Today I am grateful for new beginnings.  Sometimes it takes a while to truly believe we can stand on our own two feet.  It takes a while to trust our bearings and believe we know what’s best for us or to trust that all is working out for the best, or even to believe in our intuition.  Sometimes we need someone to believe in us before we fully believe in ourselves.  Those people can come out of nowhere.  Ironically even if you haven’t been the connector before, you may be the starting point for a group of people to come together.  The truth is sometimes for things to begin, you simply have to begin.  There is no other way.  We can’t always see that far down the road and we may need to be content with one step at a time.  We just have to trust that we know which step to take and that no matter the outcome, it is the right one. 

Today I am grateful for new beginnings.  Yes, it’s a repeat but from a different angle 😊.  I’ve learned that in order to truly move on and get where we want to go that we need to release all that we’ve held on to.  We need to form new relationships with ourselves and with others.  If something is lacking in our lives then chances are what we are doing or the environment we are in isn’t able to provide that for some reason.  Those are the times we need to dig deep and then expand out.  It isn’t the time to do things in the same way.  People are social animals and forming real relationships these days is difficult to say the least.  We’ve lost the ability to communicate and say what we mean and so many people intentionally misunderstand or want to play the victim, so when the chance to form real relationships comes, it’s a gift.  Sometimes we need new people to show us our real selves and we will be surprised how genuine they can be.    

Today I am grateful for memories.  We started what I think will become a new tradition in our house.  Our son’s school starts after Labor Day so we decided to throw a party for his friends.  We had an amazing time, there were tons of people, lots of laughter, good food, good conversation, and amazing memories for all of us, all around.  I spend a lot of time focused on work and different projects but seeing all of the kids together and seeing the parents made me realize how important it is to stay in this moment.  These kids are literally growing before our eyes (something I already had issues with) so the ability to bring everyone together to celebrate being young a little bit longer is a gift.  I know my son was happy in that moment and I hope it’s something he will carry with him.

Today I am grateful for releasing fear.  I’ve put a ton of pressure on myself lately to leap into this new way of being all while keeping one foot in the old.  I actually didn’t realize how much of myself was still clinging to the old.  As time moves on, I realize with absolute clarity that I can’t do both—I can’t be in both worlds.  I’ve spoken before about not being able to straddle both worlds because eventually the tracks get too wide and we’d split.  We can’t say that we want one thing and still do the things that keep us or resonate with the old way of being.  Real trust and advancement come when we let go of fear and we start aligning with who we are.  That trust comes when we allow the old ways to shed, when we release what we were in favor of who we are.  We can’t jump into the new while still holding the weight of the old.  Release and embrace the new.

Today I am grateful for time.  I see now that time isn’t the enemy, rather, poor use of time is the enemy.  We can be very intentional with our time.  The magic is we don’t have to do anything that we are told to do, nothing that is expected of us.  We can stray off of the normal path and still have a remarkable life.  In fact, being able to create a life off of the path and that is entirely our own will make it even more remarkable.  It stands that if we want something no one else has we have to be willing to do what no one else will.  Plus we have to accept that our measure of success is or may be different than someone else’s.  That’s how it’s meant to be.  The idea of scarcity and things running out is predicated on the idea that we all want the same thing.  But when we are honest about what we want and we start pursuing something that’s entirely our own, we see the world is abundant and there is room for all of us to achieve what we seek.  We have plenty of time if we follow the path meant for us, otherwise it’s just a waste.  Use time well, in ways we see fit, in ways that align with us, and the issue of running out of time will never bother us again.

Wishing everyone a wonderful week ahead.