I want the topic of this blog post to reverberate to your individuality and for you all to understand what self means in the context of self-discovery, where’d one seeks to transform themselves to become stronger and more powerful mentally and spiritually in order to have the courage to follow the path of their choosing. This invites one to feel victorious in triumphing over some form of internal strife that can expand one’s individual perception of themselves. In my opinion, this breakthrough can happen by realizing one’s limitations and strengths within one’s understanding of their individual being. That does not mean that one should stop attempting to discover themselves or even strive to be the best version of themselves. I am just saying that one should be aware of their capabilities and strive to hone and strengthen as well as work on one’s weak capabilities. 

More often the idea of “self” can affect how one reacts to specific situations depending on their social and mental environment. For example, take our present world and the age we are in where anything is possible and any discovery is welcomed even though we all know the fact that there will always be naysayers and people who are always out for themselves. Those individuals may have endured a certain circumstance that led them to be the way they are today. However, for the individuals that are balanced and have come to terms in their present life that things happen in the most profoundly peculiar ways they understand that the world is in constant flux and how that can impact our lives we lead depending on the hands we are dealt with. 

My definition of self is that it is a culmination of many different emotions that illuminate the darkest corners of our lives. In that illumination, we may see demons that we have tried so hard to keep at bay or even sealed them away. We would be naive to think that the demons within us will stay down for a very long time. When they resurface we are given a choice as to how we will respond. For example: if one decides to overcome and triumph over the demon within us then we will witness some form of personal transformation, but if we seal it back up again then that will prove we are cowards, which makes us feel guilty of not fighting it. You may have heard from podcasts or even people preaching that no one ever stays the same when they set out on a quest of finding one’s self. The reason is that they endure insurmountable challenges along the way making the journey odorous and because of these challenges they become strong mentally, and spiritually. Hence, believe in yourself and that will make you tough and mightier than anyone else.

There is an amazing power getting to know your inner self and learning how to use it and not fight with the world. If you know what makes you happy, your personality, interests and capabilities, just use them, and everything else flows beautifully.

There is an amazing power getting to know your inner self and learning how to use it and not fight with the world. If you know what makes you happy, your personality, interests and capabilities, just use them, and everything else flows beautifully.

Juhi Chawla

I want to leave this post off by saying that “Self” is a component that will change if you allow it to or will remain the same depending on how strong your persistence to find answers about yourself, in turn, letting the transformation of yourself to take place.