" We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we choose to play the hand."
- Randy Pausch
I spent the weekend feeling increasingly sorry for myself until silently the tears began to fall. Why? I felt as if I was not where I wanted to be in my life. I felt stuck! One of my very wise friends told me that I am the only one who is keeping myself stuck. He said ," Each day you have a choice to move toward that place where you want to be, are you making the choices to get where you want to be?"
As I began to ponder this question I did not really understand what he was saying. I felt as if I was making the right choices. I have a great job, friends, and family so what was I missing, so I thought about it a bit more.
ARE YOU MAKING THE CHOICES TO PUT YOU ON THE PATH TO YOUR DESTINY? I asked myself the question again. And the answer was definitely an astounding no. Instead of making those hard choices I had preferred to live in my comfort zone feeling sorry for myself, finding excuses to be mediocre while my heart craved to be extraordinary. At that moment I decided to be extraordinary. To be the best in my life.
Here is how I am going to practice being extraordinary......
1. Be the leading lady in my life. I am going to share my heart and my love.
2. Stand up and show-up. Instead of being afraid to stand out I am going to make it a point to be noticed in a positive way of course. This will give me a chance to really express myself.
3. Get out there and meet people, you never know who you can connect with.
4. Love and Validate myself, for myself.
5. Make sure I am at my best each day!!!!!!!
Let me know how you will practice being extraordinary! Have a great week.....
Shameka
It's funny that as I read this, the questions that you asked yourself are some of the same ones I have asked myself. This past Sunday, I was thinking about the upcoming week. Dreading about going to work, I thought about how I hate Mondays and that I wish the weekend would never end. Every weekend, sulking about the end of the weekend is a part of my Sunday night routine that leads me into the new week with a negative attitude.
ReplyDeleteI desperately want to be happy and get out of the rut that I am stuck in so I can get on to "where I want to be". I decided that in order for me to get on my right path I need to first bring in some more positivity into my life. I have a book called "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff..." that I'm going to read 1 mini chapter from every night or as often as I can. This book shows you how to not let little things get to you and stress you out. For me, little mishaps that occur can completely ruin my day. How am I supposed to move towards "my destiny" when I allow the smallest things to push me back? In order to be more proactive about being positive and extraordinary, I will use this book as a tool to help myself take small steps so I can practice making myself a better and happier person. After reading each chapter I'm going to write about what I read and how I don't practice it, then what I'm going to do to work on that the next day.
Today, I focused on not "sweating the small stuff". When things happened that would normally tick me off, I asked myself, "Is this worthy ruining my day for?" The answer was always no, and I told myself to let it go. This worked for me today to start the week on a much better note than I have for a long time. Hopefully, I find this to be helpful as I continue reading. After all, the happier I am, the more extraordinary I will find myself to be!