When I was being honest with myself, I had to own that there was something about me that was drawing an energy in my life that left me feeling underserved and unfulfilled. I decided to grow. I decided to purge myself of anyone and anything that was not full of goodness, serving me or making me happy.
Interpretation
The quote speaks to the importance of self-honesty and making positive choices for personal growth.
In this quote, Niecy Nash emphasizes the necessity of being honest with oneself about one's feelings and experiences. She reflects on a time when she realized that certain energies in her life were affecting her happiness and sense of fulfillment. This realization prompted her to take action by removing negative influences and surrounding herself with positivity, highlighting the importance of self-care and intentionality in personal growth.
In practice
In a motivational speech about personal development.
When you go on your Twitter or look down your Timeline and it's all great positivity - I love that. But at the same time, it can really divert you from what your purpose is or what you're trying to do. And I've seen artists get caught up in that.
The true self, once discovered, is the source of creativity, intelligence and personal growth. No external solution has such power.
Growth is the great separator between those who succeed and those who do not. When I see a person beginning to separate themselves from the pack, it's almost always due to personal growth.
You will encounter misguided people from time to time. That's part of life. The challenge is to educate them when you can, but always to keep your dignity and self-respect and persevere in your personal growth and development.
In my early professional years I was asking the question: How can I treat, or cure, or change this person? Now I would phrase the question in this way: How can I provide a relationship which this person may use for his own personal growth?
I think life is difficult and that's that. I am not at all - absolutely not at all - interested in the pursuit of happiness. I am not interested in the pursuit of positivity. I am interested in pursuing a truth, and the truth often seems to be not happiness but its opposite.
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