I Believe

I recently enrolled in a Women’s Thought Leadership Society, led by KC Baker, where we’ll be exploring our message and our voices for the next six weeks.  This week’s homework assignment is about exploring what we believe in and what we stand for and why we feel compelled to use our voices.  While the assignment requires us to whittle down what we believe to four or five key points relative to our work, I came up with so many things that I stand for and believe in, that I thought I’d share them with you. 

I stand for Freedom

Freedom to create the life you want,

To follow your guidance,

To trust yourself.

I stand for YOU

Coming into awareness of your guidance and that you always know what’s best for you.

I stand for Self- Empowerment

And having you know that you’re the creator of your reality.

I believe that the biggest chains that bind me, are my own.

I believe that how I feel affects everything.  Change how I feel and my world changes.

I believe that I am the center of my Universe.

I believe that the world around me reflects how I feel.

I believe that if I change my story, I change my life.

I believe that the stories I tell create the reality that I live.

I believe that I am more powerful than I think I am.

I believe that alignment trumps everything.

I believe that children are brilliant, regardless of their years on the planet and that I have much to learn from them.

I believe that every action that I take, is driven by an emotion.

I believe that emotions are at the core, or the basis of everything I say, everything I do, everything I want, and everything I think.

I believe that how I feel is what’s most important.  And I’m always doing it now.

I believe that how I feel does not have to be determined by my circumstances.

I believe that I have the ability to feel beyond what-is.

I believe that any acknowledgment I’m looking for is within myself to give.

I believe that everything I look for outside of myself is present within me.

I believe that comparison kills self-expression and creativity.

I believe that it’s in the vagueness that you hear that small soft voice within.

I believe that the way I feel is the reason for my environment vs. my environment being the reason for the way I feel.  And I have more control over that than I think.

I believe that within every bit of contrast that I experience is an answer to a question I’ve been asking.

I believe that why I do something, or why I want something, and tapping into how it feels, is the most important thing I can ever do.

I believe that the way I respond now creates future experiences.

I believe that how I feel now may have something to do with when I was a child, but that I can change how I feel now.  It’s just a habit of frequency that I’ve sustained. 

I believe that now is the most powerful moment I can ever have.

I believe in self-empowerment.

Why I Write This Blog

I’ve been floundering about with the writing of this blog.  A while back, one of my clients said that my blog didn’t express anywhere near the content and knowledge that he’s experienced within the context of our coaching relationship. I allowed that to knock me out of the water a little bit and I lost sight of why I was writing.  I found myself trying to fit my writing and creative expression into what I thought might be useful to others rather than writing it for myself and that wasn’t at all aligned with why I began writing in the first place.  If it’s coaching you’re looking for, there’s a website on its way and a different blog for that.  If you want to read about me, my family, my musings…here’s where you’ll find it. 

My primary intention for writing this blog is to express myself, somewhat a public diary, as I sift through life and interpret things through my eyes and my life experience.  It’s not meant to be a place for the reader to get coaching, although there will undoubtedly be some of that because I can’t help but coach myself through some things.  I like exploring my thoughts and interpretations about being a parent and how to approach different scenarios.  It’s not written to capture readers, while I’m more than happy if you enjoy reading it.  It may not even be grammatically correct or properly laid out or even well-thought-out; it’s simply an expression and extension of my thoughts. 

While it feels good to write something and have others resonate with it, or to find value in what I’ve shared, my writing is a totally selfish thing.  If you don’t resonate with it, that pleases me as well.

And so you’ll find much about my role as a mother here, navigating my way through life as we all do, and sharing my fascination with our daughter…and about that, I’m always happy to express.