Short Takes from Iris Krasnow on:
SURRENDERING TO YOURSELF
You Are Your Own Soul Mate
Look to yourself for definition and direction, and not to the judgment of friend,
lovers and peers.
Never be afraid to become a fully-flexed 100-percent self who operates out of raw honesty, even if it means some
people think you are outrageous. That's a key principle of Surrendering to Yourself: Don't dwell on what other
people think of you, focus on what you think of yourself. Trying to please everyone else just waters down your
voice of truth, and that's the voice you need to be listening to.
Start loving who you are and how you look at this moment, imperfections and flaws.
Aging can mean whatever we want it to mean; it certainly should not mean aspiring to look like a midlife
actress whose physical perfection and perpetual youth is from cosmetic enhancement and is simply not attainable
by most women. Real beauty springs from having purpose and passion, whether you are 28 or 50 or 64. What we need
to seek is not a perfect physique, but fitness of life.
If going to work fills you with more dread than exhilaration it's time to shake up your life.
Don't put off your dreams for a future To Do list that may never pan out. Right now figure out who you want to be
when you grow up, even if you're already 48. It's never too late to become who you were meant to be all along.
You get only one lifetime to get it right.
Don't abandon the passion of your soul.
We should, at every age, make sure we remain connected to our childhood passions, hobbies, sports and other
forms of play that make us feel charged and hopeful and alive. Don't stop shooting baskets or riding horses
or training in ballet if that's what you once loved to do. When you are linked to your soul, life seems a lot
more loving, and you are in a better position to love and serve others.
Real freedom and power comes from knowing exactly who you are, and that it is only you who can make
yourself whole and happy.
Friends come and go, loved ones die, jobs shift, children leave home. The only person you can count on to go the
distance is you. So, we all must develop immense soul power and self-love, so that when our worlds come unraveled,
our selves will remain intact and strong. Because when all else fails, we still have ourselves, and selves that are
grounded in truth and self-acceptance are spiritually indestructible.
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