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If you do not experience anything, it's impossible to gain knowledge. ~Chinese proverb 
Being Me: Week 42 - A mind that is stretched by new experience can never go back to its old dimensions
October theme: We can't become what we want by remaining what we are
We become who we are from our experiences. Whether good or bad, something we plan, or something that happens to us, experience shapes...

"Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change." 
Being Me: Week 41- Do the work (if you want change)
October theme:  We can't become what we want by remaining what we are
There are less than 90 days left in the year as we count down to 2020. Another year of goals and lists, intentions and promises and another year of seeking change. But until you make the commitment to change...

"Once you choose hope anything's possible." ~Christopher Reeve 
Being Me:  Week 40 - Hope means you're ready to see the good in tomorrow 
September Theme: Sometimes we can learn and study & know, and sometimes we have to believe, trust and hope
We all need hope...
Hope is the power to believe anything is possibleThe thing that keeps you going when your mind and body want to give up Hope...

"As soon as you trust yourself you will know how to live" 
Being Me: Week 39 - Trust yourself
September theme: Sometimes we can learn and study and know, and sometimes we have to believe, trust and hope
Sometimes trusting our thoughts and decisions can be difficult, especially when it goes against the norm. And while wisdom comes with age, the first step to trusting ourselves is to be ourselves,...

"Nothing holds you back more than your own insecurities" 
Being Me: Week 38 - What holds you back
September theme: Sometimes we can learn and study and know and sometimes we have to believe, trust and hope
What holds you back from pursuing your dreams? Most often it is one or several of the following:
fear procrastination doubts distraction you avoid the truth you want it to be easy you want...

 
"The greatest challenge in life is discovering who you are. The second greatest is being happy with what you find." 
Being Me: Week 32 Who do you think you are
August theme: We are who we choose to be
There must be something about reaching your 50's, that wakes you up to life. To me, this is the reminder of the finite amount of time we are given, and even that time is not guaranteed. Life...

"Don't be afraid to shine the world needs your light." ~Gabby Bernstein 
Being Me / Week 31: Let your light shine
July Theme: Bold stripes, bright stars, brave hearts
Growing up a middle child of four I always liked to blend in. I never wanted to be the one to draw attention, that job was left for my older sister or younger brother. They beamed in the spotlight, where as I shrank from it in...

"Usually, when the distractions of daily life deplete our energy, the first thing we eliminate is the thing we need the most: quiet, reflective time. Time to dream, time to contemplate what's working and what's not, so that we can make changes for the better." ~Sara Ban Breathnach 
Being Me: Week 30 Abundance
July theme: Bold stripes, bright stars, brave hearts
Over twenty years ago when my father...

"Fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind." ~Dale Carnegie 
Week 29 - Held back by fear
Monthly theme: Bold stripes, bright stars, brave hearts
We know our days are numbered and yet most slip by without a second glance, especially when I get caught up in the routine of day to day.  Often times, in the evening I contemplate the to do list of the future, that someday dream list that somehow becomes...

 
"Always go with the choice that scares you the most, because that is the one that is going to help you grow." 
Being Me: Week 28 - Taking risks
Monthly theme: Bold stripes, bright stars, brave hearts
I have never been much of a risk taker, being safe was always priority. I am not sure if this stems from my mother's fear and protection as we grew up, or my life of loss? But I do believe when fear...