What is Essential is Invisible to the Eye

It always puzzles me how some of the best lessons in life still come from a simpler time when I peered under the bed for furry legged monsters (mom!!! you forgot to vacuum under my bed!!) and held my breath to wish upon a “shooting star” (I’ll put $50 on that it was just a plane).  One of the more important traits of people I have observed is just how little we can know of each other. I’m guilty of noticing all too quickly that I gained a little weight, that a coworker needs to buy a new tie, and that my friend needs to fix her lipstick; but it’s not so easy to discern that my coworker is juggling two jobs as a single dad or that my friend is suffering from a broken relationship.

Somehow, it was easier to “see” people when monsters and such were still under my bed.

It makes me wonder if sometimes the best way to analyze, quantify, and understand what truly matters is to listen to an old Fox that visited me with his Little Prince many years ago. #reflection #justanotherthought

Don’t Dig Up in Doubt What You Planted in Faith

So often throughout the day, we are paralyzed by our own doubts and self-defeating thoughts.  Time to remind ourselves that very often so, nothing great was ever accomplished by doubters, but only by dreamers and believers.

Don’t give up. Continue doing what you love and trust in your abilities to grow what you planted.

#MotivationMonday

Benefits of Keeping a Journal: Start Empowering Your Ideas Today

Starting a journal can have a powerful impact on the way you organize and meet your goals.  Journaling can be a great tool for increasing creativity and productivity in both your personal and professional life.  Here are some reasons why you may want to pick up that pen and start a new journal!

Write a Note to Your Younger Self

So someone once asked me, ‘If you were to write a note to your younger self, what would it be?’

I WAS STUMPED!

Writing a note to my 21 year old self. Hmmmm.

Yes, it wasn’t THAT long ago, but long ago enough to make me cringe at the thought of having to talk to that 21-yr-old me.

At 21, I was restless (even more so than now), curious (TOO curious if you know what I mean), ambitious (Oh my), and BROKE (I remember this part).

So what is it that I would communicate to a younger, poorer, but perhaps more confident ME? Would I listen? And if I do, what message do I want to get across to better prepare this “child” for the world she would encounter?

I came up with all sorts of advice for her:

First, I would tell her, “You need to get this, that, and this done by this and this date because if you lose the opportunity to do so now, forget it. You’ll NEVER get it done.”

Sense of URGENCY.

Second, I came up with a list of names of certain men I wanted her to AVOID at all cost. And I mean, at ALL COST.

Don’t hold onto TOXIC relationships. (Relationships fail, but you DO NOT!)

Third, I wrote down all the little things that she shouldn’t waste her time being worried about because being 21 is just FABULOUS and she really doesn’t need to worry about anything.

Don’t sweat the small stuff. Live more.

Then, you guessed it!!

The ah-hah moment!

As I continued to write to my younger self, I knew I had stumbled upon something things that I had perhaps forgotten, and perhaps not too long ago.

Passion. Joy. Confidence. Freedom. Burst of Creativity. Can-Do Attitude. Willingness to Change the World. Daring to Dream.

And there she was. Forever 21.

Hello, myself, I said and she, too, had some words of advice.

Do what you love.

Value your relationships.

Live more.

And there you have it. A little scoop of that fairy dust to help you fly again.

Happy flight !