U-Haul

April 14, 2010 nexttopauthor

Moving day is here. It’s not a U-Haul, but the truck is scheduled for tomorrow and today the last vestiges of  home comforts in this cute writer’s retreat are about to go into boxes. I feel like I’m taking the seed I’ve planted here and will be placing it in the sunny window sill of our new home. Its going to be great fun watching it grow as my life eases into the comforts of this change and the possibilities of the competition.

I’m noticing that all my writing, even a short note in an email, is filled with exclamation points these days! This move is an exclamation point! I think I’m experiencing such exhilaration, I can’t keep my finger from reaching up to that key to shout my joy. The people I’m meeting! Those close to me who are rallying around me with their time and effort to support this dream! Everything I’m learning!

And, I can’t leave out the feeling of “I did it! I did it. I DID it!”

It’s not that I made it through Round 1. I won’t know that until some time after voting ends on May 3rd. But what I did was accept every challenge along the way. I’ve never done that before when it came to sharing my energy insights or seeking publication. In the past, I have always found very reasonable, excellent reasons to stop short of reaching for my dream. I wasn’t ready.

This time, I DID it! And I think my Hand Analysis with Suzanne Keller made all the difference. By learning what my life challenge is, it lost some of its power to intimidate and hold me back. I knew from the very moment I entered this competition that I would find it difficult to ‘get myself out there’. Knowing this made the hiccups and bumps feel less real. I knew ahead of time they would show up. They were just the ways I was being given the opportunity to stop myself. They were those reasonable reasons for turning away from the challenge.

But, this time, I didn’t!

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