It has been several weeks since I have written and in that time a number of things have happened in my life which forced me to put this blog on hold for a little while. Things are settling down now and I have time to write again.
Over the next few weeks I would like to share with you a series of posts on personal development and how we can improve our lives. Why am I writing about improving your life? The quote in the picture above provides the answer to this question. I want to help people to improve their lives so that we can all work together to build a culture of life and love where everyone can experience the joy and happiness which they have been created for.
In the past I have had the privilege of speaking with many people and hearing their stories. It has been an honour for me that these people would open up their hearts and share things with me that they have not told many people. These people's stories and their experiences are what drives me to become a marriage educator and help as many people as I can and they provide me with the encouragement to keep studying and learning all I can about who we are as human beings and what our purpose in life is.
I have been learning a lot from a personal development coach named Tony Litster about how to make lasting changes in life. Tony focuses on six different areas and says that if we want to create lasting change then we need to find balance in all six of these areas. The six areas are; your relationship with yourself, your relationship with others, your relationship with God, your health, your wealth, and your contribution to society and those around you.
What I would like to do over the next six posts is to speak about each of these areas individually and talk about what I think is important about each area and how to make lasting change. I will be drawing from Tony's work, but also on what I have learned from John Paul II, Christopher West, Matthew Kelly and some other people who have significantly contributed to my understand of these areas.
After listening to Tony I have come to believe, as he does, that these six areas are key aspects of who we are. They are really the building blocks of our lives. By focusing on, and improving each area, we can start to live the lives we have always dreamed of and become the best we can be.
Drawing from people's stories and my own life experience it has become very apparent to me that we are all struggling with something. Everyone I know has some wound or weakness which they are trying to heal or overcome and are not sure how to do that or even where to begin so the goal of these posts is to offer some ideas and suggestions for people who desire to improve their lives but are not sure where to go or what to do. Thank you all for your continued support and may God bless you all and your families.
