Don't worry they say...
I'm trying
Be happy they say...
I'm trying
You can they say...
I'm trying
Pursue your dreams they say...
I'm trying
Yes I say it now too, but with 100% conviction
and belief because I've lived it. I began by just trying, just wondering...
maybe, is it possible... not knowing how at the time, but persisting,
determined to figure it out along the way.
But there was a battle,
A loud voice in my head that doubted, that told me
no you can't, don't try, you heard what such and such said, you will fail, you’re
not good enough, pretty enough, talented enough, you'll be embarrassed, don't
bother. Life wasn't meant to be easy.
I heard it all, over and over. the voice of my
nemesis, my ego, doubts, fear and lack of self-worth. I listened for some time
too and gave in to its convincing argument.
Till I discovered I had choices. I was in control
of my life, my very thoughts.
This thought alone set the wheels in motion, to
strive, thrive and grow into the women I was capable of being and meant to be.
I started to look beyond my little existence and the miserable bubble I'd lived
in. A feeling of excitement, of life, welled up inside me.
It began with reading, scanning the self-help
section at the library for anything that jumped out me. So much time spent
alone behind the cover of one book after another. I appeared to be hiding, but
like a caterpillar seemingly hiding away in the sanctuary and safety of its
cocoon I was silently growing and learning. I then began to venture out and
look for mentors and like-minded people. People who lived a life I wanted so
desperately for myself and my boys.
Was it really possible? Who am I to dream so big?
I would question from time to time.
STOP, I would say loudly in my mind as the voice
of doubt and fear would try to chime in again, you better believe it's possible
I would eagerly reply.
My Personal Development journey had begun; an
incredible adventure that I would soon realise would not be completed in this
lifetime but one I would stay on as long as I lived, one I would embrace with
all my heart. One that would lead me to counselling, coaching, writing and
helping others in so many ways.
To know that you have choices, control of your
thoughts and how you handle everything that life sends your way, is an
incredible gift. I would go so far as to say an enlightening moment. The moment
your life can change forever. To know that even when you feel you don't know
how, there is someone who does. There is an abundance of resources, tools and mentors
that we can all freely access to show us the way.
It is not money that stops us,
It is not others that stop us,
It is not whether you’re in a relationship, or as
beautiful, talented and inspiring as the people you perceive around you, it is
your thoughts. Those thoughts you allow to take hold and build residency in
your mind. No matter where they came from we choose to take them on board, to
listen, to give them life or to let them go.
Our doubts, fears, self-imposed feelings of lack
and unworthiness that stop us in our tracks, cause so much unnecessary
suffering and lead us into sabotaging our chances of happiness and fulfilment.
We do not need to suffer the amount that we do.
We do not need to carry the many burdens, doubts
and fears that we do.
We do not have to ever feel less than.
We can choose to free ourselves, to put in the
work required to stand tall, to believe, to be happy, to move forward, to meet
and greet ourselves with such kindness and love and become who we we're born to
be.
We are all at different stages in our personal
development journey, but each stage requires the commitment to keep going, keep
looking, keep learning and growing to become a better version of the person you
were yesterday.
For many it begins with just trying, a little
step, a great book, a positive mentor, a leap of faith. Because each positive
step will build belief and lead you into the life you were meant to live; a
life full of love, joy and meaning.
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