Words...they are pretty powerful and can either build up or tear down a person. Think about your interactions with people today. Your significant other, your children, co-workers, the person at the store and so on. When you spoke to these individuals, where did the words come from? Were they just noise to fill a space, or did you engage?
I have come to learn in the past year to make my interactions with others from the heart. I have a friend that almost everytime we have a conversation be it face to face, text, messaging there is a heart interaction. Not that we are deep and serious all the time as we do like to joke around and have fun, however, when we engage in conversation our hearts engage as well.
There was a time in my life that my heart did not engage in anything, it was closed off and protected. As a result of this I distanced myself from others so I would not have to feel, to trust. I got to the point of pretty much not talking to anybody or letting them in. At the insistance of a friend I started to see a counselor. I figured that I would go a few times and hear the same old thing, just a different person...I was wrong! At the very first meeting there was something different, I did not understand but wanted more. As the weeks and months went by I discovered what it was, this person was not telling me what to do with head knowledge of what she had learned, but rather was speaking to me from what she knew to be true in her heart.
What an exeperience. At times it was overwhelming as my heart was scared to engage. However in time, there was what I call an "infusion of life" a heart to heart transaction that left me full and wanting more. In fact, I would leave each session brimming with life and found myself having heart to heart transactions with those I came in contact with each day.
Now a year later, I have learned to live and speak to others with what I know to be true in my heart. I don't just say words with no energy behind them, but rather interact with my heart so that what I say to others infuses life into them. I engage in conversation versus just having one to fill space. I am not perfect and am still learning as we all are. Life is a journey, not a destination and learning and growing each day is part of the journey.
So, how are you engaging others? When you speak is it from your heart or your head? I challenge you to listen to your heart, to engage its energy and when you do there will be a heart to heart transaction. How will you know if this is happening? Your heart will guide you, listen to it, it will show you the way.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
It's All About Perspective
PERSPECTIVE. This is a word that has been following me the last few weeks. What does this word really mean? One of the dictionary definitions is "A mental view or outlook." It is this definition that has had me thinking about life a great deal lately.
I am a single mom, I work full time, I have two teenagers and I try to take care of myself by exercising regularly...whew! I could throw in the towel and say I can't do this anymore which is where I was just about a year ago...then I discovered the message of GREATNESS and how perspective plays a part in it.
A friend of my regularly tells me life it what you make it. Either life can happen to you or you can make it happen. Many times when things don't go the way we want them to or how we expect we want to look for all the reasons why we should be disappointed, angry, disillusioned, but in reality we have at that very moment a choice to make - will we look at the situation from a positive or negative perspective?
I used to automatically go to the negative and feel sorry for myself and look for ways to "suck" others into my negative party in order to validate what I was feeling. I found out though in the end, all it left me with was feeling more miserable and still having to deal with the issue.
Over the past month or so I have chosen to go to the positive more times than not. Yes, this has not been easy and I have more than once gotten "stuck in the mud" and needed help out, but I have noticed than when I make the so called "mud pit" into a "mud spa" incredible things happen.
An example of this is my job. I have been quite challenged over the last several months as my role at work changed. At first I chose to look at it as a negative, as a "demotion". Even though I know in my heart it was not, I chose not to listen. As I slowly came around and shut down the voice in my head and listened to my heart my perspective changed. I started moving in my greatness versus waiting for my greatness to be recognized. I went to work every day with a positive attitude and decided that I would not allow things to just happen but I would make things happen. My perspective went from negative to postive. I had a couple of setbacks and found myself slipping into negative, but the voice of the heart when you are listening is loud and clear and I would reset and be back into the positive.
Amazingly, things started happening. I was able to do more, communicate better and not fall into the negativity of others. My manager noticed and started giving me more projects to do and my job is slowly shifting back in many ways to what it was and what I loved doing...or is it just my perspective?
How you choose to live life is contagious be it negative or positive. I really think that my shift to the positive and moving in my greatness is what has made my job different and has been noticed. People would much rather be around and trust a positive person than a negative one. They would rather go with you to the "mud spa" rather than the mud pit!
So, what perspective do you have on life? Are you living in the negtive or postive? Are you mired down in the pit or refreshed at the spa? It really is your choice and the perspective you choose will make all the difference.
I am a single mom, I work full time, I have two teenagers and I try to take care of myself by exercising regularly...whew! I could throw in the towel and say I can't do this anymore which is where I was just about a year ago...then I discovered the message of GREATNESS and how perspective plays a part in it.
