Keep Moving!

So I don't know if you are anything like me, but sometimes I think about everything that has to be done, get overwhelmed, think through how I should approach everything, and then sit down as exhausted as if I had just actually DONE what I thought through, and called it a day feeling so accomplished! When in reality I still have everything on my list left to do.  I've noticed that if I'm not careful days pass by turning into weeks, months and years and I'm still no closer to actually achieving my goal! But in my mind I know exactly how it will be carried out when I start ;0)!  I came across a quote today by Will Rogers that was quite enlightening, and had nothing to do with his cowboy role!

"Even if you are on the right track, You'll get run over if you just sit there!"

I attended a seminar given by Business Coach Justin Rohner (www.justinrohner.com) and he was talking about how when we see or hear something that someone else is doing and it resonates within us it's because that is something we need to be doing and already have the God given ability to do it, we just need to pursue it.  The best way I can explain this is for me when I go to a concert and watch someone else sing on stage. It doesn't matter the size of the audience, or type of music, for that matter, I just feel this intense emotion, this surge of desire in my heart to be up there and towards the singer I get these intensley jealous emotions. The concert is such a thrill for me as I think I could be up there, doing that... and I think everyone in the audience MUST be feeling the same way, only to hear afterwards my husband was busy analizing the sound system and how it could have been improved?????

But I have discovered that as I am actively working on myself, my music, and my own career I am now genuinely happy for those that are succeeding in my chosen field!  I realized those feelings of jealousy were because I wasn't doing anything about my own desires, passions, talents and truths! I find that it doesn't seem to matter exactly where I am on the track as long as I am continually moving forward on it. As I have reawakened my passions I have come alive. I am a better wife, mother, and friend. The days I am irritable are usually the ones where I haven't taken any initiative to work on my dream.

So I know you are all not aspiring artists in the music biz, but I do know that within you lies your calling and passion. Something that resonates and makes you feel a little sad and/or jealous when you see someone else moving toward YOUR, I mean their dream! It could be anything from having your own business to photography, to getting a degree! My challenge to you is do something about it, get on that track and move foward day by day. Even if it is only one step!

Quit Comparing!

I read a quote posted by a friend of mine the other day that reminded me to appreciate my own unique talents! Thought I'd share in case anyone else needed it too! ;0)

Never think that what you have to offer is insignificant. There will always be someone out there that needs what you have to give.

            We have each been given unique talents and strengths. Our strengths will lift someone in need someday. I don't have to reach the masses, I only need to reach the one that needs what I have to offer. It can be as simple as a smile as I walk through Walmart, or take the time to play princess dress up with my daughter. As women we tend to compare our greatest weaknesses against another's greatest strengths! What an unfair comparison. So quit comparing and start giving! Just as this Christmas season ends I hope we all carry the spirit of giving throughout the year. Not necessarily physical gifts, but give of ourselves, service to our friends, neighbors, or that person that we may not know very well that seems just a little down.

          Not everyone is going to love my songs, and I have to remind myself everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but what is most important is staying true to me, because I am unique and what I have to offer will fill a need in someone somewhere.