Life doesn’t just happen thinking about it, we need to apply what we know to make things happen.  It’s converting potential to kinetic and following through.  I’ve used the quote a bunch before, but it’s true: “Clarity comes from action, not thought,” Marie Forleo.  How many times have we said we wanted something only to see it fall relatively flat?  How many times have we wanted to start something only to end up saying we will do it tomorrow?  How many times have we wished for something but had no clue how to start?  I spent years reading books, collecting information, so much that I felt like I didn’t have any more room in my head.  I had a great sense of pride in telling people all the books I read, in quoting things, in sharing the information.  But I couldn’t seem to make things happen.  I thought and thought and read more, always trying to find the next thing that made sense.  And nothing happened.  Then it hit me: all the information was simply sitting in my head.  I wasn’t making it a part of me.  I wasn’t feeling it because I wasn’t practicing it.  All of the ideas were theoretical.  They always are until we actually apply it.  I could be proud of all the information I took in but nothing was actually happening, and it wouldn’t until something was done about it.  It needed to be put to use.

Case in point, I was given an opportunity to practice this concept of letting go of old habits and patterns and old beliefs.  The thought I fall into the most is that I’m not worthy, that no one likes me and that my ideas/dreams will never come to fruition.  My husband thought the overheard some friends of mine speaking poorly about a project I’m working on.  It’s a sensitive area because it is something I’ve struggled with.  I haven’t given up because I’ve seen the results other people have gotten and I know with more focus, a more precise goal, and better use of time, I can have that same level of success, if not more.  But hearing that some friends (friends I don’t even really share much about this business with) were speaking badly immediately those old beliefs surfaced: why does no one believe in me, am I a joke, what is it that they don’t like about me that they can’t even be supportive?  That behavior just isn’t in me, I see no purpose in it.  Like I’ve always been the person, especially when it comes to creativity, who will always support you.  I’ve never NOT been supportive.  You have an idea, a dream, a desire, go for it.  I will cheer you on the entire way.  As long as you’re not hurting or using anyone, then there is nothing to gain from being an asshole and shitting on someone’s ideas.  Allow people to be who they are because allowing them to be who they are allows them to commune with creation and bring forth what they are meant to. 

After a brief pity party, I felt a shift happen.  I can let go of the old pattern and just keep going and it doesn’t have to do with proving a damn thing.  If it’s something I enjoy, something I believe in, then there is no reason that I need to stop doing what makes me happy because someone talked shitty about it.  And a friend doesn’t have to believe in the same principles I have in order for me to succeed.  I can keep going my own way and create the life I love.  Those who want to support me will, the ones who will be with me will be with me.  Just a week ago, I honestly would have fallen apart and I even briefly considered approaching them about it.  This felt different somehow.  It isn’t about them.  The truth is, I need to be brave enough to leg go and move on.  Let go of the thoughts that devalue my worth or the idea that I’m not good enough to evolve and do better.  I can let go of the people and habits that deviate from me fulfilling my purpose.  It’s time to let go of old limiting beliefs and connect with the divine power/force within me. I saw that as a prayer from Sasha Bonasin and it is 100% true.  In changing, we need to apply a new thought process in order to integrate it and believe it.  If we have an idea, be brave, get clear on the goal, get disciplined enough to follow through and set the boundaries to stick with it.  That is the application of thought and the way to bring new ideas to life.  No permission or approval required.  Just work. Get going.