A friend of my regularly tells me life it what you make it. Either life can happen to you or you can make it happen. Many times when things don't go the way we want them to or how we expect we want to look for all the reasons why we should be disappointed, angry, disillusioned, but in reality we have at that very moment a choice to make - will we look at the situation from a positive or negative perspective?
I used to automatically go to the negative and feel sorry for myself and look for ways to "suck" others into my negative party in order to validate what I was feeling. I found out though in the end, all it left me with was feeling more miserable and still having to deal with the issue.
Over the past month or so I have chosen to go to the positive more times than not. Yes, this has not been easy and I have more than once gotten "stuck in the mud" and needed help out, but I have noticed than when I make the so called "mud pit" into a "mud spa" incredible things happen.
An example of this is my job. I have been quite challenged over the last several months as my role at work changed. At first I chose to look at it as a negative, as a "demotion". Even though I know in my heart it was not, I chose not to listen. As I slowly came around and shut down the voice in my head and listened to my heart my perspective changed. I started moving in my greatness versus waiting for my greatness to be recognized. I went to work every day with a positive attitude and decided that I would not allow things to just happen but I would make things happen. My perspective went from negative to postive. I had a couple of setbacks and found myself slipping into negative, but the voice of the heart when you are listening is loud and clear and I would reset and be back into the positive.
Amazingly, things started happening. I was able to do more, communicate better and not fall into the negativity of others. My manager noticed and started giving me more projects to do and my job is slowly shifting back in many ways to what it was and what I loved doing...or is it just my perspective?
How you choose to live life is contagious be it negative or positive. I really think that my shift to the positive and moving in my greatness is what has made my job different and has been noticed. People would much rather be around and trust a positive person than a negative one. They would rather go with you to the "mud spa" rather than the mud pit!
So, what perspective do you have on life? Are you living in the negtive or postive? Are you mired down in the pit or refreshed at the spa? It really is your choice and the perspective you choose will make all the difference.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Having a Heart Tune Up
So as I have discovered this past year what living fearlessly and in your greatness is all about it has challenged me to look at life differently. I have had to look at the things I found my identity in from a fresh perspective.
One of the areas in my life that has pushed me to the limit lately is my job. I have always looked at my job as who I am, what I contribute, my worth. Even as I made the journey from my head to my heart and discovered my greatness and how to live fearlessly, I still held on to an "old piece" of me with the security of my job. Well, recently my role at work changed and my mentor has moved on to a different department and I suddenly found myself floundering and being challenged how much of the greatness message do I really believe about myself.
As all the changes at work took place I admit I did not readily accept them. In fact, I fought them (within myself) and used a phrase I hate "it's not fair." Over a period of three or more weeks I did nothing but negative self talk and put all my energy into what was being "done" to me versus looking at the opportunity to grow and apply all I have learned. By the end of this time I was filled with anxiety, with hopelessness, with anger. In fact, I was about ready to give up, but then...
In the midst of this I decided I was "stuck"and felt I could not pull myself out of it so I met with a friend to talk it out. As I sat in her office and listed out all the things that were wrong (negative) she added a word to the list I hate VICTIMIZATION. As soon as she said this I cringed and even got a little angry. Because of my background of being abused the word victim does not set well with me-she knows this! But here she was telling me I was allowing myself to be victimized! Everything in me wanted to shout, to fight back and say she was wrong.
I was looking for a "poor Laurie" you have the right to your feelings, yet I was being challenged to look at it another way. I wanted to think I had relapsed, I really hadn't grown, (I wanted her to validate this) yet in reality I was allowing myself to be a victim.
As I let this set in, I realized she was right. I had allowed old feelings, behaviors to take over and moved out of my heart. As I made the move back into my heart the victim role I had placed myself in became crystal clear and I did not like what I saw. I had made my job my life, thus when things went wrong I figured my life was wrong as well. But, my life is what I make it and my job is just my job!
So was I going to live in my greatness or was I going to allow my circumstances have control? I choose GREATNESS! You see, there is no other way to live. As I allowed my heart to be challenged, to have a "tune up" I saw the truth that this was just another opportunity to live fearlessly! As I went back to work and in the days that followed I shifted, and it was amazing how my perspective shifted as well. With it came the peace, the confidence, the fearlessness I have learned to live in. I approached everything differently and the negativity disappeared.
I was reminded that greatness is not a passing feeling, a moment in your life that will come and go, but is really at the very core of who you are. We are going to have curve balls thrown at us in life, but how we choose to deal with them is totally up to us.
