To See Is To Become

"Until we see what we are, we cannot take steps to become what we should be." - Charlotte Perkins Gilman, feminist theorist, writer, and lecturer

I found that there came a time when I felt I had to get honest with myself and really start looking at me - as in who I am, how I act and react, what I like and don't like. I had avoided looking at all of me for a long time and I knew a change needed to be made. I was very unhappy with me and I decided the next step for me was to go within to find some answers.

As I got to know me, I started to become aware of my behavior and, as time went by, I was able to alter my behavior before I started acting badly. It's not like I was always throwing temper tantrums or anything like that but I was looking to improve and grow emotionally.

I  have always been very critical  of myself so I was afraid to take a good look at myself. I'm not sure what I was afraid of - maybe I thought the earth was going to open up and swallow me whole! The bottom line for me is that I needed to "see" myself exactly as I was so I could take the steps to become what I wanted to be. It's worked wonders for me so far. Today it's okay to look at who I am to see what I am. That's the only way I have found that helps my Spirit within.