It only takes a spark… Business, Career, Life stuck in neutral?
December 8, 2009 | 
Author It only takes a spark… Business, career, life stuck in neutral? There is treasure buried deep within conflict, boredom, unrest. Take the time to fan the flame of hope, future and purpose. You Matter!
I can see clearly now… Sometimes we just have to step out of ourselves in order to see clearly. I remember a time where I longed for a new identity. I wanted to be someone with no past, where no one expected me to be anyone other than myself, a present full of opportunity and choices, and a future full of hope. As I ventured down that imaginary path, I was surprised that I wasn’t willing to let everything go. I discovered that there were some memories, some lessons-learned, and some people that I wanted to keep in my new life. I also noticed what needed to be left behind.
The many faces of clutter… when we begin to mentally remove what no longer serves our future, we discover not only the obvious obstacles but the hidden traps. On my personal journey I was able to see the obvious obstacles. It took a little extra personal reflection to find the real treasure… those things that were buried deep into my belief system. I went back to the beginning – that time when I knew that I mattered and that my life was to serve a purpose. I then found the lies that tried to rob me of my future.
A life lived with the freedom to make choices is a mindset. Take some time to go through your thought process to uncover those hindering beliefs.
Ready for your new identity?
Consider these Steps your Call to Action…
- Begin by sorting through the clutter. What stays; what goes?
- Choose a visual that works for you in terms of your new mindset. It could be a suitcase… where you take only what is best for you as you take your steps on your new path.
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Choose a visual to store what you will leave behind. Honor your past; ceremonially take time out to be grateful for the good and the bad.
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Start packing! Celebrate the treasures you choose to take forward.
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Imagine & Believe! If like me you are longing for a new identity, what does that look like?
Why wait until “someday” to consider changes you need to make?
Let’s fan the flame of hope, future and purpose. It only takes a spark!
Follow me this month as I take time out to dig deeper into the process of discovering purpose. Take time out to comment and share your questions along the way.
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You truly have a gift of words.
Very powerful and I wish you the best success. I can’t wait to see more of your writings :0)
Thanks Naomi! I appreciate your kind words.
Good word Maggie! This is what I have been doing since about the same time you wrote this! Very much a confirmation that I am on track! Please pray that I am able to stay the course with the wisdom I need to make the choices that are necessary to move forward. Bold new territory for me. People who have always been independent sometimes don’t really understand how hard it can be for those of us who have never had the opportunity to take control of our own lives. No excuses; I gave away my independence under a slightly distorted understanding of “submission” and even service to others at times. I laid down dreams and goals without realizing that I could never be all that I was meant to be without living true to myself. New day! (but I won’t deny that sometimes it gets a little scary out here by myself.) Grateful the Lord is with me.Counting on His knowing me better than I know myself.If He opens doors then it’s because He knows I’m ready to go through them