I have not shared my thoughts “on paper” in a very long time.  Why?  I am not sure there is a solid “why”, other than way too many things eating up my brain space and energy.  I am sure I am not alone in how I feel.  The world’s media market (social media, news media, name your media) has done a stellar job at keeping our thoughts whirling and with that, uncertainty has become a standard.  I have allowed those thoughts to weigh heavily with me, and the uncertainty pecked away at my otherwise solid and positive foundation.

Jaxon was kind enough to wake me up at 4:10 AM.  Nature call. Ugh.  I dutifully followed him to the door and took him for his routine walk around the yard.  As we made our way to his favorite spots, the sky lit up.  Shortly after, a rumble of thunder sounded in the distance.  A storm was coming.

I would like to ask a favor. Before you read on, please use the link here and listen to one to two minutes of the music attached.  I will wait.

Are you back?

Life is interesting, isn’t it?  You are walking along, minding your own business and someone taps you on the shoulder.  “Would you consider applying for this job?”  It seems innocent enough.  It feels right.  Why not?

It has been an exceptionally long time since I have written.  As I sit to write today, my brain is a whirlwind of activity and I am not sure how to start.  Last week, my sweet boy Jaxon was sick.  I will spare you the gory details...  

Every morning I wake up early.  It is usually well before sunrise, especially this time of year.  I take Jaxon out, drink a big glass of water, and think about how wonderful my first cup of coffee is going to taste.  I sit down with my coffee, and open my “gratitude journal”.  Today, the quote written at the top of the page read:

“Happiness is a how; not a what.  A talent, not an object.”  Herman Hesse

Some of you reading are now smiling, thinking, “Oh! She is writing about the Netflix sci-fi thriller, ‘Stranger Things’!”  In a way, I think maybe I am.  I have been exploring my feelings about being upside-down.

I am sitting here on the weekend following Thanksgiving Thursday.  In reality, a holiday can linger for days after the event.   We all congregated at Mum’s for the event.  There were five adults and three kids.  Thanksgiving, like Christmas and Easter, is a “Three-Meat Holiday” in my family.   On the menu there is turkey, ham, and kielbasa.  Like every feast day celebrated by my family, there was enough food for a small village. 

Self-talk.  The topic keeps rolling around in my head.  Over the past week, I have been mulling thoughts about self-talk.  Why?  Our Strongest You mindset exercise for this week has been to think about the power of our words.

Starting something new can elicit many different emotions.  As I move into a new week with Strongest You Coaching, I am feeling many things.  I am excited.  I am anxious.  I am scared shitless.