Last week, I reached a big milestone with the podcast – 500 downloads! 

When we are younger, milestones are mostly set for us. First steps. First foods. First day of school. Graduation. Birthdays. And if we grow up with such people around us, they celebrate with us, oftentimes, initiating the celebration.

When we get older, milestones aren’t quite as obvious or structured. No one is following us around with a calendar and megaphone ready. We have to recognize those milestones for ourselves and celebrate. Maybe that is part of reclaiming our power. At least it has been for me.

Celebrating myself feels selfish and boastful because I didn’t grow up with many celebrations for me so it’s unfamiliar and is taking some getting used to. But I’m also not going to wait around for someone else to recognize my achievements first. That’s the difference between living an inspiring life vs. living an inspired life.

And with that, I want to remind you to celebrate YOU today. You don’t need to wait for anyone else to acknowledge the amazing things you are doing. You are more than enough! And if you care to, share with me!

I do things my own way.

Or so I thought before digging into the beliefs that are holding me back.

From a very young age, it is ingrained in us to do things a certain way. We get graded on solving a math problem a very specific way. We have to hold our pencil a certain way to then write letters a certain way. We have to do as Simon Says.

This is not to say that it is bad to learn how to do things a certain way but when we are repeatedly taught that again and again, that behavior inadvertently drives other behavior.

And so I thought I was doing an amazing job over here forging my own path when all along, I was creating and moving in fear of getting in trouble for not doing things a certain way.

This is a great unlearning with many layers as basically every adult in my life has tried to ingrain this behavior into me.

The awareness, like in any great unlearning, is first. Then the permission to self to get away from the prescriptive path. And then deciding what it is that I really want and testing different ways to get there.

No one gets to forge this path but me. And so, I’m going to take my time, release the layers that are weighing me down and really understand what I’m going for and how I want to get there.

When do you feel most connected to Spirit/God/the Universe/the Creator/Nature/Divine Energy?

For me, it comes in glimpses across my day – witnessing my children’s antics and laughter, getting a hit of inspiration when writing or speaking and looking up and appreciating the state of the sky. Across all those experiences, I am present.

So instead of the above question, maybe we should ask ourselves, when are we most often present? And how can we cultivate a practice of being present?

It is funny that simply being present in our body and spirit allows us to connect to a greater power. Perhaps the greater power has always been available to us, within us?

What if it was never about doing it all or doing it perfectly?

What if it was about following your heart and doing it at all?

Time, like money, is a human-made concept.

Statements like “I don’t have enough time” are often coupled with “I don’t have enough money.”

What if time were as infinite as money?

Okay, maybe it isn’t quite the same.

But would shifting that mindset and approaching time as infinite serve us? Do we need a scarcity mindset and approach to time to make us appreciate it?

One thing I appreciate that is infinitely abundant is nature. Could I harness the infinite beauty and abundance of nature and transfer it to how I approach time?

Could I then live in a world where we have more than enough time?