So, are you going to live in your heart and allow what you know to be true to take you through the challenging times or are you going to allow your negative thoughts to have control? I allowed the negativity and in the process discovered the heart and my greatness is a much better place to be.
One of the areas in my life that has pushed me to the limit lately is my job. I have always looked at my job as who I am, what I contribute, my worth. Even as I made the journey from my head to my heart and discovered my greatness and how to live fearlessly, I still held on to an "old piece" of me with the security of my job. Well, recently my role at work changed and my mentor has moved on to a different department and I suddenly found myself floundering and being challenged how much of the greatness message do I really believe about myself.
As all the changes at work took place I admit I did not readily accept them. In fact, I fought them (within myself) and used a phrase I hate "it's not fair." Over a period of three or more weeks I did nothing but negative self talk and put all my energy into what was being "done" to me versus looking at the opportunity to grow and apply all I have learned. By the end of this time I was filled with anxiety, with hopelessness, with anger. In fact, I was about ready to give up, but then...
In the midst of this I decided I was "stuck"and felt I could not pull myself out of it so I met with a friend to talk it out. As I sat in her office and listed out all the things that were wrong (negative) she added a word to the list I hate VICTIMIZATION. As soon as she said this I cringed and even got a little angry. Because of my background of being abused the word victim does not set well with me-she knows this! But here she was telling me I was allowing myself to be victimized! Everything in me wanted to shout, to fight back and say she was wrong.
I was looking for a "poor Laurie" you have the right to your feelings, yet I was being challenged to look at it another way. I wanted to think I had relapsed, I really hadn't grown, (I wanted her to validate this) yet in reality I was allowing myself to be a victim.
As I let this set in, I realized she was right. I had allowed old feelings, behaviors to take over and moved out of my heart. As I made the move back into my heart the victim role I had placed myself in became crystal clear and I did not like what I saw. I had made my job my life, thus when things went wrong I figured my life was wrong as well. But, my life is what I make it and my job is just my job!
So was I going to live in my greatness or was I going to allow my circumstances have control? I choose GREATNESS! You see, there is no other way to live. As I allowed my heart to be challenged, to have a "tune up" I saw the truth that this was just another opportunity to live fearlessly! As I went back to work and in the days that followed I shifted, and it was amazing how my perspective shifted as well. With it came the peace, the confidence, the fearlessness I have learned to live in. I approached everything differently and the negativity disappeared.
I was reminded that greatness is not a passing feeling, a moment in your life that will come and go, but is really at the very core of who you are. We are going to have curve balls thrown at us in life, but how we choose to deal with them is totally up to us.
So, are you going to live in your heart and allow what you know to be true to take you through the challenging times or are you going to allow your negative thoughts to have control? I allowed the negativity and in the process discovered the heart and my greatness is a much better place to be.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Reset...Just Do It
Lately there have been a lot of opportunities in my life that have tried to move me from my heart into my head. Changes at work, a challenging relationship, my two teenage girls, long hours, etc. All of these things if I would allow them to could take me down a familiar path on which I traveled for many years, one that led to despair, hopelessness, fear, anger, and such. However, this past year I have been given a weapon of sorts in the form of a five letter word - RESET!
When I first head this word everything in me challenged it as I wanted to keep listening to the voice in my head that justified all my feelings, my behaviors. My friend who would use this word when she saw me going down the wrong path at times would infuriate me! After all, look what was being said, what was being done, how I was being treated. Yet she would persistently say RESET and eventually I would come around and start looking at things differently. This little word has great power! It is likened to the rudder on a ship that is very small but can cause an entire ship to change direction and get back on course.
I have come to realize that I have the control over what I give power to in my life. Changes at work I can choose to look at as opportunites for something new. That challenging relationship a chance to make peace within myself and move on. Even when my two teenagers are going at it with each other or with me I can choose to participate or not.
This word RESET is powerful as it provides a way to see things differently. Not to run or hide from life's challenges, but to embrace them and learn and grow and not let the WMD's (worry, misery, doubt) have any place in your life. As I recently was told, worrying about the "why" when it is not evident can be exhausting. Instead we can embrace the changes, the challenges and manifest a positive outcome, we can RESET!
So what is it in life that is challenging you? What is causing you to engage the WMD's versus disengaging them? Would you embrace what is going on, realize that it does not have power unless you give it power and RESET?
I assure you, once this word becomes part of your vocabulary, clarity will accomapny it and life will take on new meaning.
