Follow Your Dreams - Blog

So often we find ourselves feeling the need to explain ourselves. We say no or we say stop and almost immediately we're asked "why?".  So many words, especially question words are received as one word sentences why then do people not understand that "No" and "Stop" are also single word sentences.  When you start setting boundaries you do so by saying no and limiting your available to continue as you've done in the past.  This can be met with confrontation and sometimes people making you feel guilty for not doing what you've always done in the past.  The truth is you are creating a newer, better, even more productive version of yourself and that's not a bad thing, nor does it require an explanation. I personally have experienced situations where the word no or stop is received as a challenge.  It's viewed as "she didn't really mean that, I just need to work harder to persuade her".  That is the farthest thing fr...

Have you ever considered how the storms of our lives are often very similar to the storms of nature?  They come with winds and rain, sometimes feeling almost evil when they include driving rain, and leave behind damage and debris.   The past couple of weeks I have been going through a very strong personal storm.  There would be small windows of calm and then the storms would start again, and I was getting slammed in every direction.  I found myself fighting to breathe and struggling to stand in the wake of all the storms coming at me.  To say my determination and resolve wavered would be an understatement.  I felt as if I had nothing left to offer, reaching a very low place last Thursday.   Then Friday dawned NEW AND BRIGHT! Still I had a few minor storm come at me, but this time it was different because I remembered where my help comes from and who can calm not only the storms of nature, but my personal storms.   What a...

It's so important to have goals and dreams, but having them means nothing if you aren't willing to put in the work to make them a reality.  Adults will often ask children "what do you want to be when you grow up?" and kids can come up with some amazing ideas.  Those ideas are their dreams, and they need to be encouraged and supported.  Doesn't mean they are definitely going to become a reality, but those early dreams will help them build later dreams.  Those later dreams can then become goals when they learn to commit and work to make those dreams a reality. I've had lots of dreams, and many of them have remained just that while others have become a reality in one way or another.  I used to dream of being a professional singer, even though that probably won't become a reality, several years ago while I was participating as a Bell Ringer during the Christmas holidays with a client I sang in front of a Walmart for 2 hours.  No, that's not wha...