Life is all about perspective! Isn't it? If you think about it, isn't everything life about your perspective! When circumstances arise in your life you have a choice as to how you see it. You have a chance to change your perspective on how you will let it effect your life. We've all heard the saying "Is your glass half empty or half full?" It's all in how you look at things! One of my favorite quotes is by Dr Wayne Dyer "If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change!" It's amazing how one small shift can make such a HUGE difference in everything you do.
We have the ability each and every day to decide how things will effect us. When you truly embrace this idea it opens up a whole new world of possibilities.
A recent example in my life, I applied for a job with a company. They asked me to consider a certain project that they were hiring for, great pay! The catch, no benefits and it was temporary. However they would pay for me to become licensed through the state to sell health insurance and the license would be good for two years. So I began studying! I took the test, failed! I took it again, failed! I was told by several people, "Don't worry sometimes it takes people 4 or 5 times!" I had one final time to take it before the deadline was up. I took it again....failed! I sat in my chair looking at my score and thought to myself "Okay Yvette you have a choice! Is this going to devastate you or cause you to grow." I walked out, talked to my recruiter told her that I truly wanted to work for the company but for whatever reason this information was not sticking. She told me she'd see what she could do and call me. I drove home knowing I'd done my best. The next day I received a call and was offered two different positions. Best part? They were both full time with benefits! Not only do I know that I am being blessed and watched over, I know that by choosing into the perspective that I did my best and holding my head high I was given the opportunity that I have before me.
I am so grateful to all of my friends, mentors and coaches who have taught me this beautiful tool! It takes practice, and we know that anything worth doing takes practice! So my friend, what's your perspective going to be?
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Sunday, August 31, 2014
Lessons Learned
•Life is so amazing!
•What a great gift we have to been given to be here walking around on this beautiful place we call home!
I remind myself of these two things quite often every day!
Over the last year I have had many opportunities for growth, some more pleasant than others! I have realized just how out of balanced my life had become. When your life is so far out of balance it can be a real challenge to get it back into focus. I had gotten to a place in life where I was so consumed with making everyone else happy that I didn't even realize how miserable I was! In my mind, if every one else was happy than surely I would be. However as I've learned, that was not the case. It is really true that "If Mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy!" I kept pushing through ignoring the red flags in front of me til finally I crashed! Emotionally I was spent! I couldn't move forward, I couldn't do anything except cry! That's when the bottom fell out of my world!
Now, one year later I feel better than I've ever felt! I have better relationships with my children, who I love and admire so much! I'm working on myself and learning what makes me happy! I'm sticking my toe back into the waters of dating and having fun learning what I like and what I want out of a relationship. Yes sometimes it still feels awkward when a guy texts or calls me, but it only lasts a couple of seconds now.
As I said in my last post, I still have moments of profound sadness that this couldn't have happened sooner. However I am a firm believer that everything happens for a reason! I believe that Neil and I were together for the reason of having our amazing children and teaching each other some valuable life lessons. I wish him nothing but the best and I hope he finds true happiness. I love the Peace that I feel inside when I write things like that and know that I mean it with every fiber of my being!
I have come to believe some amazing things about myself, such as....
★I am a Beautiful, Divine Goddess of Love and Light, who is deserving and worthy of true and everlasting love! I radiate Peace and Hope while helping others to find theirs as well!
☆I am a Powerful Divine Creation, full of Love, Light and Energy! Empowering myself with the energy and drive for a Centered and Peaceful life!
★I am a Majestic Masterpiece, created in serenity, at one with the Divine!
Love, Light and Laughter ALWAYS!
Namasté
•What a great gift we have to been given to be here walking around on this beautiful place we call home!
I remind myself of these two things quite often every day!
Over the last year I have had many opportunities for growth, some more pleasant than others! I have realized just how out of balanced my life had become. When your life is so far out of balance it can be a real challenge to get it back into focus. I had gotten to a place in life where I was so consumed with making everyone else happy that I didn't even realize how miserable I was! In my mind, if every one else was happy than surely I would be. However as I've learned, that was not the case. It is really true that "If Mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy!" I kept pushing through ignoring the red flags in front of me til finally I crashed! Emotionally I was spent! I couldn't move forward, I couldn't do anything except cry! That's when the bottom fell out of my world!
