Bridget McNulty

Where are you centered?

// September 17th, 2008 // Decisions, Inspiration, Life (and the living of it)

Just a brief one today, but one that’s designed to make you think (because it’s got me thinking!)
Where are you centered? Do you know?

What is it that gives you your sense of self? Is it your work? Your relationship? Your lack of relationship? Is it how you make other people feel? Your friends? The things you do every day?

It occurs to me that most of us (myself included) are off-centre… We’re focussing so hard on what we do and how we do it and who we do it with, that we neglect to focus on the one thing that really counts: who we are. I really believe that if we could just centre ourselves on who we are, on that inner core, that constant, stable something inside, things would be a lot easier for us.

Because if we’re centered on work / friends / lovers, our centre of gravity is in their hands. We have no say in the matter. Whereas if we can just focus inwards, and get our strength and our sense of self from inside, we’re so much stronger. So much more centered. So much more complete.

What do you think? Where are you centered?