Hello Beautiful Actionists!
Are you living a life designed by you,
or are you living some shadow
of a dream you once had?
Are you struggling every day
to remember who you are
and to speak your truth?
On what terms do you play the game of life?
Do you quit at first sign of struggle, or do you
stay 'till the overtime buzzer blares?
There will always be someone or something
telling us
the ‘rules’ of living.
The ‘rules’ of beauty.
The ‘rules’ of succeeding. But can we make up our own terms for living? Our own definitions of beauty -
redefine
what it means to be successful?
I think we can. And you are.
By just being an ACTIONIST you are willing to
take action in your everyday life. To not settle
for feeling helpless. Not believing in the media hype
about what is pretty, popular, or in vogue.
Being a warrior in the world, in your own life,
protecting your family, speaking up for others,
engaging in lively conversation = being in vogue.
Being an ACTIONIST is sexy, cool, and fun!
I have been super blessed with a change in fortune
lately and I’m not talking cash. I am talking attitude.
I am talking perspective. I am talking action.
I have chosen to redesign some of my life’s goals
and expressions to be more authentic to my heart.
To speak to my real passions. To not just do
something because someone says I “should”.
As my pal Jenny says:
Don’t should all over yourself! :)
But I realize that all my years of people pleasing
and being so afraid of making mistakes actually
yielded me a life filled with more fear. And when I give in
to the fear I forget my power. And my power doesn’t come from succeeding or winning or being pretty.
It comes from being real. From being loving
(to myself and others) and from being
willing to disappoint another to be true to myself.
So let’s pay attention to our lives and to our beliefs.
This month I ask you – who is deciding things for you in your life? Is it your ego? Your old beliefs? The Hollywood Media machine? The kids who taunted you in school?
The man (or woman) who broke your heart?
Your childhood memories? Your boss? Your frenemie? When will you dig deep and follow your own voice?
For many of us it means quieting the other influencing voices and first listening to our own. Trust the whisper you hear. Our true intuition and wisdom doesn’t have to scream like an infomercial – it’s the quiet knowing you get when you just stop for a few minutes during the day and breathe. It’s the peace you feel in yoga class. It’s the magic you experience when out in nature or watching your child play. It’s in the moments of not doing that we discover our real beings.
As always thanks for the support and emails and blessings!
Love,
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