Day 2 – The Belief Challenge
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Day 2 – The Belief Challenge

Believe that Friendship is an Honor and Privilege.

Being a great friend has always been extremely important to me.

When I was in high school, I remember someone writing in my yearbook that I was a great friend. That felt amazing and I was so proud!

I didn’t care if people thought I was fun or funny or cool, I just wanted to be a good friend. That was what fueled me and I made a conscious decision to get more of those kinds of comments in my yearbook the following year.

To this day, I still crave deep meaningful friendships. They fill me up in a way that nothing else can.

When we honor and value our friendships, it can bring more joy and fulfillment into our lives.

“If you want trust, trust others. If you want respect, respect others. If you want help, help others. If you want love and peace in your life, give them away. If you want great friends, be one. That’s how it works.” ~Dan Zadra

Today I’m focused on how I can enhance my friendships even more. How I can value and appreciate each of my friends more deeply.

What can you do today to honor your friendships?

Day 1 The Belief Challenge
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Day 1 The Belief Challenge

Last year, my mantra was “Believe.”

I explored my beliefs all year long.

Today, I’m starting a 30-day challenge around beliefs. Every day, I’ll post about one belief explored last year that brought me comfort, peace or more consciousness.  Here’s the first one:

Believe this is all meant to be.  

Believe that you are here for a reason.  Find a deeper sense of purpose, as if every single moment of your life was predestined.

You are exactly where you’re meant to be!

  • In the right job, with the right people.
  • Having the right parents and the right children.
  • You are a picture of health and your body is a perfect miracle.
  • There is enough in your bank account.
  • Your relationship is awesome and how it should be.

No mistakes have been made.  Nothing has gone off course.

Now what?

Now, you can move forward.  As a result of your new perspective, you can even change the trajectory of your life, if you want to.

If you were destined to get here, to where you are right now with very little conscious effort, imagine what adding consciousness can do to your future!

For me, becoming more conscious of my choices changed the course of my life.  I went from unconscious and reactionary to conscious and proactive.  The very moment I put conscious effort into the belief that all is as it should be, I recognized that I am here for a reason.

One little shift in my perspective changed my entire experience, my reality.  Present and purposeful, I feel powerful beyond measure.

“Believe in something big. Your life is worth a noble motive.” – Walter Anderson

What would change in your life if you believed all was meant to be and that you are here for a reason?

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Yesterday I Broke Down in Tears
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Yesterday I Broke Down in Tears

It was a long day with the kids.

Zoe got mad and threw something that hit me in the face.

That’s what triggered it but not why I cried.

I cried because sometimes it’s really hard to parent my kids.

My story is…

  • They’re explosive.
  • Fighting happens. Often.
  • School gives them a hard time.
  • They never stop moving. Or taking. Or whining.
  • They are very needy.

And that is just exhausting.

That’s the story that took over as I cried in my room.

Self-defeating thoughts included:

“This is too hard.”

“I’m not good at this.”

“They’re so hard to parent.”

“Why can’t this be easier?”

Those were the feelings that swept over me.

But not for long.

I know not to believe and buy into the thoughts that don’t serve me. I can use them as fuel to make positive change. In this instance, to create some boundaries with Zoe around how she treats people.

But I can’t let stressful thoughts spiral out of control. Or they’ll start to define me. They’ll define us.

“It’s the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.”

Aristotle was right. When we know how to let the thoughts that don’t serve us pass us by, we can find more peace. And love the people closest to us.

This is powerful work we’re up to.

Feel it. Honor it. But then don’t believe it.

Choose the thoughts that empower you and support your growth. They’re always available.

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