Hear I Am

This is it. After three years of sharing words you may never have heard from anyone in your life, my final message is to continue to be kind. I love you and thank you for listening. I’m not done…simply shifting. Shift happens.

Learning this from my Mom and Dad was a gift! It’s one of the single greatest lessons I’ve ever made a part of my daily existence. I have taught my children the same. How are you doing this in your life?

How have you been hard on yourself? Good people pick on themselves for not doing, being, or helping enough. Let’s all take a deep breath and take it easy on ourselves. At least for a bit.

As a society, we believe in miracles. I think we believe in them for other people. Not for us. Let’s shift that story NOW!

Meeting new people is easy. Making new friends is not. When you spend the time, make the effort, and take a chance, you might get lucky enough to find a friend for life. Just like I did.

Have you ever thought about the difference between our responses to physical pain versus our responses to emotional pain? Here’s one personal story.

As we round out Learning Disabilities Awareness month, please remember how wonderful it can be to see the world differently. We need people who are different! (Like me)

I was invited by one of my dearest friends to do something that scares me big time! After a lot of excuses, my family convinced me to say YES. (And so I’m doing it scared!)

This AHA! came as a surprise to me! It’s why this episode is just over 5 minutes. If you find yourself shrinking to avoid any part of life, this episode may be helpful to you!

Have you ever been told that your dreams are silly, unrealistic, or impossible? We often put our heart’s desires aside because of what other people think. That stops today!

We sometimes believe we are the sum of our thoughts and feelings. The “feels” can send us into negative self-talk, making us think there is something wrong with us. Untrue.

Let’s face it-we all have moments when we punish ourselves. It may be refusing to spend money on something we want, or passing on dessert or even talking badly about our bodies. We can decide at any point to stop. Maybe we could start shifting how we think about our lives (and even enjoy ourselves)!

These words of wisdom are for first-borns or anyone who has extraordinarily high expectations of themselves. Sit back and soak them in.

How do you know where you’re headed if you’re paying attention to everyone else’s chatter? There are so many paths, and you get to choose!

The body never lies. The end. (…and the beginning)

Do you ever feel like everyone else (EXCEPT YOU) is winning at life? When you experience this, please use this strategy.

Anywhere you look, you can find unrest. Question is, how do you respond? If you allow yourself to get swept up in it, you expend energy you do not have. There is an alternative.

How many times have you talked yourself out of doing something? Taking a chance? Moving on a dream or creative idea? Perhaps this is a sign!

When’s the last time you did something for the first time? Are you saying YES to living or are you playing it safe?

When’s the last time you crafted an email introduction? Or got creative about bringing two people together who have never met? We need be bringing together amazing people! Get out there and start introducing!

Are you trying to catch up on sleep, work, organizing, life?! Let’s get real about time and energy-ours and everyone else’s.

As we begin to come together again as families and friends, we must relearn how to enjoy the most precious of things-TIME.

How much are you carrying in your mind (negative thoughts) or on your heart (worry and fear)? Let’s take one small step in this moment to lighten our load.

When’s the last time you went out of your way for someone? I bet it was just recently. Are you keeping score? Do you wait for something in return? What if we let go of that?

We have one beautiful life, and we have got to start playing a bit more courageously! What does “living full out” look like for you?