Hola Ladies!!!
First of all, I want to tell you what an encouragement you have been over the years.
You bless me much more than I have blessed you… so there. Thank you for the notes, emails, Facebook and twitter messages. The word is out: I do this because I believe in you… Yes!! BUT…I benefit so much more than you will ever know. My investment yields exponentially in my own personal and professional development. Thank YOU!
Well, I wanted to, in classic Brenda-fashion, check in on you.
How are you doing with your 2010 goals? Are you walking in Clarity, Confidence, Connection and Courage?
As you know, I set an intention this year to really invest in my relationships.
It is not easy work, and often comes at a great price — but it is the most meaningful thing I will ever do.
With that in mind, I decided to start with my immediate family. My parents and brothers.
I went home to the Virgin Islands on a surprise, last minute visit.
I wanted to put my actions where my heart is— so I took a free ticket (that I was saving for a European or African trip), and instead used it to go surprise my parents. I hadn’t been home in three years. What’s up with that?
So I gathered my t-shirts and shorts and went home. Yahoo! My parents were sooooo shocked. They didn’t have a clue. And I loved every minute of watching them be speechless in shock. My dad speechless? That is a once in a lifetime treat. hehehe.
We hung out, I played with the dog, went to the beach, we laughed and ate as a family for only four days.
Why only four days? I am glad you asked. I got wind that a major snow storm was coming to D.C. the following week, and because of prior commitments, I had to shorten the trip and return to Washington. Ugh!!! Snowmageddon!
We couldn’t believe it. This was a sad but real moment of how our best intentions are often met with reality. Bummer….
BUT those four days meant alot to them —- AND to me. I needed them to know how much they mean to me and I needed to put action where my heart is.
So enough about me. I am sure you had fabulous intentions at the beginning of the year on what you would hope to accomplish in this first quarter. And I know many of you have been successfully executing. However, sometimes our best plans and intentions are met with harsh reality. Something doesn’t go as planned, something goes awry, our perfect little details go down the tubes.
Don’t let reality kill your intentions. It’s time to recalibrate and refocus!
If you are meeting resistance, that’s a good sign. It means you are in momentum. Take another route, reset the goal(s), follow the detour and see where it leads you. Just don’t give up!!
I encourage you to see March and the spring as an opportunity to finish the first quarter of the year with a bang! Look over the past two months and reinvent, refocus, rethink, adjust your mindset — and then get back on the track.
Invest your resources, time and energy in reaching your goals whether they look like the original or not.
I had to switch gears unexpectedly but nothing was lost. I think that visit, although abbreviated, breathed a much need fresh breath of air and perspective in my heart, mind and soul … as well as that of my folks. It is just what the doctor ordered although it was not what the patient wanted. hehehe.
This is harrrrrrrrrrd work but oh so good. Get back in the race, lovelies. I will see you at the finish line!
It is almost Friday. Make the rest of your work week fabulous for you and someone else. Ok?
Ciao!
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