Growth does not necessarily have to be regarded as a relentless path, a strenuous climb propelled by an unenjoyable competition with ourselves, needless to say against others. 

Is there a more enjoyable and profound path to holistic growth?

Observing our inherent value, a natural and enduring motivation accompanies us. 

Of course, when it is truly healthy and wellbeing enhancing, competition can be a playful reference. 

Could it be that sustainable growth resides in a spirit of cooperation? 

As we know, growth is not about running inside a hamster wheel, where the line of the horizon we would like to reach keeps on receding. 

Beneficial competition is not about supremacy, but about collaboration.

Is there anything better than the fleeting spark of temporal motivation?

Correctly understood, rivalry is about providing a mirror, a ground for growth. 

Rivalry is not about feeling unwell, but about enjoying a view, a reflection for improvement. 

Just as fear is our fabulous assistant while we cross the street, a comforting discomfort is frequently the leading sign of advancement. 

If motivation acts as a wobbling stance, it is predisposed to the changing winds of occurrences or circumstances.

Often, if we just have a mental approach, we are more dependent on external factors to drive us forward. This dependence can often result in a subtle anxiety.

An essential approach, existential understanding, impulses us forward where otherwise at times we may stagnate. 

This perspective transmutes into true gold, the presence of fulfilled human beings, enabling us to move from a place of lack to a place of plenitude. 

Then, growth is less about validating ourselves and more about nourishing our inborn potential. 

The anxiety dissipates and in its place we find a gentle amazement for learning and a deep sense of our true essential worth. 

We encounter that contentment doesn’t necessarily oppose ambition, but rather makes it more fascinating. We see that in fact, it is often the precursor for truly reaching new wise horizons.

When we are satisfied, we naturally expand. 

Lasting motivation emerges from bliss. 

The greatest ambition emanates from the ambient of love. 

While cultivating the recognition of our innate worth, we learn to observe our thoughts and emotions without making an identification of ourselves with them, without judging. 

We are more aware of the narratives we keep on telling ourselves, the conflicting or limiting beliefs that summon doubts regarding our worth. 

This awareness enables us to nourish a more loving inner spaciousness. 

When our actions are aligned with our most beautiful values, a natural view of our purpose ascends from a deep feeling of fulfillment and meaning. 

Heart and purpose are synonyms. 

Purpose is another way of naming the richness of our hearts. 

When we act in accordance with our essence, we experience the interconnectedness of existence. 

A deeper recognition of our inherent value at times may be a sudden epiphany, but it is also a gradual progression. 

It is about enjoying the process of a gratifying introspection, a progressive and intentional cultivation of awareness.

When we acknowledge further our innate value, growth is a natural expression of our essence, a pleasant fragrance that emits from within. 

Existence naturally grows in contentment, it is glad to share. 

The journey is less about the destination and more about appreciating the beauty of the path. 

It is less about showing what we can do, and more about recognizing and appreciating what we are essentially. 

We comprehend that we are not defined just by our accomplishments, we value our inborn preciousness and the rich potential of our deepest core. 

Properly understood, ambition, dreaming, purpose, and motivation are ways of saying that we wish wellbeing to each other. 

Contentment and ambition are not opposites, they are complementaries, when we find life adorable. 

Dreams are not born out of feeling a void, but from a feeling of wonderfulness. 

Seeing the enchantment of life, we want to observe deeply. 

The more aware we are, the better we can dream.

Beyond occasional doubts in the dress of our personality, we find a content essence, embodying the natural confidence that streams from not having expectations. 

Harmony is the natural motive. 

Love is the awake dreamer. 

On occasions, with the necessary distance to be able to observe our thoughts, we may see that there is no separation between us and the grandeur. 

In this holistic recognition, we encounter an enduring form of growth.

Seeing that there is no separation, we understand that there is no distance to travel. We and the plenitude are one and the same. 

Then the path is not about acquiring what we lack, but about sharing the perfume of the wonder we are. 

Growth is about spreading our beautiful human qualities. 

Transitory external circumstances have no comparison with the immense potential and inner light we carry.