Discover Yourself By Valuing Your Roots
We’re all on our own unique paths in life. Your roots are partly responsible for the path you’re on and the kinds of goals you set for yourself. Consequently, knowing and valuing your roots can be enormously helpful in understanding yourself and helping you grow as a person.
Some people try to avoid their roots. It’s possible that they don’t fully understand what a treasure it is to have a deep understanding of where they came from.
For starters, we should clarify what we mean when we say that you should value your roots. It’s all about investigating the place you’ve grown up in, the people who’ve raised you, and the principles and core values of the culture you’re in. Interested? Let’s delve right in.
“Maybe you’re searching among branches for what only appears at the roots.”
-Rumi-
Valuing your roots is an act of self-recognition
When you value your culture, you accept and recognize an integral and important part of who you are. That’s because your culture shapes your beliefs, values, wisdom, and behaviors.
Little by little, these things take root and, as you grow and evolve, you determine what kind of person you are.
Of course, you don’t inherit everything from your native culture, even when you’re raised in that context. It’s important to recognize your origins in a broad sense. That includes the people around you, who teach you with their behaviors and what they tell you. They show you the world and how to cope with situation, although you’ll also develop your own unique strategies. Part of what you experience with other people stays with you.
The way you solve problems is also informed by your culture and the people around you. Everything you’ve observed and everything you’ve received from your surroundings influences who you are now.
Valuing your roots means recognizing you are who you are because of them.
You learn from your roots
Recognizing and appreciating where you came from can make you more aware of how important your origins are. However, we should clarify that valuing your roots doesn’t mean that you have to blindly accept or agree with everything. Each individual makes their own path. As you grow, you learn to use what serves you and let go of what doesn’t.
If you’re interested in exploring your roots to find out what kind of influence they’ve had on you, start by focusing on the essential values and principles in your family and culture. You’ll discover some lessons that might help you make decisions.
In fact, it’s often easier to remember what you learned from your upbringing when you’re going through a difficult time in your life. Hard situations tend to shake up your emotional life, which can lead you to think about past situations in which you felt comfortable, or difficult issues that you were able to resolve.
Knowing where you’re headed
The lessons that you can learn from your roots can help you know where you’re headed and what path you’ll take when you reach a crossroads in your life.
It’s easier to work towards your goals if you value where you come from.
Valuing your roots is an important part of knowing who you are. Self-knowledge is very useful for being able to reach your goals because, when you know who you are, it’s easier to make decisions when the going gets tough. You won’t second-guess yourself because you know how you operate.
When you know how your mind works, it’s easier to know how you’ll react to adverse situations.
It’s important to note that we’re not suggesting you to romanticize your culture or your origins. It’d be impossible for the lessons you learn to be all good or bad. However, you have the ability to draw what you can from the positive and let go of anything that’s negative or harmful.
Valuing your roots doesn’t mean accepting everything they encompass. Instead, the key is to take an honest look at what you have, recognize the good, and learn what you can from the bad.
In conclusion, valuing your roots will put you on the path to self-discovery. After all, learning more about where you came from means embarking on a journey into who you are. Your origins are part of you; understanding them helps you understand yourself.