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Ann-Marie on jumping the gap from Knowing to Doing in order to live life differently
Mulling over making a request? Just do it!
This week Wilma & I had a lengthy chat about living life differently, about making sustainable change to have our lives completely work for us.
And once again we came back to and talked about the chasm that exists between knowing what to do and actually taking the steps to do it, to get it done.
During our conversation we spoke about the comments that you guys are leaving on the blog.
The openness, the depth of knowledge, the courage and most of all the expressions of love and support for each other are extraordinary.
One thing’s for sure, we are never ever alone in our concerns and fears about life.
There is always someone else unraveling the same thing; working it out, peeling back the layers and dealing with the emotional turmoil to boot.
Myself and Wilma are grateful that we can share our journey through this blog and we greatly appreciate your contribution as we all figure things out together.
It’s obvious from your comments that making requests has brought some stuff up for you; what stops you and what it takes to go ahead and make them.
This subject can cut close to the bone.
The question that I am left with regarding this post is how many of us are indeed taking those big hairy requests by the horns and indeed asking?
You know the ones I’m talking about, the ones that we have been putting off or are in denial about making.
Yes those ones!
Are most of us being stopped by fear and the ranting and ravings of our ‘Little Voice’ and are we aware what that is costing us?
There is a proverb “To know and not to do is not to know”
So what happens when the computers are shut down and everybody goes about their day? Are we empowered by what we have read, to take action or do we revert back to the same old routine, gripped by whatever it is that stops us from moving forward?.
Are we hiding behind words, saying that we have it sussed, so as we don’t feel vulnerable and remain ‘looking good’ to others?
In short do we remain boxed in and do nothing?
And as we have seen with requests they stir a lot of emotion in us …
Lance openly shared ‘this is one of my biggest challenges right now’,
Lance, has writing this comment changed anything and has it encouraged you to go and make the request?
Lisa’s comment was ‘I stand poised at the edge of making the decision of whether to ask for something or not’
Lisa what is it that you need to make the decision to go ahead and make your request irrespective of the outcome?
Joy wrote ‘I read your words (Wilma) and made a request I’ve been putting off.
How did you go with it Joy? What was your experience with making this request?
Peggy said it beautifully ‘If you don’t ask, the answer is ALWAYS no.’
Knowing this, has this made making the big hairy requests any easier for you, Peggy?
I for one still quiver in my boots and often get stopped making a BIG request.
I know that I am not alone here.
One thing that Wilma and I have realized is that, each blog post and its subsequent comments are only the beginning of the inquiry into what is going on for us.
Therein lies an excellent chance to have major breakthroughs relating to a given topic, like making requests in this instance.
There is a missed opportunity for us all, by not pursuing the conversation and working together to dissolve the fear that surrounds a given issue.
Supporting each other as we change our attitudes, habits and beliefs can have us living life differently.
We know this is a BIG task, as this is what is behind our launching of WomenLikeMe!
However we are up for it, it is worth our time and energy to become the masters of our own lives and we will achieve it with the help of others. Of that Wilma and I are certain.
Each of us are on our individual journey, we all live in a different context, we are all different people BUT the underlying issues are the same and that is where we are all one and can connect.
This blogging community is conscious; we are wide awake and fully aware of what it is that we want from life.
So what can we do about it?
Each week I will be publishing a follow up post to Wilma’s Monday post and comment on your comments in the light of the topic that Wilma addresses. This is where we can tease out our challenges together and talk more candidly amongst each other.
As I said before;
The question that I am left with regarding this post is how many of us are indeed taking those big hairy requests by the horns and indeed asking?
You know the ones I’m talking about, the ones that we have been putting off or are in denial about making. Yes those ones!
Or are we being stopped by fear and the ranting and ravings of our ‘Little Voice’?
So here is my request (being typed with a shaky hand)
I ask that you join in on this weekly collaboration as we each share how we are going.
Come play with us. Be bold, make requests and leave comments!
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Great post–because it is so important that we take what pieces of inspiration we find around the internet and elsewhere and carve out a better life for ourselves! While me may not yet be ready to act on some subjects, the hope is always that a post here or there gets the wheels turning and eventually lead to action, growth and change.
Currently, I don’t have any big questions I need to ask but definitely I’m all over the project of bridging the gap between knowing and doing. It feels good to be addressing this, fleshing out priorities and slowly making things happen.
