There are few individuals who will believe in themselves knowing the sand in the hour glass is quickly falling. I just love this image of this woman, still full of determination and willing to embrace a new chapter of her life. She is the author, and she is has come to realize that her 'why' has finally become greater than 'fear'.
I have this vision of her at the beach. She is has been holding down an inflated beach ball beneath the surface of the water most of her life. Her childhood dreams vanished as she stepped into marriage, raising a family, and now a grandmother. She finally has the time to allow that beach ball filled with hopes and dreams thrust to the surface. Her arms are tired, a little shaky from all the year she has held things down and held things together for others. It is her time to shine now and though life has given her a truckload of lemons, she has plenty of recipes to apply all those lemons.
She has come to the place in her life where she realizes that her desires have had no action steps and it became her anxiety. Kind of like that beachball. It's is exhausting to hold down and once it thrusts upwards, she realizes that the DNA within her body has been completely rearranged. She made the time to sit with what fear has been whispering to her. You see, fear is the border of the reality she's known. Now that the sand in the hourglass is beginning to run out, she sat down and made a list of what fear had been saying to her all of her life.
She tapped out the lies she had been taught all of her life. We are all told that we should be grateful for what we have. All that amounted to is that we should feel bad about wanting more from life. It all boiled down to the fact that fear had robbed her of one of the most precious commodities we have and that is 'time'. Fear had lied and manipulated her from taking action and to embrace 'why' she should take action to fulfill her dreams, and set the goal that would allow her to finally get things going for herself. Her reason of why changed the game for her. She was done listen to how fear would speak up and whisper how things would go wrong, she wasn't good enough, she wasn't smart enough. Today we might call this imposter syndrome. Personally speaking, I have certainly had to sit with the lies that always whispered that tried to convince me I wasn't good enough. I think we all have. The last lie fear whispered that got her moving into action was "You're too old."
The moment came for her when she saw a blade of grass finding its way through concrete in order to stretch and grow. She stated it was like a sign from God that her purpose was still attainable. This is where connecting to dreams becomes spiritual in so many ways. Nature is constantly showing us how powerful it can be. Take a moment and look at just how resilient the human spirit can be. It usually starts with a simple thought. Fear has been out in the parking lot doing pushups and waiting to attack. You've heard that all familiar voice telling you all the ways your dream will fail, you're not qualified, and that poverty spirit that attacks and literally laughs as we attach an income potential.
Let's flip the lies:
What can go right?
What can you teach people?
What kind of income can you generate?
It's true that God doesn't call call the qualified, he qualifies the called. Pay attention to that dream inside of your heart for a moment. Sit down and make a quick list of all the excuses you've made that has kept you from taking some action. One of the number one excuses is, "I will when ___________.
I will tell you from my own experience that you will when the pain of your current circumstances is greater than the perceived pain from not doing anything. Life will always continue to whisper for you to change. You will make a decision and you may already have. You can decide to pursue that big dream, or not. Either way, you made a decision and choice. If you decided not to do anything, stop here. You're done for now.
If you made a choice to take some action, I want to gift you a simple homework assignment:
Journal Activity.
Write down what it is that you are longing for. Get detailed, and pay very close attention to the feeling you get from taking action towards that longing. Write those feelings down.
I want to _______________. When I envision myself doing this, I feel ____________.
There will be an array of feelings so make certain you write all of those emotions down. The reason I want you to record those feelings is that they come from our thoughts, Our thoughts travel through our central nervous system and actually affects our physical health, Pay attention to you posture, your breathing, and heart rate. Feels pretty good, right?
Now journal and write down how discontent you are feeling due to the fact that what you just envisioned has not happened yet. The reason I want you to record the disappointment is so you can experience the spiritual aspects that will soon appear. My goal is to help people just like you experience the freedom from spiritual bondage, fear, orphan spirit, abandonment, and keep us enslaved to our past.
If you remain in bondage, what will it cost you? Happiness, financial freedom, future growth, knowledge, breakthroughs, and more importantly, living the life you were actually created to live.
Answer these question:
What I would love is _______________.
The difference I would love to make in my life is _____________.
How I feel when I make this impact is ____________.
Stepping into my purpose means _________________.
Be BOLD and Dream BIG!
I wanted to to take a moment to look at what rebuilding your life would look like, and also feel like. Personally speaking, I have spent the past several months reviewing my own life. As many of you know, I spent close to thirty years in the death industry, and helping the grieving families during the aftermath. I learned more from them, than I taught them. I have witnessed when a spouse literally dies from a broken heart. I have witnessed mothers who couldn't touch or remove items from their deceased child's bedroom from 30 years ago. I have seen those same mothers go from doctor to doctor to get prescriptions filled to numb the pain. It is heartbreaking to feel so helpless, but it was their journey. They got stuck in the pain, and were tormented souls for a very long time. Some were tormented to their own graves. Grief can really mess us up as humans if we allow it. Most of us don't understand the spiritual aspects of grief.
The blogs will become more about living, rebuilding, and reaching those dreams before you allow those dreams to get buried with you. I am working hard on programs and courses right now. I just wanted to plant some seeds of thought for now. I am not here to sell you anything, but to get you to think. If I made you think, I accomplished something today.
I know that when the student is ready, the teacher appears.
Bye for now.
Kim
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