When I first head this word everything in me challenged it as I wanted to keep listening to the voice in my head that justified all my feelings, my behaviors. My friend who would use this word when she saw me going down the wrong path at times would infuriate me! After all, look what was being said, what was being done, how I was being treated. Yet she would persistently say RESET and eventually I would come around and start looking at things differently. This little word has great power! It is likened to the rudder on a ship that is very small but can cause an entire ship to change direction and get back on course.
I have come to realize that I have the control over what I give power to in my life. Changes at work I can choose to look at as opportunites for something new. That challenging relationship a chance to make peace within myself and move on. Even when my two teenagers are going at it with each other or with me I can choose to participate or not.
This word RESET is powerful as it provides a way to see things differently. Not to run or hide from life's challenges, but to embrace them and learn and grow and not let the WMD's (worry, misery, doubt) have any place in your life. As I recently was told, worrying about the "why" when it is not evident can be exhausting. Instead we can embrace the changes, the challenges and manifest a positive outcome, we can RESET!
So what is it in life that is challenging you? What is causing you to engage the WMD's versus disengaging them? Would you embrace what is going on, realize that it does not have power unless you give it power and RESET?
I assure you, once this word becomes part of your vocabulary, clarity will accomapny it and life will take on new meaning.
Sunday, September 30, 2012
The 100% Challenge - How Do You See Yourself?
This week I was challenged to love everything about myself 100%, quite the challenge and all throughout the week I kept on going back to this idea. What does this really mean? I posed the question "does anyone ever really love themselves 100%?"and was given the answer it is to each person's interpretation. In addition I was asked where I was a year ago and where I am today. So I began to look at my life and my journey over the 10 months and made some interesting discoveries.
First of all I discovered that even on the worst of days I no longer beat myself up wih negativity. Instead I filter my thoughts, feelings and actions through my heart and my greatness and am able to be calm and make choices that are positive to both myself and others. I can now recognize that there are only certain things within my control, everything else I have learned to let go and not let govern my life. This 100% is that I now trust myself and no longer see myself as a "mess" which used to be one of my favories lines about myself!
The next 100% discovery was that I now LIVE life. I used to rely on my job to give me self worth as that is the only place I truly felt I contributed and that I was capable. However, on the journey from my head to my heart, I realized that life is worth living and is made up of WONDERFUL things! I love and appreciate my children more than ever before. I now have a strong support system of friends with whom I can be myself at all times and who I have let into my heart and love and trust them. I am doing things and making/reaching goals that I thought to be impossible. A friend teases me about my energy, but truth be told I love giving 100% to life everyday, and am learing to pace myself in a healthy way!
The hardest discovery I made this week with the 100% challenge is how I see myself in the mirror. Even though I have had an eventful year of losing almost 100lbs, I have see very different image than most people see. I have a couple of friends who look great and are very fit and I choose from time to time to run/hike with them. I have felt very inadequate at times as I have attempted to keep up or push myself to their level. However this week I discovered that I am good enough. When I was challenged with the 100% I knew in my heart this was the area that it hit home. So this week I said thank you to everyone who complimented me with no dialogue of what I still need to do. I ran with my friends and accepted when I was told how much better I have gotten and did not challenge it or compare myself to them. I am not them, I am me and what I can do is amazing! In all this I discovered that I CAN love myself in this area 100% as well.
So what is it about yourself that you do not love 100%? Where were you a year ago? What changes have you made that are positive? Truth be told, you are most likely much closer to 100% than you think you are. I discovered I was and it is an amazing feeling.
First of all I discovered that even on the worst of days I no longer beat myself up wih negativity. Instead I filter my thoughts, feelings and actions through my heart and my greatness and am able to be calm and make choices that are positive to both myself and others. I can now recognize that there are only certain things within my control, everything else I have learned to let go and not let govern my life. This 100% is that I now trust myself and no longer see myself as a "mess" which used to be one of my favories lines about myself!
The next 100% discovery was that I now LIVE life. I used to rely on my job to give me self worth as that is the only place I truly felt I contributed and that I was capable. However, on the journey from my head to my heart, I realized that life is worth living and is made up of WONDERFUL things! I love and appreciate my children more than ever before. I now have a strong support system of friends with whom I can be myself at all times and who I have let into my heart and love and trust them. I am doing things and making/reaching goals that I thought to be impossible. A friend teases me about my energy, but truth be told I love giving 100% to life everyday, and am learing to pace myself in a healthy way!