Jodi at Joy Discovered´s last blog ..Knowing vs. Doing
Hey there Jody
You nailed it, from knowing to doing is about making things happen, even if they are at a slow pace. Permanent change requires new habits and routines to be established and that takes time. It’s about practice day in, day out. Exercise is a fine example of that, we need to do it often in order to see a difference.
The same applies to making requests. And while you have nothing ‘big’ to ask at present, it is the smaller acts of making requests that give us the courage and strength to ask for the bigger things when they come along, which they will.
Your post on knowing v’s doing was really useful for me as I too kick start an exercise program. Thanks for that. And as you explained sponsorship is key to having it work. Here’s to you feeling healthy and strong again.
Hugs to you.
Hey Ann-Marie, good for you to take the bull by the horns and voice your request albeit with shaky hands. Way to go!
It is via this request that we get to play a bigger game, that we get to show that we are serious about living life differently.
It is via this request that we get to experience how it is when we no longer go it alone.
It is via this request that we can get a chance to reach a tipping point of people who know how to connect, who know what being sponsor means and paly a bigger game that will rid us of fear and scarcity.
Ann-Marie, I am excited and I want to thank you buddy for playing.
And Jodi, your post on Knowing versus Doing is spot on, and good for you to take onwership and engage with a sponsor, your personal coach.
Let’s head life head on from now on.
Hey Wilma
Thanks a million. Without your sponsorship and the generous listening and love of this ‘conscious’ blogging community, I would never have written this post and my questions would be left unanswered. However I knew that I just had to do it. I had to take the step, and ask.
I see this community as the practice field; it’s here that we can learn to do things differently. And when we strike out, or fall and cut our knees, no one will laugh at us or ridicule us. Instead there is encouragement and sponsorship for us all to move forward in our own lives. So buddy I’m up for playing this bigger game and it’s exciting.
Let’s go ;0)
You ask: what really happens when the computers are shut down and we go about our days? Are we truly empowered by what we have read, empowered to take action or do we revert back to the same old routine, gripped by whatever it is that stops us from moving forward?
Interesting question, and asked with merit, for it is easy to write, to intellectualize and to ponder. The theoretical application of an idea or mindset is easy. Yes, we promise ourselves, I’ll do that. But then we forget; daily life cuts through our plans. Change comes hard – both our environment and our inner-beings strive for continuity and stability. Better the devil I know, than the new and unknown.
My writing began out of a process of change. I woke up one morning with the realization that there was more to life than I was living. I realized that there was much more to me than I was experiencing and allowing expression. That day I began a journey into myself and back out. I vowed to myself that day to consciously live and develop, to get out of my comfort zone and expand.
Now, several years later, I began writing the things I experience and how I interpret them in internet. I began telling the stories of my thoughts and experiences. I also began reading other people’s thoughts about life (that’s how I found your blog
).
So you ask: what happens when we turn off our computers? Well, I live. Years ago I might have read, sighed and continued on my habitual patterns, wishing I could change and grow. But now I am growing. Now I understand that in order to change my life, I must change my thoughts and my behavior.
It’s not always easy, and I still fall back into old patterns, but my awareness of my role in the change process has made it impossible for me to push the responsibility for my life onto somebody or something else.
I am my own change and I now know this.
Lisa´s last blog ..The Bridge
Hi there Lisa.
Brilliant, this is so wonderful to hear. I applaud you for your willingness to take yourself on, to look at yourself and the role you were playing in your life.
Your realization ‘that there was much more to me than I was experiencing and allowing expression’ is where most people get scared and do nothing. They spend their lives wishing for better, wanting more while playing an out-of-integrity game of survival called their life, never reaching their full potential to shine brightly, which is their birthright. For others they just don’t know what to do to move forward.
Yes life happens to us, sometimes at a furious pace, however it is in the choosing of how it lands, that we decide whether we play centre stage in our lives or not. As you have said Lisa it is in the self responsibility that change occurs. Responsibility is a huge part of integrity that has our life work out.
Lisa, you are a conscious, powerful woman.
Hugs to you
Ann-Marie – does knowing the answer is always NO if I don’t ask make it easier for me to ask? In the beginning, I quivered as well. But the more I do it, the easier it gets to ASK.
For example, I have been in an earnest quest to flip my life 180 degrees and change direction in my professional life. I started my activity (serious activity) in April. I did everything I could by myself until I came up against things I didn’t know. I hate not knowing. But what I hate more than not knowing, is trying to figure it out myself. So, I started ASKING. Asking for help. Asking how to do things. Asking for referrals and recommendations. And yes, Asking God for direction. Asking the Universe for inspiration.
