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Extraordinary You

The Art of Living a Lusciously Spirited, Vibrant Life

By Ghania Dib

Many of us women were raised by mothers who were skilled at serving everyone else’s needs before their own. As a result, most of us have been conditioned to equate being a woman with being selfless. We shy away from looking after our own desires, feel guilty about saying no and respecting our boundaries, and those of us who are married toss and turn in our beds wondering if we are good enough mothers and wives.

For far too long, I had pushed the parts of me that I deemed self-centred away. Not surprisingly, I became disconnected from my-self and depressed. Eventually, as the thread that kept my marriage together began to fray, I became resentful.

I had to learn the hard way that although being a mum and a wife was an important part of my life, it was not all of who I was. I was more… much more. I was a woman with my own secret desires and dreams, longing to live a life filled with excitement and spontaneity; a woman who wanted to leave her mark on the world by living her life with purpose and passion; a woman who at the end of her life wanted to be able to look back and smile at having lived an extraordinary life.

To truly live an extraordinary life, I realised that I needed to make a commitment to take care of my own needs before the needs of others. This was a concept that had previously seemed abhorrent to me. The truth, I came to learn, was that I could not expect others to do for me what I was unwilling to do for my-self.

Looking after my-self and practising self-love and trust allowed me to become self-centred – where the emphasis is on being centred within my-self as opposed to becoming self-centred, where the emphasis is on being selfish to the detriment of all and everybody else.

Self-love and becoming self-centred dictates that we, as individuals, invest in our own emotional health and wellbeing before we seek to invest in the wellbeing of others. Only when we respect, honour, love, trust and appreciate ourselves are we truly able to do the same for others and thus sustain enduring, loving relationships.

Embracing self-love and becoming self-centred also means being gentle with ourselves as we embrace new and better ways of living. Inevitably, all of us slip and fall at times as we embark on a journey of conscious change and extraordinary living. How you respond is within your power. You can choose to remain on the ground, beating yourself up about your undesirable behaviour and feeling sorry for yourself, OR you can choose to gently pick yourself up and keep on going, one small step a time.

"Ghania Dib is an Author, Speaker and Trainer specialising in relationships and human behavior. In addition, Ghania is a Sydney based lawyer and mediator specializing in litigation and family law. To contact Ghania for speaking and training engagements, please email Ghania@diblaw.com.au"

This is an edited extract from Extraordinary You – The Art of Living a Lusciously Spirited, Vibrant Life. This book unveils 11 keys to developing an extraordinary life through the shared discoveries and wisdom of remarkable women, as they share their personal stories to soul awareness. Available from all good bookstores and online at http://www.livelovethrive.com.au/extraordinary_you.htm

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