Your journey

In our journey through life we take many different paths. The truth is whatever path we happen to be on at this time in our lives, is exactly the right path to lead us to where we belong. Maybe it isn’t the path we thought we would be on right now. Maybe we are not nearly as far down the path as what we think we should be, BUT we are EXACTLY where we NEED to be.

You see, your path has all these little detours that branch out. Sometimes these detours lead us to places we wish we didn’t have to go, but the experience and the lesson we learn from these detours prepare us for the rest of the journey. Sometimes these detours lead us to the love of our lives or to someone who will be our best friend forever. It is even possible that these detours teach us something new about ourselves that prepare us for our lifelong passion and a new career.

The key is not to get stuck on any one path. We can get stuck when we constantly relive every stumble or obstacle on the path. We can really get stuck when all we see on this path are the negative parts and miss out on all the wonderful things around us. Even in the ugliest of times there is beauty and positive energy around, if you are willing to look for it. If it never got dark we couldn’t see the lighting bugs or the stars. We can get stuck when we start believing this is the ONLY path to our destination.

The point is that your path, your detours, your bumps in the road are all specifically for you. The flowers beside the road, the sunlight through the trees, the energy all around is purposefully placed to allow you to grow and blossom into the individual you are meant to be. All of these things are around you but it is what you pay attention to that will determine the type of journey you have. Focus on the negative and the roots you keep tripping over and your journey will be a dark and somber one. Focus on the light and the beauty all around you and your journey will be positive and joyful.

Stay Positive~ 

What's stopping you?

I have had this pic on my desk top for several weeks now, looking at it, thinking about it, rolling it around in my mind. I wondered what did the creator think about when this was composed. 

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Then I started thinking what if the root of all the things that are stopping you was actually the same thing!                                                    YOU!
Now I know what you are probably thinking "Margaret, that can't be right. I really want so-in-so, or to do such-in-such but this-or-that is stopping me". I say, nope its still you. 

Let me clarify here that I am not saying anything is wrong with you, just that you are the only thing stopping you. Sometimes we don't feel like we are worthy of good things in our lives. Sometimes we allow our fear to keep us from trying new things. Sometimes we just talk ourselves out of it. The underlying cause is us. 

So now you are probably saying "But Margaret, if it is ME how to do fix it?" Well, I am going to tell you. First you have to spend some time working on how you feel about yourself. You should think of yourself in the most positive way. Start by telling yourself you are worthy. Worthy of all the wonderful things that the universe has in store for you. This doesn't mean you become self absorbed or self-ISH. It means that you are allowed to have good things come to you without feeling guilt. 

Next you move past the fear. Fear basically comes from one of two places. 1. You are afraid you will try and fail. 2. You are afraid you will try and succeed. So lets say you try and you fail, what have you really lost? Well, you didn't achieve your goal but you learned at least one way NOT to do it. So you actually LEARNED from it, and that's a good thing right? Now if you are afraid to try because you might succeed please go back to step one and try that again. 

If you find you are talking yourself out of "whatever" I want you to think about that little voice that you are listening to. Who's voice is it really? Is it someone from your past saying you can't do something? Is it your insecurities playing with your mind? Where ever that voice is coming from you have the ability to stop the negative self-talk. YOU are in control of what your mind thinks. When those thoughts start coming you reach up and give them a mental smack in the mouth! You have to seriously, consciously, have to change your thinking patterns. 

Overall we have determined that the only thing stopping you, is YOU. It's time for you to go out there in this big wonderful world and do all the things that you have not been doing because of lack of self-esteem, fear, or negative self-talk. Imagine all the possibilities that were just opened up for you because you read this blog today!!! :D 

Stay positive my friends!