Musings on success

Do you ever feel so inspired about your vision that you find it hard to sit still and wait for things to unfold?  That's what I'm struggling with right now.  In the same instant, I want to run outside, beaming and shouting with excitement AND I want to crawl into my bed, pull the covers over my head and hide from a heavy fear that my efforts to share & serve will be all for nothing.


I catch myself assuming that there is more I could or should do, which feels yucky.  Then I remember that I am not in control of how or when, or even whether, my gifts are received by others.  That's both comforting and annoying! ;)

Personal Healing: How to Access Your Deep Truth

Do you ever wonder when you'll be smart enough, rich enough, pretty/handsome enough, or just plain enough?  In this week's video I show you a quick, simple exercise that will help you to access your own deep wisdom and answer the "Am I enough?" question once and for all.  Please comment and share :)

Guest blog: How Possibility Can Propel You in Love and Life

Today's article is provided by Sheryl Sitts, MPA, BA, a wonderful woman who helps others open to possibility in every aspect of life. Enjoy!

Every relationship we have, personal and professional, is created and maintained through communication.  Maybe that’s why it fascinates me so much!  From radio announcing to dysfunctional family reunions to mediating family disputes over everything from custody issues to who should get the family boat trailer, I’ve certainly had a fertile ground to observe and learn about human interaction.  It’s fascinating how quickly we can put aside a love we’ve worked hard to grow for years because we can’t get past which one of you is ‘right’.

One trick I particularly like when mediating a dispute where two people are clearly stuck in disagreement is to ask them to move so they are both sitting on the same side of the table.  Then, I place the problem out in the middle of the table and invite them to brainstorm every possible solution they can think of to the problem together.  What happens next is truly amazing.  Partnered together in a common purpose, they move past this-or-that into the realm of pure possibility.  What a magical place!

Sometimes we have internal disagreement with ourselves!  We hold onto belief systems that we were taught until they no longer serve us.  Sensing they don’t work anymore, we want to get rid of them but we were taught things can’t be any other way.  So, we keep doing what we’ve always done and hoping for a different outcome…the definition of insanity, right?  Instead, why not replace whatever is not working with, “I don’t know”.   Whenever we create a void, the Universe immediately sets about filling it.  So, by creating an empty space where that sabotaging belief once was, something else can now show up.  We have invited possibility into our lives again.

It is a bit discomforting at first to sit in the void in a relationship or even in a belief within ourselves.  All our insecurities and hidden fears show up.  However, if we can bring ourselves to simply observe them and let them pass without scrambling to do something and make that uneasy feeling stop, we will soon notice that it isn’t as bad as we feared.  In fact, as possibilities show up and expand our world and our relationships, we often find happiness.   I encourage you to invite possibility into your life in whatever areas you’ve been stuck.  Invite those you love to brainstorm and problem solve with you and discover the real power of collaboration while remembering the love that has been suffering the other way.  Here’s wishing you a life filled with peace, purpose, and passion…naturally!

Sheryl Sitts, MPA, BA is Founder and Chief Inspirational Officer for Journey of Possibilities.  Her own journey has led from corporate America to the Amazon of Peru with a shaman and subsequently on an intense two-year healing path to her current mission of empowering others to live with peace, purpose, and passion.  Her online holistic community features educational articles and forums where guests can ask questions and better understand holistic alternatives while meeting like-spirited individuals and product/service providers.  Sheryl consults with holistic professionals and nonprofits to improve their marketing (online and in person) and business practices to operate successfully and sustainably. Visit Sheryl online at http://www.journeyofpossibilities.com.