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Mantra: I choose to have peace in my heart.

Making a choice can be easier than you think, but sometimes we hold on to certain ways of thinking, because it is what we are used to, what has become the 'norm', if you will.  Now, imagine you can make a choice and make it stick. It's possible, you just have to believe it is possible. 
 
Life isn't always what you expect it to be, but it can be.  I thought by now I would be a 'paid' writer, but instead I am still working in an office and blogging, however, while I work on my stories, I have made a conscious choice to have peace in my heart about where I am at.  Since it is 'Back to the Future' month, I will pull a name from the movie.   I have always used this term when referring to my writing, I have what I call "George McFly" Syndrome, in other words, I love to write, but I am worried people won't like what I write.  That being said, I made choice to stop worrying about what others think and start pursuing the things that make me happy.
 
So I mentioned earlier that I am still blogging, but I have found a passion for it. I like to share the things I learn with other people, just as the people I am learning from chose to share what they learned.  None of them knew whether or not their video's or writings would resonate with someone else, but even if I touch one person with something I have written, well mission accomplished.
 
Yes, I would like to be a successfully paid writer and I have made the choice to pursue that route, but I love my blog, because making a difference in one person's life (or more), as those I am learning from have made in mine, is priceless.  It feels good to feel lighter, as with yesterday's mantra, it helped me make the choice to be happy.
 
Find the peace in your heart, it will give you clarity, it will open your heart and it will give you the sense of calm you need to push forward from whatever situation is holding you back.  We all have many, this is just one of mine, but as you learn to settle into being you, and feeling at peace with that, then you will see that life, though sometimes a different journey than you planned, truly is peaceful and beautiful.
 
Until tomorrow....challenge yourself to make a choice to find one thing that you need to make peace with and let it go. 
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