The hardest discovery I made this week with the 100% challenge is how I see myself in the mirror. Even though I have had an eventful year of losing almost 100lbs, I have see very different image than most people see. I have a couple of friends who look great and are very fit and I choose from time to time to run/hike with them. I have felt very inadequate at times as I have attempted to keep up or push myself to their level. However this week I discovered that I am good enough. When I was challenged with the 100% I knew in my heart this was the area that it hit home. So this week I said thank you to everyone who complimented me with no dialogue of what I still need to do. I ran with my friends and accepted when I was told how much better I have gotten and did not challenge it or compare myself to them. I am not them, I am me and what I can do is amazing! In all this I discovered that I CAN love myself in this area 100% as well.
So what is it about yourself that you do not love 100%? Where were you a year ago? What changes have you made that are positive? Truth be told, you are most likely much closer to 100% than you think you are. I discovered I was and it is an amazing feeling.
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Why Do I...? Taking the Next Step Fearlessly
On this journey to greatness I have asked the question from time to time "Why do I...? I mostly ask this when I see myself as failing at something, when I do not feel fearless, when my greatness seems to have faded away. Yet in reality, it is a question I ask when there is another step to take and I am not sure I can do it.
I am in the beginning process of this right now as I prepare to take on one of the most difficult realtionships in my life. I know it is time because I my heart says it is and also says I can do it. A trusted friend has encouraged me by letting me know I have never been more ready-I do believe her when she says this as she has been with me every step of my journey thus far! Lastly, I know in order for me to move forward in what I am called to do I need to complete this chapter, this last leg of my journey, so I can take the next step to the adventure yet to come, of what I feel called to do!
However I still ask the question "why do I...? It is though I want some amazing answer to appear that will give me the right moment, the right words and the perfect response, yet I know that this is not going to happen. The real question I should be asking is this, "How do I see myself?" This question will reveal my fearlessness, my greatness, my ability to follow my heart even in a difficult situation. As I go into this HEART FIRST (not listening to my head) seeing myself as strong, as a brave fearless warrior, then I will come out even stonger. It will put to the test all I have learned in the past nine months and yet I KNOW I am ready even though it will not be easy.
It is in this that my journey to greatness, fearlessness, and courage will truly shine through. A friend often tells me I have determination, clarity, traits I never thought I had until recently. But it is these traits that will carry me through and allow me to speak from my heart, my passion, from fearlessness. I know that at the end of it I will truly be able to stand in the greatness that is in me because I will no longer give power to this person to defeat me.
You see the journey to greatness is not an egotistical one, but rather recognizing who you are and the destiny that is meant for you. By giving another person the power to take this from you - and yes they do not have this power unless you give it to them - you cannot fulfill the greatness that is in you. This is not how I want to live. Even though I try to live my life in my greatness each day, I no longer want to hear or give power to the voice in my head that says I am less than (the voice of this person), but rather the one in my heart that says I am fearless!
So what is keeping you from your next step on your journey to greatness? How do you see yourself? Will you listen to your heart or your head? I believe your heart has the anwser...what about you?
I am in the beginning process of this right now as I prepare to take on one of the most difficult realtionships in my life. I know it is time because I my heart says it is and also says I can do it. A trusted friend has encouraged me by letting me know I have never been more ready-I do believe her when she says this as she has been with me every step of my journey thus far! Lastly, I know in order for me to move forward in what I am called to do I need to complete this chapter, this last leg of my journey, so I can take the next step to the adventure yet to come, of what I feel called to do!
However I still ask the question "why do I...? It is though I want some amazing answer to appear that will give me the right moment, the right words and the perfect response, yet I know that this is not going to happen. The real question I should be asking is this, "How do I see myself?" This question will reveal my fearlessness, my greatness, my ability to follow my heart even in a difficult situation. As I go into this HEART FIRST (not listening to my head) seeing myself as strong, as a brave fearless warrior, then I will come out even stonger. It will put to the test all I have learned in the past nine months and yet I KNOW I am ready even though it will not be easy.
It is in this that my journey to greatness, fearlessness, and courage will truly shine through. A friend often tells me I have determination, clarity, traits I never thought I had until recently. But it is these traits that will carry me through and allow me to speak from my heart, my passion, from fearlessness. I know that at the end of it I will truly be able to stand in the greatness that is in me because I will no longer give power to this person to defeat me.
You see the journey to greatness is not an egotistical one, but rather recognizing who you are and the destiny that is meant for you. By giving another person the power to take this from you - and yes they do not have this power unless you give it to them - you cannot fulfill the greatness that is in you. This is not how I want to live. Even though I try to live my life in my greatness each day, I no longer want to hear or give power to the voice in my head that says I am less than (the voice of this person), but rather the one in my heart that says I am fearless!
