Grow from Within

After a great weekend in nature with some good friends, I came back home and started thinking about personal growth. What does it really mean to grow? Has the word "growth" become just another trendy term, or is there more to it?

True growth requires us to reflect on our thoughts, feelings, and experiences. It’s about observing life with curiosity, without immediately labeling everything as good or bad. By doing this, we begin to understand ourselves in a way that no book can teach—it’s a unique, personal journey.

Just as no one can read a book for us, no one can live our lives or learn our lessons for us. We must engage with our own life story. When we pay attention to what happens to us without overanalyzing, we gain deeper insights. The less we judge or label our experiences, the clearer our understanding becomes.

Being calm doesn’t mean our struggles and nightmares are gone. Instead, it means we’ve changed how we see them. Our response to life’s challenges becomes different, more thoughtful.

Understanding ourselves on a deeper level doesn’t always require asking “Why?” Sometimes, it’s enough to observe our ups and downs without needing an explanation. This acceptance helps us grow as individuals.

I’m reminded of a passage by Eckhart Tolle about the first flower that suddenly appeared in nature—something entirely new. For millions of years, plants existed, and then, one day, the first flower bloomed. Unlike humans, plants don’t deal with imaginary problems; they simply grow when the time is right.

Self-understanding allows us to put aside the issues we think we have and let life unfold naturally, as it does for every other living thing on this planet.

So, let’s try to cut the inner drama and allow ourselves to grow.

Take care,

Dimitrios