Sanity Journals

Last night I spent the evening with 11 beautiful women at Fresh Start Women's Foundation.  I shared this with them and felt this is a message that others need to hear too.  Enjoy.

Dear Beautiful Soul…

You came here tonight for a reason.   Something has you sitting in this chair right here and now.  A series of events led to this very moment and I believe that there is a golden nugget here for you.  Your job is to open your eyes and ears to listen and watch for that light-filled moment.

We often go through life as if we are at the mercy of the events, people and situations around us. We fall into auto-pilot and go through the motions and then look back and wonder where time has gone.  We dream of "someday" when we will be happy and fulfilled.  Guess what?  Your "someday" is NOW.  Happiness is a choice that you make.  It’s not dependent upon what’s happening around you, but comes from what’s going on within you.

Your power lies in your thinking. Journaling is a tool waiting at your fingertips.  It's a space ready to capture your thoughts.  Get your thoughts out.  Do you like what you see?  Is what you SEE helping you to move forward in your life or causing you to shrink and feel miserable?  

I read an article today about the top 5 regrets that people
during their last hours on earth have shared and two of them really struck
me...

I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.  

I wish I had let myself be happier.

We often live life trying to please  others (I did for many years) and ignore our own innate purpose and blame people and circumstances for our misery.  Now is your moment to break the cycle.

Open your eyes to your thinking and question your thoughts with boldness.  You may not have control over the circumstances in your life, but you have say in how you choose to perceive it and who you will be in the face of life's events.

Let today be the beginning of writing your story.  Let your journal be a place where you begin to take responsibility for your life, for your thinking and for the way in which you choose to see what’s around you. Let your journal be a place where you begin to be kind to you.  It will multiply and impact everyone and everything around you.  

What would be possible if you took this on in your life today?

Are you ready to start a journal?  Get your free online journal and come journal with me here. 

Want to journal on pen and paper?  Click here to order your Sanity Journal
today!

I have the butterflies. 

I'm getting ready to lead a new course that starts next week.  Truth be told - I am leading this course because I want more of it in my own life too.  I’ve always been inspired by stories of people going beyond, defying the odds and taking risks for the sake of something greater.  When I think about exploring new realms of possibility, I feel like a little girl again jumping up and down with excitement.  That is what this course is about....going beyond our limits.
 
The butterflies come from knowing that to lead this course I will be taking it all on in my own life too.  The butterflies remind me that to fly free I must call upon courage.

I've been thinking back to times when I stepped out, felt afraid and did it anyway or acted because I trusted a vision someone held for me.  These experiences all held incredible richness, aliveness and also involved getting a little uncomfortable to learn something really valuable.  

Then, life happens and I settle into a new comfort zone.  Why do I gravitate back to playing safe and comfortable?  Come to think of it..I like that space too.  And, that space is important.  But, the time comes when I know it's time to stretch again.

I want to ask you the questions I have been asking myself.  Where are you holding back?  What could you do now that would have the greatest impact?  What would be possible if you elevated your speedometer for giving and receiving love?  WHAT WOULD BE POSSIBLE if (fill in the blank)?

If you sense it's time to get out of a rut and shake things up I am inviting you to STRETCH with me.

I am offering 5 Complimentary Strategy Sessions to help you get clear about your next step.  

Here’s what a Strategy Session is all about…

Together we will…
*  Create a crystal clear vision of what you want next in your life?
*  Uncover blind spots that might be getting in the way of you moving forward
*  And…you will leave the session feeling inspired, energized and ready to take the next step in your life.

If you’d like some clarity around what is next for you, don’t miss this opportunity.  To take advantage of this very special offer, click here and answer these  questions.  

It's time to STRETCH again!  Come along with me.  Share and explore your stories of stretching here.  I'm listening ;-).

Once upon a time my husband and I met, fell in love, and got engaged.  Soon
after the negative comments and predictions began. Time and time again people
would see our affection or intimacy and say things like “Ooh, they’re newlyweds,
just wait. The honeymoon will be over. Oh, that won’t last for long.” These
comments felt like a curse, a looming sentence soon to be reality and a
statistic. It felt like there was a looming monster that at some future date
would swoop in and snatch away all the bliss and magic that we had created
together.The fear that these comments might someday be true for us turned out to
be the greatest blessing to our marriage. It ignited something in us and we
would talk about it often. It became our mission to tell a new story. We
recognized this monster was imaginary and it’s power only lived in our belief in
it and the energy we chose to give it.   Click here to read the rest!  Published in Sparrow Magazine!