Letting go of labels…

We live in a society obsessed with labeling everything. Addict, over-achiever, perfectionist, angry, slacker, wealthy, ADHD, conservative, depressed, failure, leader, dependable, bully…you get my drift. Labels provide us with information, but they don’t tell the whole story. Labels are given to us by many sources (family, friends, teachers, coaches, by a doctor as a diagnosis, and ourselves). Some were given to us with the best of intentions…some, not so much. They have the power to make us or break us, if we let them. Think about the labels you have been given over the course of your life…what purpose have they served or do they continue to serve? Do they lift you up or weigh you down? You might be your label(s)…but, you are also so much more.