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Dream A BIG Dream

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As we age, there seems to be skepticism about our dreams and if we’ll accomplish them before we age too much. How many of us have heard someone say:

  • “Well, I’m too old for that.”
  • “If I haven’t done it by then, I won’t do it now.”
  • “Maybe later I’ll get to it. Too much on my plate right now.
  • “I’m way too tired and I’ve done far too much.”

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The older we get, the harder people seem to think it is to accomplish their dreams or even have little goals. (And really, that’s kind of sad if you think about it!) Even though some believe age is only a number on your cake, that notion can be hard to shake.

Why is this such a common thought amongst people as they age? Why do people think that time is a factor for dreams? Is this simply because time is the biggest factor to us accomplishing something or is it just another excuse holding us down from something we’ve always wanted to do?

I don’t want to sound incredibly cliché here, but there is no better time…start now!

If age has been a huge deciding factor into whether you get started on or attempt accomplishing a goal for yourself don’t let age stop you. Take an actual moment to think about what would happen if you stopped letting that notion hold you back from dreams you’ve always wanted to accomplish.

Comic genius Stan Lee created his first superhero team in 1961 when he was 39 years old. Julia Child did not even eat French food until she was 36. But she loved it so much that she studied the cuisine fanatically until she had enough knowledge to host The French Chef at 51. Mark Twain published “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” at 49

It’s the power of our own mind and perspective on age which puts our dreams on a bucket list instead. (Not that a bucket list is a bad thing, I have one myself.)  But we don’t have to put our dreams on the bucket list of things we might accomplish one day.

  • Is there a book or story you’ve always wanted to write? Get it started! Now! Go ahead, you have permission to get that creativity out into the world!
  • Is there a place you’ve always wanted to explore? Make those plans to get there, even if it’s next year or five years away!
  • Has there been a type of food you’ve always wanted to try? (Yes! This can be a dream for some out there!) Put on that bib! Food contest anyone?
  • What about that one person you’ve always wanted to meet? Stop being scared and just introduce yourself already!
  • What about owning a home or going after that career you’ve always wanted? It’s waiting for you, make a plan and follow that trail.
  • How about the family you dream of starting? What’s holding you back?
  • Want to learn an instrument or how to sing? Tons of people do this!
  • Go to a concert of your favorite band?
  • Heal a past relationship or heal yourself?
  • Travel to a new place?
  • Visit an old friend or family member? They’ve probably been waiting for you.
  • Party hard or explore what you’re capable of? You definitely can do this!

All of these things look small on paper but can feel BIG to some of us as we get older. However, the further we get into our aging process, the more we tend to think skeptical thoughts about if we’ll get that chance:Maybe I’ll die before I get to try _____. I don’t want to hurt myself or do something wrong. Maybe it’s not meant for me anymore. Maybe this, maybe that.

You have the power inside of you to allow yourself to take that chance, instead of living on ‘maybes’.

Life has more to offer us in every second than every moment of regret. We waste time worrying instead of grabbing that dream–no matter how large or small of a dream. Living life to the fullest may require some growth, but taking our chances at something we’ve always wanted to try, will give us a huge chunk of life(time) growth under our belts. Sometimes all we have to do is stop getting in the way of ourselves and start pushing ourselves from the inside out, ever so slowly, and encouraging that experience to happen.

Let me get you started with a nudge. Do it for you and follow your heart and start believing in yourself. Just try it, you might be surprised at what you can do at your age! Do it for your soulrenity!

MyPossibility – February 11

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February Possibility: Truly don’t give up…

Looking for a personal pick me up? Check out Dawn and her co-host Natali’s podcast MyPossibility, that will do just that! Each short segment is designed to empower, enrich, and guide you as you listen to your inner voice. We’ll touch on self reflection and healing, mindful mantras, inner connectedness and dig deeper into some of our own ideals. Are you ready to reveal your potential? We are!

Listen for a bit of clarity and a mid-month boost.

Letting Go As A Form of Growth

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Why is it hard for us as a humans to truly let go? We have somehow found the perfect ways to cling onto the things that don’t matter. Or worse, hold onto to that which holds us back from our own personal growth. At times it can feel like we, ourselves are the very hurdle blocking our growth. Usually it is a good thing to overcome so that we stop ourselves from moving forward.

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In my own life, I still find pieces of the need to control myself slipping in from time to time. I should be letting myself flow with the present moment. Becoming conscious doesn’t mean that everything blocking us suddenly comes to an end, quite the contrary. It is a new beginning that forces outstretching of our hands and expansion of our hearts to truly understand.

The longer I held on to thoughts, patterns, cycles or ways of living that discouraged my own growth, the more I really tied myself down and kept the gift from being fully realized.

How exactly does a person get in the way of themselves?

The simple answer: Expectations and Time

  • What we’re supposed to be doing.
  • That we know precisely what’s best for us because that’s what we know to be true.
  • We can’t allow ourselves the freedom to trust the present moment.
  • That we might fail or fall off that cliff if we jump.
  • Or we might fall apart if we lose our comforts.
  • …lastly an expectation that we have to perfect.

Do you see a pattern here?

All of these are just the start of some of the mental barriers and boundaries we place around ourselves.

So, for those of us that want to really learn to let go, how do you truly do it? Is it possible to allow ourselves the space to grow and flourish? Can we do it without much of a struggle or are we destined to be at war with ourselves? (Sometimes it can feel like that!)

Yes! It’s not even possible, but necessary to let go as soon as we learn that we can step out of our own way.

The minute we place a boundary on ourselves, a limitation, an expectation is formed. Our mind is a great big  stinkin’ expectation creator because we view life in a linear format due to time and expectation. There’s a reason we have the common phrase, ‘Living up to my expectations.’

Imagine that we had no such thing as time. I know it’s difficult but imagine that the concept of time never existed. Imagine that nothing like time ever existed. What would life be like? A whole lot more experiencing and a lot less expectations as experiences unfold because there would be no way to track progress and growth via time management.

The reason I say this is because the minute we place ourselves on a scale of time, we immediately create the idea of how our life is going to unfold.

Once we think we know how life is going to unfold for us, the expectations start to pile up and the chains get tighter on our personal freedoms.

Letting go of time as a factor in your present life, and living life without holding expectations over your head, releases a lot of tension on the chains we create for ourselves. This gives us room to breathe and stop the rat race of expecting our lives to be only one way with only a linear outcome.

Once every experience is looked at as the experience outside of time, and less a spot on our mortal timeline, that’s the very second we start to truly enjoy all life has to offer without the self imposed chains of time being a factor to everything.

Our own mind loves to link us back to the concept of time and we can easily forget that living in the present moment requires some physical awareness of our connection to our surrounding space. Be present here and now. Let the future and the past go.

Be here.

Be now.

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