As Summer's green leaves slowly change into the fire-y colors of fall, I too- feel a need for change. I am in need of something MORE- something deeper- something motivating out of my life. It has been tugging on my heart for awhile now....
I recently read that successful people are successful because they have found what makes them happy- in turn if you are doing what makes you happy it motivates you.
I am desperate to do something I
LOVE! Use the talents I was given. Make myself happy-make myself motivated for more. The popular saying:
What would you do if you knew you could not fail...
keeps playing over and over in my head. It is so incredibly true...what would I do??
Well,
LOTS! my mind runs away with so many great ideas! But what's holding me back?
FEAR- I know as Christian's we are not suppose to live a life of fear- but I do... I'm scared to try- I'm scared to hear what others have to say, I'm scared that I won't be successful, I'm scared I will fail.
Recently some fellow bloggers have been engaging in a self-challenge, 21 days of focusing on something they as an individual would like to accomplish. They are setting a goal and figuring out how to accomplish it. It took me some blog hopping to find the original source; Here is what I
found!
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”from '
A Return To Love'
WOW! Can you say powerful! After meditating on this, it hit me- ...this is
HAPPENING around me! Why have I not seen this before! I have some close friends that are not letting fear step in their way... I get it, WOW unconsciously they're showing me that it's OK to try- that it's OK to be creative! {Thank you friends!}
Well, dear friends- I announce today that I'm going to let fear
GO! I will surrender it all... and
TRY!
Daily Goal: Everyday I will spend some amount of time working on something creative.
Monthly Goal: Have something to show for my daily work.
Year End Goal: Have a shop on Etsy.
LIFE Goal: To make a living at my creativeness.
I understand that this will not come easy or without days of hesitation. I will need prayer and digging into the word for motivation. But NOTHING is stopping me~
"How many cares one loses when One decides NOT to be something
but to be Someone." Coco Chanel
