Be Your Own Village

In order for us to survive as human’s on this planet, we need to be in possession of many survival skills.  Most of us also rely on the support of our village, our family members, our partner, our working colleagues, or our friends and neighbours.  Many a time, we need to ask a favour of another.  Perhaps they have a skill set we do not have….doing a repair in your home as an example.  And, it swings the other way, offering our expertise to others.

Over the course of our life however, we many times need to rely on ourselves to get through.  For a period of time in my life I was on my own.  No one else was going to ensure that I ate, or got to work on time, or pay the bills, or to comfort me when I was down.  In fact in times of my addiction, I choose to be alone, not wanting other human interaction.  

There are times we need to be there for ourselves to look after ourselves, or make decisions for ourselves.   Even in the good times, we learn to survive on our own and take charge of the direction of our life journey.  There are times in my current life that I choose to be alone, not for hiding, but for quiet, for peace, for reflection…and I love those times.

As a human being, there are of course times of despair when I would question my judgement…concerning my health, my happiness and my welfare, which led me to feeling dependent on others and powerless.  So over the course of time, I have chosen to strive to be stronger, and believing that I can look after myself, that I am strong and the more I pursue that, the stronger I become for myself.  The stronger I am for myself, the more I can be there for my loved ones.

Being my own village does not mean isolation - my life is balanced on my external village (friends, family, etc.) and my own inner village.  I am grateful for the inner work I have done to ensure that I am able and willing to look after all that I need and desire, but also for my new found joy in sharing my life with others.

I am worthy and also am able to celebrate my increasing inner strength and resourcefulness.  ​