You’ve already begun the journey to get to know the young woman you are better – to find who you really are; your base nature. You’ve searched for the moment in your life when you felt good about yourself and you felt happy. Now it’s time to deepen that journey – to meet the real you without everyone around you telling you who you can be or who you should be.
Let’s go unlimited! We’re going to play The IF Game. Find a quiet spot and some uninterrupted time. You’ll need a pen and your journal (the same one in which you answered the questions about yourself from the previous blog, The Apple on your Head). Make sure you’re feeling calm and relaxed – you’re going to use your imagination, and if you’re stressed this exercise won’t work so well.
Imagine that you could be the young woman you truly wanted to be without anyone placing any limits on you. Your choices would not be anyone else’s choices but your own, based on what’s best for you. Your intention is not to be reckless or do irresponsible things, but to be the person you are inside, to act in accordance with your deepest intentions. Close your eyes, think about this and then write your answer down for each “IF-Scenario”:
Take a deep breath. In the few minutes that you thought about these questions, you were free – free of the world’s rules, restrictions and prescriptions. You were just you. Remember who that is. If you didn’t know the answers to the “IF-Scenarios”, take time and find out what your answers are. Don’t feel bad – many girls and women have never taken the time think about this – they simply weren’t raised this way. Role playing has been part of womanhood for centuries, but you have the power and the opportunity to break the cycle! When you are being authentic and living out who you are inside, you will be so much happier than when you’re not. And this is the root of self-esteem!
Let’s go unlimited! We’re going to play The IF Game. Find a quiet spot and some uninterrupted time. You’ll need a pen and your journal (the same one in which you answered the questions about yourself from the previous blog, The Apple on your Head). Make sure you’re feeling calm and relaxed – you’re going to use your imagination, and if you’re stressed this exercise won’t work so well.
Imagine that you could be the young woman you truly wanted to be without anyone placing any limits on you. Your choices would not be anyone else’s choices but your own, based on what’s best for you. Your intention is not to be reckless or do irresponsible things, but to be the person you are inside, to act in accordance with your deepest intentions. Close your eyes, think about this and then write your answer down for each “IF-Scenario”:
1. If you could wear whatever you wanted to wear, what sort of clothes would you buy (and don’t let what the media prescribes influence your choices – be the individual that you are)?
2. If you could do any sport/activity what would it be?
3. If you could follow any career that you chose, what would you want to do for the rest of your life?
4. If you could go on holiday to any place in the world, where would you choose to go?
5. If you could give to any cause/charity that you wanted, which cause/charity would it be?
6. If you could spend time with anyone in the world right now, who would it be?
Take a deep breath. In the few minutes that you thought about these questions, you were free – free of the world’s rules, restrictions and prescriptions. You were just you. Remember who that is. If you didn’t know the answers to the “IF-Scenarios”, take time and find out what your answers are. Don’t feel bad – many girls and women have never taken the time think about this – they simply weren’t raised this way. Role playing has been part of womanhood for centuries, but you have the power and the opportunity to break the cycle! When you are being authentic and living out who you are inside, you will be so much happier than when you’re not. And this is the root of self-esteem!
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