And the help and assistance is pouring in from places and sources I never knew existed. Help is coming in through people I don’t even know except through the blog community (Thank God for this community!!)
New possibilities are presenting themselves – and the two key actions I credit are being in activity and ASKING.
~ Peggy
Peggy at Serendipity Smiles´s last blog ..What Are You Afraid Of?
Hi there Peggy
Thanks so much for replying to my question and for playing with me. Your sharing clearly shows that by asking we do indeed receive. And the Universe will always respond no matter what the request.
When others become involved our projects take on a life of their own and soar to heights that we never expected. When there is more than one person involved synergy happens, and this is where the magic begins. So at the end of the day making requests of others is crucial as it’s the only way we get to live a life that we can truly love.
Congrats to you for ‘flipping your life 180 degrees’
Hi Wilma and Ann-Marie .. what a wonderful idea. Life can be raw .. and we struggle on alone, wondering why people don’t relate to us, why they think we’re wrong all the time .. or perhaps it’s that ‘thing’ relative to family and friends – that they can’t see where you’re coming from and can’t understand your reasons.
I have my plans and ideas and now I’m down to one to care for .. I perhaps can move a little forward – and plan for the future, while still providing stimulation for my mother.
I’d love to be part of the exchange – I probably need to adjust to the ‘new’ life at the moment .. but I know I relate more to the ideals and camaraderie of friends here, though some family and friends are supportive in the real world: this end of life caring and one’s own high expectations are not easy to combine and live too.
I think that’s it for now – it’ll get too deep and I can’t go there .. but I do look forward to everyone’s input – it will be really interesting and if we can all really pull together to help ourselves that would be just amazing.
Thanks – and have a good Spring like weekend down under ..
Hilary Melton-Butcher
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Hilary´s last blog ..Provender Hedgerows with Autumn Colours
Hello there Hilary
Good on you for playing the game with us, I’m chuffed. It can be sometimes difficult to let go of the perceived listening our family has for us. It is past based and in that space change hasn’t got a chance. So when I hear that you have plans and ideas to move forward, I’m excited for you. That is great.
I realize that you are in a time of adjustment which you do not have to go through alone. The more interaction and sharing of thoughts with each other, the more growth there is for everyone involved.
Hilary when the time is right for you and you want to ‘go there’ your blogging community is here for you. You just got to take the step if you want to.
And yes, spring is in full flight in NZ; the weather was sunny and warm over the weekend.
Hugs to you
I’m not sure I trip as much over knowing how to get it done, as I do over knowing what to do. The world offers me so many rich choices, and I’ve been slow to learn to check my heart instead of my head when making them.
I do agree that once you’ve chosen, it’s important to ask for what you want, directly, specifically, and carefully. Sometimes you need to ask a person, and sometimes the universe, but once you bring yourself to ask, disconnecting from the result can be very powerful. Ask, and then release. If something other than what you requested comes as a result of making your request (and it often will), trust that there is a possibility that it’s what you need right now.
Peggy’s comment is so true. The answer is always no if you don’t ask. The results are never what you say you dream of, if you don’t take even a tiny step in the direction of your desire. I’d close with suggesting the “seven minute” trick for getting started doing something you are resisting/avoiding/fearing to begin. Just commit to working on it for seven minutes today. It can be one of the most powerful tools in closing the gap from knowing to doing.
Karilee´s last blog ..Reducing Office Politics
Hello there Karilee
Yes, it is so important to know what it is that you want in the first place before asking for it. To take time out to really think it through so you’re prepared for the responsibility of what it is that you are creating. Only with that clarity can we ask ‘directly, specifically, and carefully’. And then to detach ourselves from the outcome is another skill all together. It is so easy to become emotionally involved and add tremendous meaning to the result, especially when it relates to our life purpose. And when the response comes in a different form than requested, it can throw us off balance to the point that we become resigned and hesitate to make requests again.
It is the act of making the request where we strengthen the muscle; the stronger the muscle the greater the resolve.
Karilee, I find your words ‘release’ and ‘trust’ to be very powerful. Trust is an area that I have challenges with yet it’s an element to creating the result. Thank you for that.
I’ll give the ’seven minute’ trick a go… appreciate you sharing it with us ;0).
Hi Ann-Marie,
This is great! My favorite part “underlying issues are the same and that is where we are all one and can connect.”
I love the idea of community and coming together. It’s true, going it alone never gets you anywhere. I have accomplished great things WITH others but never by myself.
I am happy to join this cause and see what I can do to really ingrain process and make it action in my life.
