It's been a while since my last post... for most of that time I never thought I'd be writing another post here again. But here I am. A combination of things last spring spurred me into action - feeling particularly low and stuck for several weeks late last winter. 'Is this all my life’s going to be?' started flashing in my head. Panic! Surely not? It simply couldn't be! But what if it was?!Then I had a health scare that could’ve ended badly. Luckily it was good news but I’m actually glad I had the experience because it was the wakeup call I had needed. I had to change my life – superficially everything was alright but it just wasn’t the life I really wanted to live. It was not going to be it!
Soon after a book entered my life. The most important ones always seem to know when they are needed. This time it was Hal Elrod's 'The Miracle Morning: The 6 Habits That Will Transform Your Life Before 8AM'. As someone who loves her bed in the mornings I wasn’t exactly jumping with joy at the thought of getting up any earlier than I absolutely had to but I was determined to change my life and there was something about the hundreds of Amazon reviews raving about the book that convinced me to try it. And so I started a life changing routine of meditation, affirmations, visualisation, exercising, journaling and reading, i.e. working on myself to become a person who can achieve her dreams.
Miracles did indeed happen, but not before 8am I must admit. I got too tired to get up early. I did try it though and luckily got hooked on the routine so simply started doing it after work on weekdays and weekend mornings. I can honestly say I'm a changed woman. Even I am amazed! Not just because I do the routine most days but because by doing those things regularly I've gained motivation, determination and belief that I can achieve what I really want.
And hey presto – all of a sudden I was excited about what was going on in my life! And it’s not because what I was and am doing is really exciting, it’s because I’m working towards something I really want in this life and all of a sudden it seemed perfectly achievable, so long as I keep on turning up every day and doing what needs to be done.
And so this blog started popping into my head, as it occasionally had during the time when I wasn’t really thinking about it, and it became clear to me that adding some exciting projects and events to your life, which is what I had done before, is just a temporary fix and wouldn't make anyone's life exciting for a very long time, not if the fundamentals in your life aren’t bringing you joy or excitement. With fundamentals I mean what you do for living and what you do when you're not working (hmmm, that then covers just about everything, doesn't it?).
It also dawned on me that to have a fundamentally exciting life you’d pretty much need to be living your dream life.
What a revelation. (Please don’t tell me you had it years ago.)
So what do you do about it?
You decide to start seriously pursuing your dreams and you start working towards them. It really is almost as simple as that. I knew what my dreams were and what I wanted to achieve and had a clear vision. I created an action plan and got on with it.
Why blog about it? Because I don’t feel passionate only about my dreams. I feel passionate about everyone achieving their dreams. I want everyone to think that they can achieve their dreams if they just work towards them. It is possible (well, in most cases. And miracles do happen if you believe in them).
Living your dream life leads to ultimately living the most exciting life possible, surely? Yes!
Take your dreams seriously and treat them with the respect they deserve. What are they, big and small? Write them down and decide that you're going to achieve them or at least give your very best trying. You don't want to die regretting that you didn't, do you?
Dreams do come true. And do please believe in miracles.
Soon after a book entered my life. The most important ones always seem to know when they are needed. This time it was Hal Elrod's 'The Miracle Morning: The 6 Habits That Will Transform Your Life Before 8AM'. As someone who loves her bed in the mornings I wasn’t exactly jumping with joy at the thought of getting up any earlier than I absolutely had to but I was determined to change my life and there was something about the hundreds of Amazon reviews raving about the book that convinced me to try it. And so I started a life changing routine of meditation, affirmations, visualisation, exercising, journaling and reading, i.e. working on myself to become a person who can achieve her dreams.
Miracles did indeed happen, but not before 8am I must admit. I got too tired to get up early. I did try it though and luckily got hooked on the routine so simply started doing it after work on weekdays and weekend mornings. I can honestly say I'm a changed woman. Even I am amazed! Not just because I do the routine most days but because by doing those things regularly I've gained motivation, determination and belief that I can achieve what I really want.
And hey presto – all of a sudden I was excited about what was going on in my life! And it’s not because what I was and am doing is really exciting, it’s because I’m working towards something I really want in this life and all of a sudden it seemed perfectly achievable, so long as I keep on turning up every day and doing what needs to be done.
And so this blog started popping into my head, as it occasionally had during the time when I wasn’t really thinking about it, and it became clear to me that adding some exciting projects and events to your life, which is what I had done before, is just a temporary fix and wouldn't make anyone's life exciting for a very long time, not if the fundamentals in your life aren’t bringing you joy or excitement. With fundamentals I mean what you do for living and what you do when you're not working (hmmm, that then covers just about everything, doesn't it?).
It also dawned on me that to have a fundamentally exciting life you’d pretty much need to be living your dream life.
What a revelation. (Please don’t tell me you had it years ago.)
So what do you do about it?
You decide to start seriously pursuing your dreams and you start working towards them. It really is almost as simple as that. I knew what my dreams were and what I wanted to achieve and had a clear vision. I created an action plan and got on with it.
Why blog about it? Because I don’t feel passionate only about my dreams. I feel passionate about everyone achieving their dreams. I want everyone to think that they can achieve their dreams if they just work towards them. It is possible (well, in most cases. And miracles do happen if you believe in them).
Living your dream life leads to ultimately living the most exciting life possible, surely? Yes!
Take your dreams seriously and treat them with the respect they deserve. What are they, big and small? Write them down and decide that you're going to achieve them or at least give your very best trying. You don't want to die regretting that you didn't, do you?
Dreams do come true. And do please believe in miracles.
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