Hanging out with my seagull buddies this morning, before heading to the gym. Its so nice out here this morning, even though the suns not out. Reflecting on my life. It amazes me how different my life has become in 4 short months. All I did was make a choice. One choice. A choice that took me out of my comfort zone. A choice I kept battling in the back of my mind for about a year. You see I wanted things to be the same where I was living. I wanted to stay in the comfort of familiar faces and places. Places and faces of 30 years. My business was growing. I was known in the area. I fought anymore change. So much had changed in my life the last few years. The biggest of all was loosing Mark, my husband, suddenly. So, I was hoping if I didnt move, then maybe, just maybe things could somewhat be the same. But, I was restless because, in my gut I knew things would never be the same. Nothing was the same, because I was not the same. I knew that who I was, was not the person I was anymore, and it was ok. I would never be the same. Nothing was really the same.....other than an unhealthy comfort. Change is hard. Robert, my son was in the Navy. There were really no ties to my thirty years of living in the same place. There was nothing holding me there anymore, my home was not my home anymore.....it was gone. Memories were all around, of what it used to be, but memories dont fulfill life, the now, the reality. Memories are just that......memories. They are not your today. I have always loved the Charleston area. My brother, neice, and nephew lives in Isle of Palms. So one morning on my daily sunrise walks, I decided, just like that, Im moving. Im going to do what I like doing, facing those things that scare me. Im moving forward, Im free to make the choice to change my life, what am I waiting on? .......so here I am. Dang and it was the best decision I have made in a very long time. I know, without a doubt Im where I belong. Im home. Sometimes we settle, because we are scared, we dont know how to do something, we are comfortable and dont want to risk comfort, we dont know what may happen, if we will fail, if we dont like the change, so we settle. Im so glad I didnt settle. Dont settle. Yes, Im starting my business over again at 53 in a new place where no one knows me, but its exciting, its challenging, and it pushes me to a higher level. I like that. The struggle is real, the financial struggle is real, but it is so much energy in life when you take risk and believe in the reason you did. You live and not just survive. It makes your passion for what you believe in grow. I believe in what I do. I love helping others to believe in their dreams. I love helping others get stronger, to stretch beyond where they think they can go. I believe in people and their capacity to change, they just have to believe....to know..its not who we are that holds us back its who we think we arent. I have, also, met some wonderful new friends. And have an amazing, handsome, kind, boyfriend. All because I decided not to settle and got out of my comfort zone. My life has changed for the better. Im so happy here. The best is yet to come. Now my dream for the new year is to get on stage, March 14 and enter my first figure contest, taking me one more time out of my comfort level to another level. Here we go..... I would like to encourage you to take the risk, take the leap, get out the boat, dive in, surf the wave to your dream. Its worth it. Your life will change and wouldnt you rather have the best instead of the good? Loving and encouraging you to just do it.....dont wait....tick tock.....time is passing you by. Sweet Strength.....living life to the fullest.....Make it Sweet, Keep it Strong.
Posted on: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 14:07:02 +0000
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