Sometimes it feels like our goals and standards are motivated by a sense of duty rooted in family traditions or the expectations of loved ones. When we are working towards a goal that isn’t our own it is hard to stay focused and motivated.
Today we are going to tap for when it feels like we are seeking something not because we want it, but because we are living up to someone else’s standards or expectations.
I Feel Like I Am Just Living Up To Someone Else’s Expectations
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There’s a part of me…That wants to respect my family…There’s a part of me…That wants to respect my loved ones…There’s a part of me that is happier when everybody is happy…I know the people in my life have expectations of me…I know the people in my life have a definition of who I’m supposed to be…I know the people in my life expect certain actions out of me…I know the people in my life expect me to live a certain way…And there are lots of reasons for these expectations…Sometimes they think it’s best for me…Sometimes they think it’s best for them…Sometimes it’s just the only way that they know…I can love my loved ones…I can respect my loved ones…I can understand where my loved ones are coming from…And still make my choices…My choices are about me…My choices are up to me…My choices are for me…My choices are about me…At the end of the day…I’m the one who has to live with my choices…At the end of the day…I am the sum total of my choices…My choices need to be for me…My choices need to be about me…In the end the only way I will truly be happy…Is if I choose what is best for me…I can hear other people’s thoughts…I can hear their expectations…But in the end I have to do what is best for me.
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