Well, hello there! With all the craziness, it's been a hot minute since I've been able to add my voice to these newsletters!
How was your holiday season? How was your New Year?
Doesn't it seem like a lifetime ago already?
OK - I wanted to bear down this week on asking a very specific question:
Do you feel like you've been swallowed up by routine again? Are you feeling complacent, or maybe just like everyday is groundhog day?
I haven't been totally honest with you guys about some challenges our family has been facing for close to a year now, but I will out with it soon!! In the meantime, we find blessings in the storm, and I can't help but be grateful for our circumstances. They may have been ugly; they were definitely difficult, but they are forming a character of endurance and perseverance in me.
Five months ago, I took a leap of faith and relaunched a health & wellness business I had started 5 years prior. I - was - terrified.
What if it didn't work? What would people think of my relaunching something I had not followed through on the first time around? What if it wasn't the answer to getting my family out of the trouble we were in?
Well, my friends:
No on can mess with a decided heart.
So, things took off. I started helping people I wouldn't otherwise have been able to help. I met friends I wouldn't have otherwise met. I started having deep, meaningful conversations with these new friends, knowing full well that if I hadn't overcome my fears, I wouldn't even have met these people!
This week, I just felt really compelled to share a thought that's been on my heart: If you're feeling comfortable, that's a pretty good sign that you haven't reached you're full potential, and it's time to step out of your comfort zone again.
Each time we do this, our capacity for handling & conquering discomfort grows, and by default WE grow as professionals, as mothers, as spouses, as friends, or whatever area it is that's on your heart as you read this.
Every time I step out of my zone of what I perceive as "safe," I am glad I did. Isn't that always the truth? Overcoming pain, overcoming other people's objections and all the unsexy stuff that comes with "overcoming," is what will move us to that higher level! It's the same with building muscle: we get to training; we destroy the muscle fibers; we deal with the recovery, and we are stronger because of it in the end.
As parents, it's easy to give ourselves to the task of parenting. But I challenge you this month to step it up. If you need ideas on how to do that, respond to this email! I'm fired up and would love to encourage you!
Until next week, keep lifting one another up!
Cheers,
Lindsay
