Fall Down Seven Times Get Up Eight

You must do what you think you cannot do. You must.

For you... you must.

I had to do something this week that was very hard and scary and weighed on me.  I had to do it.

And I did. 

Once it was over I felt like the weight of the world was lifted and I could breath deep again.

It is like having to walk through a doorway of fear...I needed to walk through the door to get to the other side.

I don't know about you but for me the unknown is not a comfortable place to be.  My little mind can spin all sorts of stories of what will be and in the end...none of them played out.

I have lived with fear and worry for about five years now.  I think about that ever now and then.  I don't ever remember feeling that way before...like they are unwelcome roommates I cannot get to move out.

You would think by now I would have made myself perfectly clear about how unwelcome they are.  Apparently not.  They keep popping up.

I am truly a work in progress.  What I learned again this week is what I believe with all my heart...

You must do what you think you cannot do.  You must.  For yourself. For your peace of mind. For your chance to live the life you say you want. 

When you do that you are in a better position to say who you want as a "roommate" and who you want to send packing.

 

Today's word is potential.

Potential means something that can become actual.

Potential for peace...potential for love...potential for whatever you want.

Potential is like a universe promise. I like that.

Today's word is uncertain.

Uncertain means not to know.

One of my most un-favorite words.

I like to know.  I don't like fumbling in the dark. I guess the answer to uncertain is to turn on as much light as you can and see what there is to see.

Then you get to decide if being uncertain was really better...

 

Today's word is butt kicker.

Okay that's two words :)

Butt kicker is someone or something in our life that gets us in motion. Most of us need that.  I would like to believe I don't...but I do.  As much energy as I have...sometimes I get in a holding pattern.  I need to shift out of neutral.

Some times when I read something it acts like a butt kicker.  Had that experience this morning when I read a note from the universe.  Message received. Butt kicked.

My question for you...who or what can kick you in the butt to get you out of neutral?

Today's word is vision.

Vision is the power of seeing.  That's vision. 

Not looking...but seeing.  Really seeing.

It's kind of like being a super hero...using x-ray glasses to look through the hazy around you and seeing not only what is but what you want "it" to be.

So when you look around at your life...what do you see?  What do you want to see?

Make a list of what you want to see...it's the first step out of any confusion or discontent you may be feeling.

Make the list.  Not in your head but on paper. Pencil, pen or my favorite colored markers...use what makes you happy and let your imagination go.

What to do with the list? Ah that's tomorrow. :)

 

 

 

 

Today's word is confusion.

Confusion is defined as being mentally uncertain. 

Yikes!  That seems like me on any given day these past weeks. Living in mental confusion takes a lot of energy.  It can drain your spirit and drain your future.

I believe confusion comes from lots of clutter in your head and in your life.

I have been working on de-cluttering both for awhile now.  But I have come face to face with a big ball of confusion.  Like a giant ball of yarn in a big tangled mess...all confused!  Time to unravel it.  Over the next couple days I will tell you how I am tackling it once and for all.

Oh yes I am...

 

 

Today's word is fill.

Fill means to occupy fully. 

Whether it's your cereal bowl or your life...you fill them both up every day.  So how is that working for you?

There is actually a great connection between your cereal bowl and your life.  Both can be filled with things that are good for you...or useless filler that just takes up space.

So today may be a great day to look at what you are are putting in both...and the impact it's having on your life.

Today's word is beam.

To beam is to smile...to send out light. 

Well I say today...turn up the wattage!

In a world that some people feel is very dark...you can be the light.  And how wonderful is that?!

So today...beam :)  Let your light shine for all to see.

 

Today's word is pause.

Pause...to take a temporary stop.

When I wrote that I "saw" an animal digging underground then popping up through the dirt only to see she was in the wrong spot!  Hundreds of feet from where she wanted to be....  hmmm.  My head is an interesting place :) LOL...

But what about you?  Are you digging so hard that you don't take a moment to pause and see where you are?

I have been that way for the past few months...working every single day to start getting some ground back under my feet.  I have that ground now.  So it's time to pause and look up. Pop up and see where I am verse where I want to be.

But I have to pause...stop for a moment so I know I am headed in the right direction. 

How do you pause?   You stop...take a deep breathe and exhale with a smile on your face as you celebrate how far you have come and what adventures are still ahead.

 

Today's word is drama.

The official definition is a series of events involving conflicting forces.  That's the official version.

Mine... your negative emotion held unchecked that affects everyone around you.  And might I add...usually not in a good way.

I am tired of drama.  I am on a campaign in my own life to avoid interaction with people who thrive on it.  Folks who cannot let a day...okay hours go by without some gigantic emotional upheaval that they apparently need to suck everyone around them into...or at least try.

Me...not playing.

I am not talking about life altering events that you need my support around.  I am there for you.  But stupid stuff...please.  I fear how some people will react if something really bad happens to them because they create intense drama out of little things.

You don't like the person who you work with?  Happens to all of us at some point.  Deal with it.  If you can't.... find another job.  Everything that person does does NOT constitute the end of life as we know.

I have had more than my share of life altering events in the last five years. I know what drama feels like.  I know what it feels like to have your energy always in turmoil.  Maybe that is way I am so committed to joy and peace in my life.

I have been to the "other side" for an extended visit.  I have decided not to live there...you can decide too.