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I Am Becoming the Person of My Dreams & It Makes Me a Little More Satisfied Everyday; How You Can Too Become the Person You Imagine to Be

Renuka Gavrani
7 min readJan 21, 2023

The journey to becoming your best self starts with two things:

  1. Knowing that you deserve the best
  2. Finally paying attention to that ache in your soul and realizing how you are spending your day-to-day is not exactly how you wish to live

Allow me to explain what I mean.

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A year back when I came back to live with my parents in a small town, I felt disheartened. Why?

Well, as much as I love my parents, I hate this city. Okay, hate is a strong word. I like my city but I know this town is too small to carry all my dreams and aspirations.

I had no choice but to live here even when I could afford to live anywhere in my country. I felt like I didn’t have any power over my own life and damn, this town, I could not even go for a walk around nature. Why? Because we don’t have any parks or cafes here. Result?

I guess at some level, I accepted nothing can be done, and eventually, my every day became just a repetition of one another. Every day looked the same. I spent the majority of my time on my bed in my room. My professional career was skyrocketing. I achieved the milestones…

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Renuka Gavrani
Renuka Gavrani

Written by Renuka Gavrani

I talk about slow & Intentional living - taking you closer to a happy life. I am a published author of the book 'The Art of Being Alone': https://a.co/d/531JIFq

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