Where is Your Journey Taking You?

   For years I would say that I loved to travel.  The truth is, I rarely went anywhere.  I did love the adventures when I did travel.  So, what were my reasons for not traveling?  Oh, mostly work.  I didn't get much time off.  Then there were family obligations.  And of course, the finances always seemed to be an issue.  After my divorce, I went on a ClubMed vacation by myself to the Turks and Caicos.  It was a long and brave trek that proved that yes I could travel alone and enjoy it. I met so many great people there.  But as the years rolled by, I was mired in reinventing my life and career.  I can honestly say my personal growth journey has been awesome and is now personal growth is a paramount theme in my life.  That theme now leads me back to travel.  If one says they like to do something, then I think one should be doing it regularly.  So at the beginning of this year, I set the intention to travel more. When the opportunity to go to Tallinn, Estonia came, I really wanted to go.  However, as the time to officially sign up came, I reverted to the "old me".  The old habit of finding reasons not to do whatever it was I said I wanted to do.  How would I afford it?  How would I get the time off?  And a smaller voice that reminded me that I would be alone.  But, I teach people to live their dreams.  How could I teach others to live their dreams and not live my own dream?  And would I ever get an opportunity to experience learning in a foreign country with hundreds of like-minded people again? What if I get sick or die during the next year?  OK, I know that sounds morbid.  I am healthy and able.  But the truth is, our time on this planet is not guaranteed and I know this all too well.  I have lost friends suddenly through accidents and lost two siblings to fast-growing cancers. So, now it became a question of regret.  Would I regret it if I didn't go?  And the answer was YES.  So, I took what was for me a giant leap of faith and signed on.  Every part of this journey has been a learning experience. Every part of my life has been a learning experience. Chapter by chapter, I continued to learn. The insights were so subtle at times that I seem to have to repeat the chapters to get the lesson. Now I am here in Tallin, Estonia amongst great minds and voices like Vishen Lakhiani and the whole MindValley tribe to inspire me. I am here learning.  What am I learning?  Well besides Estonian history, I am learning how to be the best version of me and to influence others in a global society to improve not just my quality of life but hopefully the life quality of the entire planet. Follow me and I'll share with you.

Check In

Growth. Are You Resisting?

Seeds and Dreams

Enhance your Brain Power

Brain Food

Do you need to be inspired?

Do you need to be inspired?

    Inspire is defined as to inhale or to give inspiration. The thesaurus defines it as to encourage, to stimulate or to exhilarate. It's natural to need inspiration at times because of the numerous challenges we all face.  

    I was at a Store recently and I saw signs with inspirational messages. For instance, "live your dream" and "you are braver than you believe...stronger than you seem... and smarter than you think".

I can't stop looking at them.  I'm not sure why. There must be a psychological reason that these quotes motivate us.  Perhaps it's because many of us are aspirational individuals.  We seek to go farther, do more and be better than we were yesterday.  These signs make me think. Sometimes they make me feel good and I find myself smiling.  And sometimes I'm motivated to write a new article or story. You see, I'm a dreamer and sometimes dreamers need to stop dreaming for a moment and DO.  So there you have it, these signs are sometimes the "kick in the pants" that I need to get something done.  Even if it's something I hadn't planned on doing or didn't know I needed to do.  It puts the excitement back into my ho-hum ordinary chore-driven life.
  Doing returns the spirit into a spirited individual like me.  Has anyone ever called you spirited? Sometimes the lively energy of a spirited person is contagious, sometimes inspiring and sometimes exhausting.  But I believe the spirit knows what to do. Getting caught up in the day to day activities dulls the existence of spirit.  Ignored spirit is like a sad puppy.  Give that puppy some attention and the excitement is evident in its whole body.  It's  like it's saying, "what are we going to next?" and "I'm ready."  The nice thing about puppies is they don't overthink like we do.  Boy, I know I can overthink.  The inspirational messages prompt us to think about who we are and what we can do without overthinking. Definitely a soft kick in the pants version of "get off your butt and be YOU".
   I guess that's why I have a sign in my office that states CREATE and one that states FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS.  They are my little prompts to guide my spirit to emerge "front and center".