Now, one year later I feel better than I've ever felt! I have better relationships with my children, who I love and admire so much! I'm working on myself and learning what makes me happy! I'm sticking my toe back into the waters of dating and having fun learning what I like and what I want out of a relationship. Yes sometimes it still feels awkward when a guy texts or calls me, but it only lasts a couple of seconds now.
As I said in my last post, I still have moments of profound sadness that this couldn't have happened sooner. However I am a firm believer that everything happens for a reason! I believe that Neil and I were together for the reason of having our amazing children and teaching each other some valuable life lessons. I wish him nothing but the best and I hope he finds true happiness. I love the Peace that I feel inside when I write things like that and know that I mean it with every fiber of my being!
I have come to believe some amazing things about myself, such as....
★I am a Beautiful, Divine Goddess of Love and Light, who is deserving and worthy of true and everlasting love! I radiate Peace and Hope while helping others to find theirs as well!
☆I am a Powerful Divine Creation, full of Love, Light and Energy! Empowering myself with the energy and drive for a Centered and Peaceful life!
★I am a Majestic Masterpiece, created in serenity, at one with the Divine!
Love, Light and Laughter ALWAYS!
Namasté
Friday, August 29, 2014
Gratitude
A day FULL of Gratitude! A year ago, I didn't know if life would be worth living. I mean, how could life go on without my other half, without the man who had been by my side for 25 years. With a future full of uncertainty and fear I fell into the depths of despair. The sadness was so profound that literally every fiber of my being hurt. I would find myself having to remind myself to breathe, which seems absolutely crazy but I would catch myself holding my breath. I longed for peace and serenity! I began grieving what would never be, family dinners, Christmas', birthday parties, Thanksgiving, etc. I felt as if I was suffocating under the weight of the enormous monster in front of me, Life alone! As friends and family would talk to me, I would hear them offer words of advice and comfort, all the while thinking, 'you have no idea what I'm going through' or 'sure, you've been divorced 2, 3, 4 times but this is different we were on our way to 25 years together!' Then there were the various dear friends and mentors who spoke with me, reminding me of the tools that I had in my emotional tool box to deal with the despair, angry and confusion, I didn't want to hear any of it! I wanted my pity party and I wanted to eat the whole damn cake! Thank goodness they never gave up on me, thank goodness no one EVER gave up on me, even though I had! I mean I was praying every day for my ticket home! All I wanted was the comfort of my dad's arms wrapped around me, telling me everything was going to be alright! Please God, please hear and answer my prayer!
Then one morning, I wish I could remember exactly when, or what triggered my shift because it was as if one morning I woke up and realized that my dad's arms were around me, that I could go on and that really truthfully in many ways my life wasn't going to be all that different! We had disconnected long ago and so being alone was something I had been battling for a long time, only now I knew it was real! I knew that I could still had all the birthdays, holidays, family time, it would just be different. So I began using my emotional tools in my arsenal and reaching out in times of struggle instead of pulling inward. I began smiling again, breathing easier again and loving the possibilities that lay ahead! Oh sure, I still had my moments and still do, however they have become fewer and fewer in between.
I am grateful for my amazing family, who encircled me with love and didn't let me give up! I am grateful for my wonderful friends, who picked me up continually through visits, phone calls, text, etc! I am forever grateful to my beautiful children who were constantly reminding me of all I had to live for and letting me know if their love for me! I am eternally grateful for loving Creator who has blessed me with a heart FULL of Love and a life FULL of Beautiful, Amazing, Inspiring people! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Namasté
Then one morning, I wish I could remember exactly when, or what triggered my shift because it was as if one morning I woke up and realized that my dad's arms were around me, that I could go on and that really truthfully in many ways my life wasn't going to be all that different! We had disconnected long ago and so being alone was something I had been battling for a long time, only now I knew it was real! I knew that I could still had all the birthdays, holidays, family time, it would just be different. So I began using my emotional tools in my arsenal and reaching out in times of struggle instead of pulling inward. I began smiling again, breathing easier again and loving the possibilities that lay ahead! Oh sure, I still had my moments and still do, however they have become fewer and fewer in between.
I am grateful for my amazing family, who encircled me with love and didn't let me give up! I am grateful for my wonderful friends, who picked me up continually through visits, phone calls, text, etc! I am forever grateful to my beautiful children who were constantly reminding me of all I had to live for and letting me know if their love for me! I am eternally grateful for loving Creator who has blessed me with a heart FULL of Love and a life FULL of Beautiful, Amazing, Inspiring people! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Namasté
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