Finding Your Own Beat

Following on from my post this morning ..... (looks as though the writing bug is back for a visit lol!)

There is more I'd like to share with you ....

Now is the time to march to the beat of your own drum. What makes your heart sing? What sets your soul on fire? How would you really love to spend your days? What fills your heart up that it's full to overflowing?

We are being called upon to stand up, to rise up, to carve our own paths, to embrace our uniqueness, to use our creativity, to connect with each other, to learn, grow and share from each other. To step outside of where it is comfortable.

The energy is changing. We don't have to keep doing things the way we have been. We have a choice. We can choose to change or we can choose to stay the same. Nothing changes if nothing changes.

But what if you went after what's calling your heart and soul? What if you went and did the thing you've been longing to do - the course, the business, the retreat, working with the mentor, the coach?

If you don't, it will always be a "what if?". And "what if's" don't get us very far. The only way to learn and grow is to take a chance on yourself. To start somewhere. To make a decision. To begin. To take the first step. And it may be something small, seemingly insignificant to start with. Although nothing is ever really insignificant. All the pieces have a place and they all fit together.

Perhaps it's a conversation you need to have, perhaps it's a matter of getting the idea out of your head and onto paper, perhaps you need to take yourself outside into the fresh air.

Ask yourself -

What is it that I really want?

Where am I now?

What can I do right now to take me one step forward towards my vision?

Who can I talk to and share my goal/dream/vision/desire?

Who can support me with this?

It's only when we ask ourselves these questions and take the time to answer them, that we can begin to formulate a picture of what we want, otherwise we keep showing up, doing the same thing over and over, expecting a different result and not sure why it's not happen.

All it takes is one single choice.

Sending love, light & gratitude

Shanelle

The World Revolves Around ME!

I've been reflecting and thinking a lot lately about how internally focussed we are as human beings. Some crazy thoughts I've had in my life include - everyone is out to get me, I am not good enough to be close friends with xyz, I don't know enough, why do people always do this to me.....

This morning I'd dropped my daughter out to my mum's for the day so I can concentrate on finishing my assessments for my upcoming course deadline (yes, I am doing a great job and procrastination has crept in today :) Anyhow, I was driving back into town and was on a stretch of road that was double lanes with a few bends. Out of the blue, a car pulled out from behind me and overtook me. My instant reaction was "What an idiot! Who overtakes on double lines on a bend?"

That was old unresourceful me making it all about me!  I then chose to look at it from a different perspective... what if the person driving the car was late for work or was on their way to see someone who'd just been taken to hospital. My reaction immediately changed, the tension I'd been feeling softened and I started to feel compassion and love. A very conscious choice.

A couple of points I would like to make here... 99.9% of the time, other people are NOT  out "to get" us. They are more wrapped up in the vestibule of their own little world and don't often give you a second thought. So get over it and yourself.  And secondly, we can choose how to react/respond to any situation at any given time. We choose our emotions and our responses, they don't choose us. Just saying ......