A few weeks ago, a young woman published a world's map on Instagram and her caption said: "I came to a point in my life where I want to discover more about myself and more about the world I live in. The best way to do it is by travelling but I don't know which country I should go to. There are so many I want to visit. Can you help me?"
A person replied: "Thailand" because that's where they wanted to go. Another person said: "Maybe you should be a flight attendant so you could travel for free and see all parts of the world", to which the young woman replied "I thought about it... but that's not the kind of travelling I want at the moment. It needs to be artistic and spiritual."
I know it's just Instagram and you can't be too serious about shit but I felt the need to give her a peace-of-me:
"Just put 'everywhere' on your list, and see what happens. Start from within. Then walk around, get lost in your own city for you haven't seen everything. And you'll realize that wherever you choose to go, you will discover something. About you, about the YOUniverse", to which she replied: "I love the way you think".
- "Instagram Moments", Naná Moon Oyå
We all have an innate drive toward personal growth. The need for self-actualization is simply the need to fulfill one's potential. Self-actualizing persons are fun and fearless warriors and hunters. They are free from fears and inhibitions. They naturally accept themselves and so they naturally accept others. They have self-esteem and confidence. They learn how important it is to love themselves. Their dream is to F.L.Y. as in: First Love Yourself.
Loving yourself has to do with your outlook on life. It's about having the confidence to get up when you fall and keep rising — in love. It's about staying hopeful and optimistic about the unseen path ahead. Transforming challenges into opportunities. Facing your inner demons and learning to trust yourself.
According to ¹Abraham Maslow, self actualizers persons are people with exceptionally healthy personalities, marked by continued growth. Maslow found that self-actualizers are accurately tuned into reality and that they're at peace with themselves. He found that they're open and spontaneous and that they retain a fresh appreciation of the world around them. They also strike a nice balance between many polarities in personality; they can be both childlike and mature, both rational and intuitive, both conforming and rebellious.
It takes strength and courage to look inward and take full responsibility for how you feel. Loving yourself is no sweet serenade but a daily experiment and challenge. We spend our life looking for that twin flame, that soul mate... never realizing that we actually lock eyes on the daily. Next time you stare right through your soul mate, let the reflection speak for the Mirror is a symbol of physical and spiritual reflection.
Introspection is the examination of one's own conscious thoughts and feelings. In a spiritual context, it refers to the examination of one's soul. Changes. It all starts deep within.
As the Moon's transition and transformation Energy encourages renewal and spirituality, we invite you to let go of the old, grow, evolve, and F.L.Y. Happy Hunter's Moon Celebration darling!
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Anaëlle Naná Moon Oyå
Aile Rėve, Editor-in-Chief
Note
¹Abraham Maslow: the American psychologist who proposed that human needs are arranged in a hierarchy and people must satisfy their basic needs before they can satisfy higher needs. Get familiar darling.
Photos: Marie-Jude Salomon
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