One foot in front of the other.....

Success is never overnight. It doesn't land on your door step one day and say "HI I'M HERE". Success comes from hard work, dedication and the strong desire to believe. I heard something once on NPR about how none of us are really born with a natural talent, but rather we have the passion and this burning desire to keep trying even when we are knocked down. I think they commented that you  have to do something 10,000 times to get great at it! You have to pick yourself up a lot to get there. Yet, each time you do  you learn - you grow - you struggle but those that achieve it learn more and more about themselves.

One of the questions that I need to ask myself is whether or not I'm living the life I desire? Another difficult question because it forces you to take a brutal look at yourself and your surroundings. YES - I have an amazing, wonderful life - I have a husband that loves me, beautiful children (who sometimes make me crazy but that's okay), a good job, a nice house, so what's missing?

I mentioned this in the last entry that I have this feeling inside of me that there is something missing - I just can't put my finger on it! In the past year, I've taken a harder look at myself and found some habits that I was creating to try to fill that void. I'm ashamed a little to say this, however I know that I'm not alone. I thought that if I spent money on make-up, clothes, bags, facials, this or that I would be complete. We live in such a materialistic world today and I got sucked into that. Don't get me wrong, I'm not giving up my facials or my occasional manicure, but these are just that...THINGS! They do not make me whole, they do not complete me - I am the only one that can do that!

Each of us have to find in ourselves the things that truly fill us up, the things that complete us. It's not easy, I'll admit that. I know I personally struggle with this on a daily basis. Trying to find the balance for what makes me happy and what I think will make others happy. Yet, I sit here and I realize that I waste so much time worrying about what others are thinking. This blog for example is a huge stretch goal for me. It's hard for me to post very honest things about myself and share them with you because what are you thinking of me? I cannot control that and honestly I shouldn't care. If you don't like me or what I have to say, I know you won't keep reading!

So, I just need to keep searching, reaching and believing. It will all fall into place I have a huge amount of faith in that...and I know that there are lot of people reading this right now that back me!!

It's all going to fall into place!!

S.