This subject is not new; in fact it has been around since about the 1960’s when the full potential movement and growing personally began to surface. So I am not giving any new awareness in these pages; but a brush up course.
Most of us from time to time realize something might be missing in our life. We are not sure exactly what it is, all we know is, something is just not as it should be. After writing some articles about personal change, I have found that so many people have lost their perception of whom they are and where they want to go. They are aware to some degree of their capabilities; but getting out of the deep freeze is not always easy. Then there are some who forget that we are all born with power . So for those….I say, you have what it takes to succeed. You and only you must have courage, which may be dormant also, just like your potential to make your life more enjoyable. You can awaken yourself, start attending your heart and soul messages. if you really listen to your own soul; I believe you will make the right moves in your life. You spiritual self, your soul will usually tell you when you are doing something right or wrong. There is no feeling like the good feeling that you feel when you now you have made the right choice. Listen to it or try to learn to. Let go of fear, and remember that challenges help us grow stronger. You can find many ways to help yourself become more aware of what you might need; and get yourself a Life Coach, if you are not getting anywhere on your own.
What exactly is Potential and Capabilities? Let’s start with this in mind….
Potential is something that is sometimes: hidden, dormant, undeveloped, not recognized but promising. It is definitely the following: inherent, possible, probably, ability, power, capacity and many other things.
If you are misleading yourself from discovering your full potential, please stop doing that. Find the courage to seek further within yourself for this important piece of pie that you have been given by the Divine. Look to your spiritual self and deep within your soul to be enriched with a new found power to set on fire the dormant potential that may need awakening.
A capability is described as: ability to perform, competence. Capacity is the general ability to comprehend an issue or perform a task. Capability implies a reference to one set of such abilities.
There is nothing wrong with wanting or being beautiful, (this is only one example of how we deviate from what is important sometimes) but if we have not opened our mind to what is more important in life; then we not only do not know the true meaning of beauty, but our knowledge has somehow been distorted. There are other examples that we can get side tracked with which hinder our growth and keep us in the everyday rut of not reaching for full potential. But, if you are reading this, then somehow you desire to know more. If one is satisfied where they are and do not intend to progress…it is their life, their success and their decision.
Being clear on our priorities is one step forward, clearing out the entanglements in our mind that we have to be like others and having the ability to stand alone with our values (if they are different), and being firm with our statement of who we are. A person, who has to go along with the crowd, has lost their ability to be true to themselves. I know it is not easy to say, I have a different view from the majority, but it is one of the most expedient decisions one can make. Kind of like when you were in your teens and you were leaving the house and your Mom said in that soft, sweet voice…. “Remember who “you” are!” That is the best advice I have ever heard….