<strong>BLUSH</strong> | LEISURE & LIFESTYLE Self- Empower “Don’t dream your life, live your dreams” as the saying goes… But how do you get to that point? Kitty Waters shares how you can empower yourself by using Dharma principles and create the life you love... In our busy lives, it’s not always easy to take a step back and really wonder whether we are living the life we truly wanted for ourselves. So many people go on with their routine, day after day, without thinking twice about it, without realising that happiness is just a step away, if only we took the time to assess our wants and needs and breakaway from the draining patterns we have created. I was just using distractions to convince myself I was happy Ultimately every human being wants to be happy. It’s what we strive for. For the most part of my twenties I was deeply unhappy, looking in all the wrong places, mainly using drugs and alcohol to distract myself from what was really going on around me and inside me. I had a high paying job and great friends. Anyone looking from the outside would have thought I had it all. But it didn’t feel right, I was miserable and my gut told me, ‘there is more to life than this’. I realised later I had no meaning, no real purpose in my life. And I was just using distractions to convince myself I was happy, but that worked only very temporarily. I reassessed my life and realised I needed more. That’s where I started my journey to healing and my hunt for happiness. What truly changed me was my discovery of Dharma. Dharma, in ancient Vedic means “The path of right action... Right action is the action which is of maximum benefit to the individual and the entire creation at the same time.” What is Dharma and why follow it? We have each been blessed with a unique set of gifts and talents and when we use those in service to others, our happiness comes alive. We all have the capacity to turn our desires into our reality, our soul knows the way. And creating the life of your dreams doesn’t have to be a struggle. Nowadays, it feels like there is a trend around wellbeing and ‘following your bliss’ but this doesn’t come from nowhere, it has true meaning: life is not meant to be hard, we are meant to go towards our highest excitement in any given time, and this, in turn will lead us to what we are meant to be doing here on Earth. It shouldn’t be hard to create our own happiness. It’s all about taking the first steps towards it. To do your Dharma, take a bliss life audit: #1 How can you add more bliss to your life? By serving others! Who do you want to serve? Don’t let it overwhelm you, these are only ways to make yourself happier, not complicate your life. Take time to assess things clearly and make a habit of writing #2 them down. Write everything down, from dreams and fresh ideas, to blocks, questions, ideals and solutions, with notes on how each point makes you feel. This will indicate the way to go, and where to take that first step to change your life. Remember to always follow what lights you up. If you are not sure where to start, start small. Having #3 interviewed over one-hundred thought leaders on this path, the results and impact on their lives is amazing. When we do our Dharma, life responds in ways we never thought possible. The gift is in the giving. By Kitty Waters, founder and host of Kitty Talks, and teacher of Do Your Dharma: www.kittywaters.com 36 <strong>BLUSH</strong> | WINTER <strong>2019</strong> sevenstarmedia.co.uk
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