What will your “emotional” footprint be?
What do we leave behind when we leave this life? We hear lots of talk about our “footprints” when it comes to ecology and not wanting to be contributing to the negative consequences of the over use of resources.
When we delve into this notion of leaving a “footprint” we will often face our shadow as well as our dream of being a more positive individual. Exploring this thought in journal writing could be an introspective journey and offer a surprise that might open a new door in ones life.
Looking into our individual history we see our successes and our failures. Do you blame others for the not so successful choices you made or for the changes you didn’t make? Or, do you take full responsibility for each of life experiences – even if they were from an outside force not in your control?
How do we grow emotionally? How might we want to grow as an individual? Growing never stops – it actually happens till we take that last breath. The good news is we can have some control over how we judge our experiences and how we take those less than successful experiences and turn each one of them into a “learning experience”.
The challenge could be turning painful experiences into part of our positive footprint. Viewing this in the most existential way then every experience, even the death of a loved one, at some time can turn into a learning experience that can help us grow or support others in their journey. The risk is that we need to be brave to move forward and face the shadow in order to leave the “footprint” of our vision.
I would like my footprint to be one of bringing peace into all that I do. I realize I can’t please everyone because they have needs that I can’t fill – but I can always do my best and never take any action or reaction that would intentionally hurt another.
What will be your “emotional footprint” be? Start living that vision now – it could change your life!