Life Is Not About Finding Yourself - It Is About Creating Yourself

For a long time, I believed that life was about finding myself. I thought that there was a purpose I had to fulfill, and I that had to search the world to find out what that purpose was. After a long time of searching, and feeling lost, I one day decided to give up. Believe it or not, giving up on finding myself was the best thing I did for myself at the time. Why, because when I stopped looking for myself, I actually found myself.

So many of us have been told to discover our destiny or find our purpose. However, how much better would life be if people told us to focus on being ourselves? What if somebody told us to go for the things that we like and want? What of somebody told us to be the person we want to be?

Well, I am here to tell you that life is not about finding yourself; rather it is about creating yourself. It is not about trying to figure out what you want to do; it is about being glad about what you like to do. It is about going for what will make you happy when you achieve or have it. On that note, here are some thoughts to help you understand how and why life is about creating yourself.

First of all, we did not start our lives off in a lost state of mind. When we were children, we all had dreams and goals. We all wanted to grow up and be somebody special. As we got older, some of those dreams seemed to fade away as we faced challenges. Some of us fell in love with new things as we met new people and experienced new atmospheres. Some of us even stopped dreaming altogether and allowed the circumstances of life to dictate our future. However, for those of us that kept dreaming, we maintained our creativity. With that, we were still able to be true to ourselves.

Next, when we were young, we were told that it is important to be educated. We were made to go to school to learn how to read, write, and do math. We did this because our parents and teachers told us we would need these skills for life. They knew that one day, if we possessed these skills, and continually fine tuned them, we could create and awesome life for ourselves.

Last, but not the least, as a child, people would ask us what we wanted to be when we grew up. They did this to encourage us to think about our future. They did this because they knew that it was within us to decide the outcome of our dreams. They knew it was up to us to choose a road to success. Thankfully, they did not ask us questions like, "Have you found yourself?" or, "Have you been looking for yourself?"

As you can see, it is up to you to build the life you desire to live. Therefore, go for the things you want in life and be happy while doing so.