Failure is not a option

What is failure is not a option?  And you lived in your life everyday with this attitude.     I am thinking about all the amazing stories about woman who lifted cars to save their children.  Or all the other’s who have 3 jobs to support their families and start new business’s?     They have no time to consult their council of crazy, who’s president is the mean girl.  They are busy in the doing and not in the maybe.   Great ideas are only dreams until they are put into action.   Not mentally or physically strong enough is not ever discussed because...  Failure is not a option... Could be my new tag line.  

mind bully

I have a bully,  she is my oldest friend, and she lives inside of me.  She always has something to say, even when I don’t want to hear it.  I have decided we need a break.   I want a new true story.    We all have a mind bully who tells us stories and compares us to others.   She appears when we are tired, overwhelmed or looking for some kind of meaning in our life.   She usually has a long list of arguments on why we should not try something new.... “ your not her, your not educated, you have no time, your not good enough”.    The crazy thing is,  as mothers we would jump in and stop another person who was speaking to our child like this.   We would never talk to a beloved friend or sister with such language.   So why do we listen to the doom and gloom in our minds?   What possibilities are ahead for us being who we are naturally ... Just who we are.. not anyone else.. Just you.. Powerful stuff...  See ya mean girl... My mom says we can’t be friends anymore.  

Two moments in one day...

It’s 11:01 AM as I begin to write this blog.   I just had my moment of silence for our fallen soldiers and for the veterans left behind to remember.  One moment a year to thank and pray for our soldiers who secured our freedoms.  Freedoms that we seldom appreciate.   Then the next big moment of the morning is approaching 11:11 AM.  I have just bellowed out in my great big Mom voice “10 min!”.   10 min to think about your wish at 11:11 am.  The pressure is on, and my mind is spinning with possibilities.   Does one wish for millions of dollars?   Nope... It would be nice but that not what comes from the soul.    I haven’t read any rules on having to limit my wishes so I am going to be greedy and pick 3.    One wish for my family, one for the planet and one for me.  My wish for  my family will be to live long,  healthy & INSANELY happy lives.    And for the planet,  peace.    I asked the girls what their wish was and of course they would not tell me.   It’s back to those old wives telling tales... “If you tell your wish it wont come true”.    So,  I will save my personal wish for myself, just incase that old wife is watching.  

11/11/11 wish wisely

There is lots of talk about the full moon on the eve of 11/11/11.   I was out at a yoga sisterhood class tonight.  We had a candle light practice in a circle of woman.   If someone passed by and looked in they might have believe we were howling at the moon or perhaps embracing the dark arts.  Crazy hippies...  But the truth is we were just practicing yoga in the dark.    After class talk turned to the significance of the numerology of Friday.  Many believe that multiple 1‘s:  relate to energy and the flow of water, money,  & kundalini.     Therefore,  if you make a heart felt wish, one that you truly want deep down in your soul,  it will manifest and come true.  So don’t waste this precious energy and wish wisely.  Don’t over think it... But,  remember the old wives tale... Careful what you wish for, as it might come true.    I am wishing my Karma Sisters blessings.

I want out!

“I want out of my 5 km radius!” was what I shouted today in a yoga teachers class.    I had no idea that most of my days are spent in a very small world.  I drop kids off at school, get grocery’s, go to yoga, get coffee, work from my home office, but all within 5 km.  The assignment that brought me to this revelation was...   1.  What do I want?   2.  What do I need?    3.  What do I desire?  Once the material items were completed (everyone needs a Porsche Boxster to get to and from coffee) the real true soul work began.  I had no idea what I really wanted.  No one ever asks, and more importantly, I never ask myself.  I often feel like I have no time, so why bother.   As I sat in the silence of the room and watched everyone feverishly scribbling on their pads, I began to have a panic attack.  How could everyone in the room know what they really want?    Then it hit me...I want out out of my “safe” radius.   More adventure, more excitement, more learning.   Now that I answered that question...  The next big question is how do I get there?   Well hopefully in a Porsche!

Friendship via text message

I have a friends who most of our communication is done in 40 characters or less.  Time is racing by and we steal moments to reach out to each other.    I find as woman we are moving away from the old days of crying in the coffee, we can now empower each other through text messages.  Technology has can be the best spirit lifter around.  Drop someone a text ... No other reason than you are thinking of them.  It will probably change their day.  

random acts of kindness

Random acts of kindness are happening all around us.  And I don’t think I was really paying attention. I got a list from a friend yesterday on how people have gone out of their way to be nice to her.  Nothing life shattering, but little things.  For example,  getting a free wash ticket for her car from a stranger.   She was beaming as she was telling me.    Imagine if we all went out of our way to do something nice for someone?   Not anything that would really inconvenience our own lives,  just simple gestures.    I took note today in my own life on how many times kindness was sent my way, and if I could pay kindness back.  Lots of little things add up to a great day.  Text message from a friend I haven’t talked to in a while, a free coffee at starbucks, a great conversation at the dog park with a stranger, and letting someone with two items go ahead of me at Costco.   It’s the kindness pay forward movement.  One random act at a time... The tricky part is just staying present to be able recognize kindness when it happens to you.