All roads lead to here

Here's the deal.............

All roads lead to where you are right now. Your past is your past...the good, the bad, and the ugly. But all roads taken and all past experiences have led you to where you are right now. Without them, who knows where you'd be?! So, instead of getting pissed off about something that happened, be grateful for it...it's part of what got you where you are now. And that's a good thing.

The Past

Here's the deal......

It is so easy to look back and dwell in the past. What did happen, what could have happened...all the "what if's". And it's all well and good to spend a little time thinking about it, but it robs you of the here and now. You just can't be in 2 places at once...the past and the present.
So, enjoy where you are right now...

Courage

Here's the deal....

I was thinking about courage today. There's big courage...like the 9/11 firefighters and the people who tackled the highjackers in the air so that the plane would go down in a field instead of a building. There's many people who demonstrate big courage everyday, and so many people benefit from it and are grateful.

But I was, specifically, thinking about little courage. Courage doesn't have to be a big, heroic act. Sometimes courage is just the little voice inside of you that says I will try again.

steps you take

Here's the deal...

The only dfference between where you are right now and where you want to be are the steps taken to make it happen...take those steps!!

Cut yourself some slack

Here's the deal.....

Just for today, feel 100% good about yourself! You do so much...for your family, for your friends, for your kids, if you have them....do something good for yourself and revel in the good things you do and the good person that you are.

We all have stuff we beat ourselves up over...."I ate a doughnut", "I didn't exercise", "I had one too many drinks", "I fussed at my husband or my wife", "I got snarky with the kids"...whatever! Leave all that junk behind for 24 hours. Cut yourself some slack and just love who you are! I guarantee your whole world will feel different!

Goodness

Here's the deal....

You are full of it! Goodness, I mean. You are made up of wonderful things....your heart is bigger, and kinder, and better than you even know!

And you are capable of great things. Very capable. Usually the thing that's stopping us from reaching our goals is....ourself. Don't hold yourself back. Allow yourself to fly. You have the wings!

Squeezing through the wall

Here's the deal...

When you find yourself in a place where you are feeling overwhelmed, you have to keep telling yourself that it is all going to work out. And it will! It's like trying squeeze through a hole in a wall. It's uncomfortable, overwhelming, and you have to wonder why you ever tried to squeeze through the hole to begin with. But you did. And once you come through the other side, you have a new appreciation for all you went through to get there.

Leap Of Faith

Here's the deal...

Every new beginning starts with a leap of faith. Whether it's a new relationship, a new job, a whole new career path, buying a house, buying a pet...whatever. You have to trust yourself. You can second guess yourself til the cows come home, but that will only leave you spinning around in place. In order to move forward in life, you have to trust and leap.

Love Letter

Here's the deal...

Just for the fun of it, write yourself a little love letter. Take a second, while the kids are playing, or watching TV, or before you go to bed, or when you're in the john....
just take a few minutes to tell yourself what a wonderful person you are. Let the true you know what a generous and wonderful spirit you are. Let your body know how much you appreciate all that it has done for you. Don't let anything negative creep into your letter. There's so many great things about all of us, and yet, we often only focus on the negative.
So grab a pen and a piece of paper, and take a few minutes to write down all the magnificent things about yourself.

A Little Pep Talk....We All Need Them From Time To Time!

This is your life. YOURS. You call the shots. Live it how you want to live it. How you REALLY want to live it. If you don't like the way your life is going, change the path you're on. You have all the power regarding the direction of your life. Might as well use it! Start today, right now...take one step, one tiny step, in the direction you want to be headed. And then take a second to pat yourself on the back for making the step. Here's to traveling in the right direction!!