Thank you for your boldness.
Angelia Sims´s last blog ..It’s Time to Drive
Hey there Angelia
Great to have you be part of this, fantastic!
By teasing out the issues that stop us in life, we get to see ourselves in each other. That is where the energy and strength lies.
This is going to be one heck of a ride. And yes boldness is the key. This is not a place to collude with each other in areas that do not serve. It is a community that keeps each other accountable and is a stand for each other to live the life they desire.
Let’s go…
Hugs to you
Hi Ann Marie,
Good for you for taking charge and creating such a wonderful discussion. That is a wonderful idea and you can count on me to take part. I think it is so important that we be open and honest in how we are doing. So often people think that they have to act like they have it all together but none of us do. If we were perfect, we would not be here.
Often after a read a post, I dwell on the idea for many hours. Often I realize how far I have come in some areas and how in other areas I could be better. So we are all learning from one another and I think it is wonderful to have such a dialogue. Being transparent can do wonders.
This leads me to Wilma’s last post. The other day I was in a situation where my old habit of just being silent was about to kick in and then I remembered that it is okay to ask. So I did and my fears were illusions. Things turned out far better than I expected.
I think it is so important to ask for what we want. As my husband likes to say, I cannot read your mind. You would think after seven years of being together, he would! Just kidding.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Nadia – Happy Lotus´s last blog ..Dependent Origination: Get Ready For Enlightenment, Baby
Hey there Nadia.
We’re thrilled that you’ll be part of these discussions. Brilliant.
You were right on the button about being ‘open and honest’. It’s the only way to make headway. There is no hiding from oneself and once conscious, denial is no longer a place to run to and hide.
There is much value in observing where we sit with a given subject. As you said it can be an indicator to where we are, an opportunity to take stock and reflect on how it is working in our life. And sometimes it sits in our blind spot and only through conversations such as these do we bring it into our vision so we can address it.
Congrats to you for asking and I loved the outcome ‘your fears were illusions’ as they so often are for us all.
Isn’t it interesting that sometimes we don’t ask even our greatest sponsors, such as husbands. My husband also says to me “I’m not a mind reader”.
So Nadia join the club ;0)
Hugs to you
Hi Wilma and Anne-Marie – This post is serendipitous for me, and I feel your gentle nudge. Because I’ve been thinking about what stops me. And two things come to mind: time and overwhelm. Not enough time and too many wonderful possibilities that I want to follow. And then I get stuck. So my challenge is to let some things go that are near and dear to my heart. At least let them go for right now. But the other thing I’ve been pondering, especially now that I’ve gotten more serious about blogging, is how do I balance my real life with my virtual life? I’m not doing so well there. I don’t know if others resonate with this or not, but I have to ask the question of myself: is this the best use of my time? I’m not a scanner. I want to read your lovely posts and let them sink in. I want to leave a comment that’s thoughtful and deliberate. But in the doing of it, am I missing out on things in my real life? It feels like a paradox right now, one I’ve not yet solved.
Patty – Why Not Start Now?´s last blog ..Dark Magic and the $97 Book
Hi Patty
Thank you for your thoughts.
Lack of time and overwhelm do not give us peace or freedom to move forward. There are lots of things that we’d all like to do in life but doing too many at once gets us into trouble.
How many of us only do the ones that are aligned to our purpose? How many of us have prepared for the effort and time that is involved once our possibility takes flight? How many of us are prepared for the required learning, which is usually at a slower pace? Having the tools to plan is the key and as Karilee said ensure that the heart really is choosing. For me having new explanations and a different point to frame things from gave me the clarity to choose.
With regards to your balance between real life and virtual life, you can only decide. Why is it that you blog? What purpose does it have for you in your life?
For me, blogging is part of my life, Why? Because it fits with what I am about. I desire to live my life differently. I know that “all is not well”; what society and my past have taught me is not providing the answers. This blogging community understands that. So it is one of the places where I can grow, learn and evolve and I get to play with people who are on a similar journey.
So Patty good on you for questioning. Keep going and play
Hugs to you
Hi Ann-Marie,
Gosh, I have to be careful what I say here – it come back! (I joke). Although it goes so well along with your point – are our words that we write sometimes empty words, or words that are not backed up? Do we do what we write?
Well, where am I at with this? I have thought about who I want to contact although I haven’t made those contacts yet. So…in essence, I haven’t acted yet. Not fully. Okay – right here – I’m committing to at least begin to make some contacts this weekend.
