.  It means being willing to look at beliefs about myself and others, and asking if they’re really valid or not.  In some cases, it then comes down to releasing false beliefs I’ve held for decades.  Sometimes this can be painful, as many of us consider these beliefs as actually defining who we are.  We can feel sort of lost.  But the freedom that awaits us as we take off these chains feels so good that we will be glad we did so.