My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me.” —Jane Austen.
How to identify my strengths
I have just launched a new online retreat called “Create Your Life Purpose” – the content is largely based on what my horses have taught me. It’s a DIY, available-on-demand, in-your-own-time, where-you-are retreat, designed to help you clearly identify your current life purpose.
Most find-your-life-purpose experts recommend listing your strengths, as an essential step, towards identifying your life purpose. Since I test-drive all my retreats myself, before I launch them, I could not skip this step.
The horses are still subdued, none of their usual spring exuberance on display, nothing since we lost Belle de la Babinière in January.
I am doing my best to be strong, for all of us. Belle was my soulmare, the light of my life for more than 20 years, my strength and shield against the storms that so frequently came our way.
To be honest, I feel a bit lost. Vulnerable. Insecure. Overwhelmed. Emotionally exhausted.
I was struggling to name even a single one of my strengths.
Until this Easter weekend, when I read these 16 words:
Sometimes you don’t realise your own strengths until someone tries to take advantage of your weaknesses.
When I read these words, I froze on the spot. I had a light bulb moment, because this Easter weekend, outside forces were trying to take advantage of my weaknesses to threaten the wellbeing of my remaining two mares.
Nothing like a threat from the outside to remind us of our inner strengths.
If you have difficulty identifying your strengths, just ask yourself this question:
“You have power over your mind — not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” —Marcus Aurelius
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