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Living The Life I Built

This past weekend I did one of the things that I truly love, and that was rent an Airbnb out of town and do some writing. It was so refreshing because it has been a minute since I did an Airbnb for the sole purpose of simply relaxing. Of course I went out to eat with a friend at my favorite restaurant in the area, and I went to my favorite thrift store, where I only purchased blouses for work and shorts for the Summer. When you no longer have the upkeep of a home (because you are house sharing), then you don’t really need to buy anything. In all honesty, I rarely needed to buy anything when I did run a complete household, but for some reason I was convinced that more is more. Oh what a relief to learn that less is more!

Nowadays I spend my time hanging out with family and friends, working part time, and traveling, which is what I prayed for. Recently I decided to have guests over for various gatherings, especially since the weather has finally kicked up a notch. Unfortunately my first gathering got canceled because my body decided not to cooperate, and I wasn’t able to clean or cook for several days leading up to the event. However, we will reschedule in a few months because next month is already booked with Mother’s Day and Memorial weekend.

All and all life is still good and I’m still pinching myself because I’m so tickled with my decision to become a minimalist over a year ago. Not only has this decision afforded me the opportunity to do many of the things that I only dreamed of, it is less stressful with the current economy, and it has also allowed me to be a blessing to others. I hope I am making God proud in all that I do with these last years that I have left. Obviously He’s not done with me yet, and I’m so glad, because I still have a few more amazing goals that I want to reach.

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Don’t Let Time Master You

Sana Suvarna @sanaSuvarna 

Don’t let time master you!  People think that I am joking when I say, “I am so organized that I get on my own nerves.” Being organized is a blessing and a curse because when you meet someone who is NOT organized, it is extremely difficult to keep your mouth shut.  I’ve had so many occasions where I just want to tell somebody, “It really doesn’t have to be that hard. You make it that way because you fail to plan and organize your time, day, week, or whatever.”  Remember, “no” is not a bad word.  You can use it and mean it when you say it.  I use it a lot and never waste time defending my “no.”

Give me five minutes and I can run down my daily schedule and throw in most of what’s happening the rest of the week. That includes what time I have my coffee, what time I do my meditation, bible study and breakfast.  I know the night and time of my TV shows; I don’t do much daytime TV.  Also, as a business woman I have a schedule of activities devoted to my business.  There are days for creating content, marketing, advertising, business meetings and live videos.  With everything in life you get out what you put in.  Do the work, and when you have done all you can, then let it go and watch the results.  It is better to let things happen than it is to try and make things happen.

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You See my Light Not my Light Bill

When I think about where I started from as a sixteen year old wife and mother, and becoming a single parent at age seventeen, there is no way that I could have visualized the life that I’m living today. In my prayer and meditation room there is a picture of my two daughters and my two grandchildren, which reminds me of the amazing job that I did as a single mom to both my children.  I may not have been able to give them the latest fashions or the favorite gadgets that other kids had, but I did give them love and I taught them tenacity, and how to survive in a world that judges you by your current circumstances.  I thank God that my daughters have truly grown up to be beautiful women, who are doing an amazing job with their own child.  I must say that I have no regrets.

There are times in life when we look at people who have made it, or made it to the top as some would say, and we tend to see their “halo” and not the struggle that it took to get there. We place people on a pedestal based on their accomplishments or their notoriety.  Nobody is going to tell you the whole story of how they got to the top.  There will always be a secret or two that remains untold no matter how close a friend you may be.  Even husband and wives have secrets because no one needs to know everything that you have gone through.  As you watch me do what I do you are only seeing my light not my light bill.  Don’t allow anyone to dictate what is possible in your life.  Only you know what it takes to light up your world.

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Know Your “Right Now” Vehicle

Tom Arrowsmith @tom_a

Know your right now vehicle!  A vehicle is something that takes you from one place to another. It doesn’t necessarily have to be a motor vehicle, although that’s our first thought.  What about your business or career moves?  What resources bring you the best results?  What are your weaknesses and your strengths?  Why not work hard on your strengths and outsource your weaknesses?  Are you trying to get to the top on your first vehicle?  We need to know what our “right now” vehicle is, and master the gift where we are before upgrading to a new vehicle.  As we close out one year and look to the next, it can be easy to get caught up in what everyone else is accomplishing. Maybe they have been riding the same vehicle for awhile and you just didn’t see them.  Remember we all have a back story to our success.  Be careful about wishing for someone else’s life, because you don’t know what it took for them to get there.  Do you really want to carry their cross?

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What is it Really?

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There are so many general statements that we make every day. Think about it.  We say, “It is what it is.”  We say, “That’s just the way I am.”  We also say, “I don’t do this or that, or that’s not me.”  You fill in the blank.  I have said them all.  Let’s focus on ‘It is what it is.’  That statement is something that we subconsciously tell ourselves, and we speak it out loud without thinking.  When you say it is what it is, you are telling the universe that you accept the status quo.  You are saying that you have no say over what comes into your life.  You are agreeing with whatever circumstances you face.  But it doesn’t have to be that way.  NO, it is not what it is!  It is what you say it is.  It is what you believe it is.  And most of all, it is what you want, prepare for, and expect.  So stop saying, “It is what it is!”

Goals, dreams, and visions play a major role in what shows up in your life. If all you want to do is exist, then that’s what you will get.  In order to do better you have to see yourself doing better.  You cannot get to a place that you have never visualized yourself being.  I have seen myself writing and speaking full-time for over thirty years.  It has been a long time coming but I was willing to wait.  Today I do what I love: write, travel, and speak!