30-Day Life Makeover, Day 1!
And so it begins…
My life purpose is to empower women to take control of their lives and live the lives that they’ve always dreamed of.
A little about myself:
I am a 34 year old, married, but separated, barren, overweight, woman who has a FABULOUS paying job, but feels that her job is not helping her fulfill her life’s purpose, nor does it feed my creative spirit. Who am I to be telling you ANYTHING about tapping into your inner power, and creating the life that you’ve always dreamed of, when I haven’t been able to do that for myself?? Good question. Well, I will be 35 at the end of this year, and I have a life deadline, so to speak. My mama died a little over 10 years ago at the age of 40 from breast cancer – cancer is such a nasty bugger!!! I have had it in my head, that if she couldn’t live past 40, what the hell makes me think that I am going to? What makes me think I am any better than she is? Well, who knows what tomorrow will bring, or exactly how many days or years the good Lord has deemed to bless me with (for all I know I will live to be 102), but I have a message; a message for you, a message for me, and a message for my sisters who have grown to look up to me in the short time since our mother has been gone (it’s ok, you can finally admit it; I am the favorite sister!!! LOL!!!). This series is for all of us needing a reminder about our inner power and a refresher course on how to tap into that power.
This is my message:
We all have within us a power that if we were to tap into, we would appear to have super-human strength to make our dreams come true. I wholeheartedly believe this! The life that you have right this minute is literally a culmination of all of the choices you have ever made in your lifetime. Where you live; where you work, what you do for a living, who you spend your time with, how much money you make, how much money you have, who you are. The answers to all these questions are decided upon all through the decisions you make, either consciously or unconsciously, on a daily basis.
My goal in writing this series is to help “Wake you up” to this reality, so that you can see your power, and show you how to tap into this to take you from where you are to where you want to be.
“You have always had it my dear. You’ve always had the power.”
-Glenda the Good Witch, The Wizard of Oz
You CAN have the life that you’ve always dreamed of, and I am going to show you how to get started on the right track by taking you through a 30-Day Life Makeover journey.
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
-Lao-Tzu, Chinese Philosopher
Our Step starts today, with Day 1: What the hell do I want?
You can’t plan a road trip without first knowing something about where it was you want to go. That is what we are going to talk about today.
Alice: Oh wait!
Cheshire Cat: [reappears] There you are!
Alice: Oh, no, no. I was just wondering if you could help me find my way.
Cheshire Cat: Well that depends on where you want to get to.
Alice: Oh, it really doesn’t matter, as long as…
Cheshire Cat: Then it really doesn’t matter which way you go.
-Taken from Alice In Wonderland
Do you have any idea what you want? When was the last time you even thought about it?
Have you ever noticed that if you were to ask a kindergartner what they wanted for their birthday, they would truthfully answer you, and their list would include every single thing that their innocent imaginations could possibly dream up. A conversation like this with myself as a kindergartner might have gone something like this:
Dad: “Chrissy, what would you like for your birthday?”
Chrissy: “Well, I would like a pony, a swimming pool, I want wings so I can fly, I want be a mermaid, I want to be a princess, I want a little brother, I want to go to Disney Land, I want a big tree-house with no bugs, I want to make a mud pie that doesn’t get your hands dirty, I want to have a lifetime supply of blankets for making forts, I want a slip-n-slide, I want to go to outer space and…, and…, and…”
Well, I think you get the picture. Isn’t it amazing that as little kids we feel that it is alright to not only dream, but to dream BIG!?!?! Where does that go??? I think as you get a little older, you start to hear things like “no”, “that’s impossible”, “we don’t have money for that”. “are you crazy?”, etc. and silly us, we believe it!!!
My assignment for you today take at least a half an hour to yourself. Tell your kiddies, and your sweetie that they will all just have to entertain themselves for the next half an hour, or wait until everyone has gone to bed.
Next, find a quiet corner, maybe light some candles, or play some of your favorite quiet music, get comfy, close your eyes, take a deep breath, and ask yourself the following questions, and write the answers down someplace you won’t lose them so you can refer to them frequently.
- If you had unlimited time, energy, money, resources, knowledge, and you knew that could NOT fail, what would you want in your life?
- What would you do?
- What would you learn?
- Where would you go?
- Who would you hang out with?
- What would you want to experience?
- What material things would you purchase?
- WHO WOULD YOU BE???
There are no right or wrong answers here; this is your exercise. I only want you to start tapping into what it is you REALLY want!!! If you get stumped, here are my 9 life categories that helped me create my own personal Life List:
- Health & Appearance
- Free time
- Financial
- Career
- Relationships
- Community & Contribution
- Personal Growth
- Travel
- Home
Please don’t feel that you have to come up with a list as long as mine, I have been working on my Life List for about the past 7 years, just have fun with the process. I would love to hear some of your lists in the comments, that is if you are feeling froggy and would like to share!!! *WINK!*
I look forward to seeing you tomorrow for Day 2. If you are able, please pick up either some 3 x 5 cards, a mini notebook, a journal, or a pad of paper. This will be super handy for tomorrow’s homework – trust me, it will be super easy-peasy!!!
Have a FABULOUS day!!! 😉