So what is keeping you from your next step on your journey to greatness? How do you see yourself? Will you listen to your heart or your head? I believe your heart has the anwser...what about you?
Saturday, September 15, 2012
What Is Your Greatness?
So this week I was asked the question, "What is your greatness?" I felt uncomfortable with the question as I at the moment it was asked could not answer with a defining statement. I have since thought about this question, even as I was faced with a challenge this week that pushed me to the very edge of my belief in myself and what I am capable of.
So what is my greatness? Let me start by saying that is is much more than a feeling or a fleeting awareness, it goes way deep to the very core of who I am, of what is in my heart. You see, I have spent a good portion of my life with great ideas and wanting to do so much such as writing a book, traveling, being in a relationship that is fulfilling and brings out the best in me as I would him...thus far none of this has happened. However, I believe with everything that is in me that all of these things are just over the horizon and closer than I know.
What does this have to do with my greatness? EVERYTHING. I now have a clarity of vision like never before. I believe in who I am and what I have to offer. I see that the gifts I have been given such as writing are to be used to help others, the traveling will coincide with this. The relationship I desire to have I am now ready for, as I was not a year ago and would have run as fast as I could to avoid sharing my heart with anyone.
As I thought about all these things this week it brought me to the answer to the question of what my greatness is and it is this...I have worth, I have value, I am NOT disposable. I spent the better part of my life not believing any of this. But now I do, and this clarity is my greatness because it brings me back to my heart and who I really am and what I am capable of. It gently reminds me each day that I am someone.
The challenge I was faced with this week was with my job and how I have let it define me as it was the anchor I held on to during my darkest moments in the past year. Even through this journey and how much I have changed and the new life I live, my job held a defining place in me and it was where I got my worth. Then suddenly, without warning it was taken away. I still have a job, but the work I was doing has changed, and with it how I defined myself. When I was asked the question "what is your greatness" and I had to dig deep to figure out what really defined me and realized that it was not my job, but instead what I carry in my heart, my worth, my value, my belief myself. With or without my job, these things remain true. Who I am is not decided by an external source but rather by my heart, and from my heart comes my greatness.
So I ask you, what is your greatness? What is it you are holding on to that you are allowing to define you? If it is not from your heart, examine it and let it go as it is fleeting while the things of the heart are not. Once you see what is within you, your greatness will emerge and the life you desire to live with be set on course. I know mine has.
So what is my greatness? Let me start by saying that is is much more than a feeling or a fleeting awareness, it goes way deep to the very core of who I am, of what is in my heart. You see, I have spent a good portion of my life with great ideas and wanting to do so much such as writing a book, traveling, being in a relationship that is fulfilling and brings out the best in me as I would him...thus far none of this has happened. However, I believe with everything that is in me that all of these things are just over the horizon and closer than I know.
What does this have to do with my greatness? EVERYTHING. I now have a clarity of vision like never before. I believe in who I am and what I have to offer. I see that the gifts I have been given such as writing are to be used to help others, the traveling will coincide with this. The relationship I desire to have I am now ready for, as I was not a year ago and would have run as fast as I could to avoid sharing my heart with anyone.
As I thought about all these things this week it brought me to the answer to the question of what my greatness is and it is this...I have worth, I have value, I am NOT disposable. I spent the better part of my life not believing any of this. But now I do, and this clarity is my greatness because it brings me back to my heart and who I really am and what I am capable of. It gently reminds me each day that I am someone.
The challenge I was faced with this week was with my job and how I have let it define me as it was the anchor I held on to during my darkest moments in the past year. Even through this journey and how much I have changed and the new life I live, my job held a defining place in me and it was where I got my worth. Then suddenly, without warning it was taken away. I still have a job, but the work I was doing has changed, and with it how I defined myself. When I was asked the question "what is your greatness" and I had to dig deep to figure out what really defined me and realized that it was not my job, but instead what I carry in my heart, my worth, my value, my belief myself. With or without my job, these things remain true. Who I am is not decided by an external source but rather by my heart, and from my heart comes my greatness.
So I ask you, what is your greatness? What is it you are holding on to that you are allowing to define you? If it is not from your heart, examine it and let it go as it is fleeting while the things of the heart are not. Once you see what is within you, your greatness will emerge and the life you desire to live with be set on course. I know mine has.
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