The vast chasm between the life we have and the life we live is the place where many of us get lost. We are given the former but decide the latter – one free the other earned.
That we exist is irrefutable and with that existence comes immeasurable potential as well as the heavy weight of responsibility.
Only our worst enemy can stop us achieving and that nemesis lives inside us all.
It’s by making a friend of ourselves that we establish the platform from which to grow.
So many of us expend so much energy fighting with ourselves that we deplete the strength needed to enjoy living.
Our mental health and our relationships with others depends on the relationship we have with the person that we are.
We need connection with others but first we must have connection with self.
There is no other place to look but inside; no other person to do the work but ourselves.
Guidance and advice is one thing and welcome but the effort needed is very much a personal responsibility.
The rewards include inner strength and peace and a competent grip on both reality and sanity.
We will continue to be buffeted by the world around us and the lives of others but with knowledge and acceptance of self comes strength.
It’s worth the effort.
Gary Bentley Counselling 