And this all reminds me of another volunteer position in which I’m currently transitioning out of. For the last two years, I’ve been ready to step away – yet, I never took that action – of finding someone to replace me in running the organization. And so, I continued on…for TWO YEARS! This was for a group my son was involved in – but only with mild interest. He hung around because I hung around. Finally, this year, because of his age, he’ll be moving out. And that was when it finally came to the point where I said to myself that I have to do this. And I still remember the day in August – as I started contacting people. There were several “no” answers. But I did get to that “yes” from someone, and it was a point that felt so good. See – if I can just remember that – how good it felt to ask and get a positive response. And the truth is that the people who said no, were very sincere and caring and just couldn’t commit. Which didn’t feel bad at all for me.
So – if it wasn’t so bad at all. And in the end, I felt really good – why do I keep putting off doing this? I suppose there’s some fear. Fear of rejection, maybe.
Once again…so good to read here tonight. And think more deeply about what it is that sometimes holds me back from taking action…
Lance´s last blog ..A World Filled With Wonder
Hey Lance
Thanks a mil for letting us know what is going on with you. Yes we gotta be careful with what we say ;0) Words create our world. Even empty words create something; an in-authenticity with ourselves.
Go you for taking action with making contacts this weekend. Do you hear the cheering crowd? How did you go?
Your story about transitioning out of your volunteer position resonated immediately with me. I too hung in there as trustee of a charity I started with friends. After three years of being involved it got to the point where I was not serving me or the others involved and certainly not the aim of the charity. I was frightened what the others would think of me, I thought I was shirking my responsibility, I was afraid to ask to retire so I plodded away for a few months longer and was very ineffective. Once I got over myself (and my ego) and got some coaching I could see the possibility of new people and energy entering the charity and it progressing to new areas. When I did retire it was a lovely completion and all my fears were non existent.
Standing firm in the face of NO is a useful attribute Lance. To keep going and take action until you got the YES you were looking for takes effort. You champ.
Fear is something that we all have. It is part of our lives. Acknowledging that it exists releases us from it’s hold. I suppose it’s a case of has fear got you or do you have it?
This is a subject that is ongoing and one that we will talk about many more times.
Talk Soon ;0)
Making public our plans is one way of committing to it, of taking action after knowing what we are supposed to do.
People are often afraid of big moves, well we don’t need big moves all the time. We just need little steps to begin, and then those steps will give us in turn the momentum to carry on. For me, I am recently trying to shift to full time writing, wish me luck!
I TAKE OFF THE MASK´s last blog ..Enough is enough, You DECIDE!
Hello Joyce
Yes by telling others our plans, they have the opportunity to sponsor us in achieving them. Small daily actions do indeed get us there especially when the initial goal seems HUGE. And if we start to waiver and give in to our ‘little voice’, our sponsors will pull us through and tell us “YOU CAN”.
Well done you for making a shift to full time writing.
How is it all going?
Here’s to you achieving it!
Oh Ann-Marie and Wilma, what a juicy post!!! Juicy? Yes! It is so worth savoring, and so much more than the obvious fruit (topic). (Can you tell I am eating an orange for breakfast as I’ve read this? And monkey mind will make metaphor out of anything! ha!)
There is so much to say I almost don’t know where to begin!
You said this blogging community is conscious and I couldn’t agree more! What a warm, friendly community! I feel I’ve been given a gift here by being included. Indeed we are all on our separate journeys, but the love and support and sharing that goes on here is precious! Along with that, of course, is the responsibility of coming from heart and not just putting words on the screen in haste to get on with it.
As much as I love to have fun, crack jokes, and lighten up the day for myself and others, I try to write posts that touch the heart and soul of everyone, that speak to our struggle to move on, grow, become all that we can be. It’s a balance, isn’t it? Don’t take life too seriously but DO get off your butt and LIVE IT! I absolutely adore that you two are teamed up to make this so special for all of us. I envy your apparent partnership since none of my friends blog. I feel fortunate to have two sets of friends I guess.
We all have such rich experiences to share! Your post, Wilma, on requests, provides the courage we sometimes need to realize yes, we need help, and there is nothing wrong with that. I have to laugh because in marriage, we do so often think that this partner knows us SO well that we shouldn’t have to ask! Oh yes we do! And perhaps it is hard to understand that the people who “know us” the best may require the most asking! Humble it up. Asking never killed anyone that I know of!
