Emily Maroutian - In Case Nobody Told You: Passages of Wisdom and Encouragement

In Case Nobody Told You

Passages of Wisdom and Encouragement

By

Emily Maroutian

2018 by Emily Maroutian

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ISBN-13: 978-1984927293

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In Case Nobody Told You:

Passages of Wisdom and Encouragement

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May this book offer you the answers you have been looking for. May it bring relief in your growth and hope about your circumstances. May it bring encouragement about your future and whats possible for you. May you find direction and clarity in how to move forward. May you find peace of mind and an understanding that will help you through tough times. May it be a source of insight when you dont know where to turn. May it continue to provide answers every time you return to it in the future.

If you received this book as a gift, know that the presenter cares deeply about your self-development and wants to see you thrive in life. They are rooting for your success and want to offer you another resource to help you in your journey. In fact, when they read through this book, they thought of you. Not because you needed it, but because they wanted to make sure you have the benefit of clarity, encouragement, and self-assurance. May it take you farther than you ever imagined.

Be you. Be free. Thrive.

In Case Nobody Told You

Your creativity is your right.

You have a right to sing and dance and write and paint. You are a creative being, and it is nourishing for you to express that creativity in any way it chooses to come out. It doesnt matter if others like it or hate it; its not about their approval. Its about the stories and feelings within you that need to be released.

You dont necessarily have to make a living at it. You dont have to make money doing it. You dont even have to show it to anyone else. All you have to do is enjoy the process of creating because it comes naturally to you.

In Case Nobody Told You

Your life is on your timeline.

Your life is not on anyone elses schedule. Youre the one who gets to decide what you want and when to pursue it. You decide when youre going to get married, or if youre going to get married at all. You decide when and if you have children. You decide which career youre going to choose, where youre going to live, and how youre going to live.

You might listen to another persons advice from time to time, but at the end of the day, its your life. Youre the one who is going to have to live inside the life youre creating. Youre the one who is going to have to wake up every day with the choices youve made. Make sure its your choice.

In Case Nobody Told You

Follow your own inner guidance.

At some point, you have to stop needing consensus for your choices. You have to stop needing to justify your right to live your life your way. You dont need other people to give you permission to follow your own intuition. You know whats best for you. You only need to follow your own inner guidance.

Dont let anyone else pressure you into living a life you feel is not for you. Dont allow guilt or any other form of manipulation to throw you off your course. Your life is yours and you should live it the way you feel is right. Give yourself the permission you need to move forward in your own way.

In Case Nobody Told You

You dont need agreement to be yourself.

Regardless of how much you explain, you will never be able to get the entire world to agree with you. Theyll never see you the way you want them to see you, and theyll never respond the way you want them to respond. Regardless of anyone elses beliefs, judgments, or visions of you, you have a responsibility to be yourself. You dont owe anyone agreement on their ideas of who you should be.

You are not defined by how others see you. You are not controlled by how others feel about you. You are not ruled by what others want from you. You have a right to choose your self away from what others think about it. No one else decides who you are. You dont owe anyone your freedom of identity.

In Case Nobody Told You

You deserve a loving and supportive relationship.

You will participate in several different relationships throughout your life. Some will be romantic, some will be familial, and others will be platonic. None of those categories will determine the length, value, or quality of the relationship.

The true worth of the relationship can be determined by how the other person treats you. How do they make you feel? Do you shrink or expand in their presence? Do they see you for who you are and not for who they want you to be? Do they value you? If yes, then, theyll value the relationship they have with you and youll be able to see it clearly. You wont have to second-guess or question whether they care for you. Youll know by how they treat you.

In Case Nobody Told You

Dont forget to choose happiness.

In life, you will feel sad, maybe even depressed. You will feel angry and frustrated. You will feel desperate and confused. You will go through every emotion human beings can experience. However, dont forget that you also have a right to feel happiness. You also deserve those moments that make you feel glad youre there to experience them.

You deserve fun nights with good friends and the kind of laughter that leaves your stomach muscles aching for days afterwards. You deserve the kindness of a gentle shoulder and a warm hug from a loving companion. You deserve people who understand you and the feeling of ease radiating throughout your being. You deserve to feel and experience good things, too. So, dont forget to choose happiness every once in a while.

In Case Nobody Told You

Release the anger, but keep the lesson.

Anger says, This isnt right. Sometimes thats an accurate assessment, and sometimes it isnt. You wont know for certain until your emotions have shifted. Anger can fog up your mind temporarily and make you blind to the important details of a situation.

Validate the anger, but dont hold onto it. Its usually a symptom of feeling unfairness, so you dont want to dismiss it completely because theres a lesson within it. However, anger cant offer you a workable solution for whatever youre angry about. It can only show you what isnt working for you in that moment. It might not be an accurate evaluation.

To get to a resolution, you have to get past the anger. Then, youll be able to see whether the anger was accurate and whether something needs to change. Maybe its you, maybe its the other person, or maybe its the situation. You wont be able to see it clearly until you get past the anger.