Get Whisked Away

My Little Sister's last blog post got me thinking.  We all have moments in life when we can't get out from under it....when you just want to crawl under a blanket and cry.  And that's okay.  Allow yourself to do that...but not for too long.  Then shake it off and move on.

We've all been there.  Lord knows I have.

Remember though, it's those times that lead you to moments of clarity.  It's not always easy to slice and dice your emotions to figure out what's causing them.  But if you analyze it as though it were a recipe, considering one ingredient at a time...you can usually figure out what that one ingredient is that affects your taste buds most powerfully.

Same goes for life.  My Baby Sister is going through one of those times.  The key is to determine which flavor your palette dislikes and either eliminate it or substitute it with something more tempting.  This is precisely what I'm doing in pursuing my Sweet Dream.

You see, I realized my life was escaping me.  It was a life I had once chosen but one that no longer fulfilled me.  Time was passing, I was becoming someone I didn't recognize and I wasn't living the life I had dreamed of.  I needed that to change.  Correction:  I needed to change that.  After all, no one's going to do it for me.  Right?

Same goes for all of you.  There is no need to stew in your own sadness or discontent.  You determine your life.  Sure, outside circumstances will impact you.  Of course.  But it's how you react to them that matters.  This is pure wisdom passed on to me from Life Coach, Steve Truitt.   There will be many things out of your control, he told me, but the one thing you can control is how you react.  Truer words have never been spoken.  They are incredibly empowering words at that.

Sometimes reacting also means 'acting'.  Acting to change your circumstances if they don't make you happy.  This isn't as easy as it sounds though.  Make no mistake.  It takes unabashed self-analysis and dedication to a positive future, sight unseen.  You need to get whisked away with your Imaginary Life as though it's real.  Really real.  This is why I rely on these lists Steve instructed me to build.   They keep me focused and moving forward.  My Sweet Dream may not be real today...and yes, my unfulfilling reality still exists.  But each step I take toward that Imaginary Life I hope to one day lead, the more ready I am emotionally and practically to actually live that life when the time comes.  And the less unfulfilled I feel.  

Live your future today, otherwise tomorrow will be just the same as yesterday.  As backwards as it sounds, it's all in perfect order.  Do you get me?

So sister, and all of you out there, make Your List.  Try it for one week or a month.  Whether it's how you want to live each day or what you want to accomplish in one month's time.  If you'd like to share them with me, email me at 4sweetdreamers@gmail.com.  I'd love to read them.  Then see how it feels to accomplish those things and to zero in on things that make you feel GOOD.  You'll be amazed at how insignificant all the clatter of the outside world can become.  It all just turns into white noise.

Then suddenly that sense of peace you've been craving ... is right there on your plate.  So dig in, my friends.  Dig in.

I love you, Little Sister.  Thank you for inspiring me right back.

Sweet Dreams,

Me

"So often time it happens, we all live our life in chains, and we never even know we have the key." - The Eagles, "Already Gone"