My blog (and people in it) have become my family. When the computer goes off, I do chew on the topics, the wisdom “out there” and I ponder how I can contribute, what I might share that is meaningful and/or inspiring. This is a vehicle to juice up our connections – by connecting to others, we connect to ourselves! As Martha Stewart says, “It’s a GOOD thing!”
Hugs to you both!
suZen
Hello there SuZen
So great to have you here.
Hey I too like to have fun and crack a joke. I agree there is a balance. Jeez we gotta have fun; it’s a must. I love to play and this blogging playground is a neat place to do it. One thing I have observed about myself is that I can use humor as a diversion away from a subject I’m not comfortable with or confronted by. Ouch!
The only way this community works is with the ‘responsibility of coming from heart’. And Suzen you are very much a part of that.
Wilma and I are indeed teamed up and I’m very grateful for that. Our door is wide open to team up with anybody else who requests it.
My parents are married 40 years. When there is upset between them it usually involves requests. My Mom will tell me Dad “After all this time I shouldn’t have to ask”. However in order to avoid this ‘falling out’ she DOES need to make requests of as their expectations are miles apart. So yes SuZen our nearest and dearest sponsors will only know our requests if we ASK them, even though we are so familiar to them.
I think you summed it up beautifully … ‘by connecting to others, we connect to ourselves’ and that my friend is priceless.
Hugs back to you
Oh Ann-Marie, yes, I do confess. I use humor to distract myself – or in some cases just to diffuse the pain of the truth or current present moment. Sometimes it’s a good thing but other times, not so much!
When in hospital, for example, I’ve had occasions where everyone (doctors and nurses included) thought I was doing SO well because I was cracking jokes all the time. It was my way of coping! I was miserable! It (the humor) gives this illusion that I am SO strong all the time, nothing hurts me etc. when it is JUST an illusion.
Yes, humor often is a disguise. On the other hand, I know I wouldn’t have survived my soap opera dramas without it! Truly, I’d rather laugh than cry. Saves a fortune in mascara alone!
suzen
Hi there SuZen.
It’s interesting how most people percieve humor to be a sign that everything is OK. We charm others into thinking that all is well by cracking a joke and laughing things off. And all we do is surpress our true emotion and kill off any possibilty of sorting through it by talking it over with others. Ooh, that’s a familiar one.
Too true though, sometimes it’s better to laugh than cry, streaky mascara can be so messy ;0)
Hugs to you
Hi SuZen, Ann-Marie and I are indeed very lucky to play together and in doing so we are a stronghold and can include many others, you of course being included.
Asking never killed anybody but sometimes if feels as if we are the exception to the rule and it will kill, our self respect, our independence, our ego!!!!
Love to have you joining us in such a loving and enthusiastic way.
Now we do a group hug.
Hi All,
I like that proverb mentioned earlier. I think of the amount of times I have said I know, I know, I know, only to shut my sponsors up because I am confronted. My wife can see it coming a mile away.
To be honest I hate sitting around and talking about something for too long. There is so much more joy in taking action and really getting something under way. We are all action takers initially really because in thinking or saying something out loud we are taking the action of speaking what we want to achieve in the first place. We just need to continue taking more actions after the mouth or thought action.
The little man at the top of this blog sitting on his question mark is performing the action of someone who is thinking his life away. I guess we never stop taking actions but we need to be more attuned to whether we are performing productive actions that aligned to what we want or unproductive actions.
Hey there Blair
You got it my friend. We have got to take action, that’s it, nothing else.
No amount of talking will get us there, it is in the DO-ing that things complete the manifestation process and are brought into physical being.
I applaud you for getting on with it no matter what; even when you are confronted.
This is where the muscle is stretched, this is where the growth occurs and this is where we can move forward… it’s all about the DOING.
Thank you my friend for hearing this and being a DOER in life.
Hugs to you and Janai
This is amazing and so true:
There is always someone else unraveling the same thing; working it out, peeling back the layers and dealing with the emotional turmoil to boot.
I’ve never heard that proverb before. It’s heavy and true!
I made a request on Saturday to an old girlfriend. We’re not partnering up on goals and will call each other twice a month.
Hmmm I’m wondering what else I’m holding back on?
Tess The Bold Life´s last blog ..Taking Bold Steps To Live Fully
Yes Tess YES!
That is what it is all about. DO-ing something with this knowledge.
And you being the bold women that you are, went for it and made a request.
Brilliant stuff. That is what I love to hear… the action part that goes with all this learning.
Holding each other accountable is the secret ingredient to the DO-ing, big time.
Will you let us know how that goes for you?
Hugs to you.