I love this woman. You know her as Oprah Winfrey. I know her as the woman I aspire to be, the woman I have the most to learn from, and the woman who can teach me about my own life. Oprah is the person I admire with my entire being. I have watched her grow through the years to create a life that is magnificent. As part of the work I do on myself, I have a project to complete which entails learning about the person I most aspire to be like - enter Oprah. As part of this project, I have picked up her recent book What I Know For Sure and begun reading the introduction. I would like to share with you the excerpt that struck a chord for me and firmed this mission I am embarking on.
What I know for sure is that every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and step out and dance - to live free of regret and filled with as much joy, fun, and laughter as you can stand. You can either waltz boldly onto the stage of life and live the way you know your spirit is nudging you to, or you can sit quietly by the wall, receding into the shadows of fear and self doubt.
You have a choice this very moment - the only moment you have for certain. I hope you aren't so wrapped up in nonessential stuff that you forget to really enjoy yourself - because this moment is about to be over. I hope you'll look back and remember today as the day you decided to make every one count, to relish each hour as if there would never be another. And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance, I hope you dance.
I admit to living in fear for too long - mostly fear of not fitting in. But now is the time for me to be honest with myself - I don't fit in anywhere. I simply have made the decision to live my life as my spirit nudges me rather than waiting for my spirit to begin yelling at me at the top of it's lungs in order to have me pay attention. I do a lot of things that don't make sense to others and I am okay with that. Liberated, I am walking this path of helping other women to do just the same. But what about the crazy essential things we need to have in order to live in this modern world? For example, money is up there with oxygen, unfortunately, as essential to living a full life. I, at one time, fell into the belief that I had to conform into a good job and live the rest of my life working for someone else spending the majority of my waking life being in a workplace that held me back, and maybe kept me around some people that I would not choose to be around should I not be at that place. I resigned myself simply because I didn't see any other way but my spirit knew better. My spirit still had that glimmer of hope that something would save me.
She was right. Something did save me and I have a dear friend to thank for that gift. She was the one that provided the saving grace that has allowed me to dream again like I was a little girl. Each time I set the intention for something to become reality - it comes true. Magic really does exist we just need belief. Belief in ourselves and our abilities to manifest the life of our dreams.
Our western world has somehow trampled the dream out of all of us, especially women. I feel it is our responsibility to stand tall and be indifferent to the opinion of others. To walk our walk, talk our talk, and live according to our own Divine plan. You may ask the question right now, how do we create this life while living in a world dominated by money? Well my friend, I close with this information - we embrace the dreamer within you and help you manifest those dreams. Imagine living in a community that lifts you up, helps you on your journey to abundant living while helping you to bring the bread and butter to the table? It is possible to let go of survival mode and thinking about needing food, shelter, water, clothing, etc and begin living into higher states of consciousness where the dreams live and where your true self is waiting to be set free.
What I know for sure is that every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and step out and dance - to live free of regret and filled with as much joy, fun, and laughter as you can stand. You can either waltz boldly onto the stage of life and live the way you know your spirit is nudging you to, or you can sit quietly by the wall, receding into the shadows of fear and self doubt.
You have a choice this very moment - the only moment you have for certain. I hope you aren't so wrapped up in nonessential stuff that you forget to really enjoy yourself - because this moment is about to be over. I hope you'll look back and remember today as the day you decided to make every one count, to relish each hour as if there would never be another. And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance, I hope you dance.
I admit to living in fear for too long - mostly fear of not fitting in. But now is the time for me to be honest with myself - I don't fit in anywhere. I simply have made the decision to live my life as my spirit nudges me rather than waiting for my spirit to begin yelling at me at the top of it's lungs in order to have me pay attention. I do a lot of things that don't make sense to others and I am okay with that. Liberated, I am walking this path of helping other women to do just the same. But what about the crazy essential things we need to have in order to live in this modern world? For example, money is up there with oxygen, unfortunately, as essential to living a full life. I, at one time, fell into the belief that I had to conform into a good job and live the rest of my life working for someone else spending the majority of my waking life being in a workplace that held me back, and maybe kept me around some people that I would not choose to be around should I not be at that place. I resigned myself simply because I didn't see any other way but my spirit knew better. My spirit still had that glimmer of hope that something would save me.
She was right. Something did save me and I have a dear friend to thank for that gift. She was the one that provided the saving grace that has allowed me to dream again like I was a little girl. Each time I set the intention for something to become reality - it comes true. Magic really does exist we just need belief. Belief in ourselves and our abilities to manifest the life of our dreams.
Our western world has somehow trampled the dream out of all of us, especially women. I feel it is our responsibility to stand tall and be indifferent to the opinion of others. To walk our walk, talk our talk, and live according to our own Divine plan. You may ask the question right now, how do we create this life while living in a world dominated by money? Well my friend, I close with this information - we embrace the dreamer within you and help you manifest those dreams. Imagine living in a community that lifts you up, helps you on your journey to abundant living while helping you to bring the bread and butter to the table? It is possible to let go of survival mode and thinking about needing food, shelter, water, clothing, etc and begin living into higher states of consciousness where the dreams live and where your true self is waiting to be set free.
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