Choose to Dance!

"Work like you don't need the money, love like you've never been hurt, and dance like no one is watching." ~ Satchel Paige

Now, to me, that is true purpose! And it’s all about making the choice. You can choose to dance like no one is watching or you can choose to feel embarrassment because you believe someone is watching and will judge you. It’s all a matter of mindset. As Napoleon Hill said, “your progress in life begins in your own mind and ends in the same place.”

How true is that? Dr. Hill goes on to say: Every great accomplishment began with the germ of an idea in the mind of a great person, then was shaped for practical usefulness and finally transformed into reality. Make your mind a fertile ground for ideas through constant study and learning, and condition through constant practice to discipline yourself to follow through on your good ideas. The most brilliant concept in the world is only a dream unless you take action. Even a mediocre idea that is put into practice is far more valuable than a flash of genius that languishes in a fallow, undisciplined mind.

So, will you make the choice to work like you don't need the money, love like you've never been hurt, and dance like no one is watching? Or, will you choose not to? The choice is yours.

Just for today, make a choice and choose wisely!

The Unlearning of Fear

"Love is what we are born with. Fear is what we have learned here. The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and the acceptance of love back into our hearts." ~ Marianne Williamson

In our Western society, it seems that most of the choices made, whether consciously or unconsciously are out of some sense of fear. What if all of our choices were made out of love? What would that look like for ourselves and for our world?

We tend to live in this nebulous world of fear, doubt, shame, guilt and the like. I say nebulous because in the end, nothing is gained from those emotions – only more of the same. There is no settling, no peace.

We must unlearn fear and the easiest way to unlearn is to re-member and accept love. As stated, love is what we are born with. Love is who we really are. Unfortunately, we have given into this trance of day to day life. Again, this is choice; a conscious choice or an unconscious choice, it is still a choice.

I say choose love. Let us accept love back into our hearts.

Just start with this one moment.

Love yourself.

Vitamin D is for Decisive

“But the cure for most obstacles is, Be decisive.” ~ George Weinberg

Sometimes it is difficult to make a decision. But not making a decision is also a decision. When you do not make a deliberate decision, then life throws you whatever it wants. Once again, you end up in victim mode.

Just for today, be decisive!

Coach Carolyn

Make the Decision... Gain Inner Peace

“We achieve inner peace when we have come to a definite decision. Until then, our lives are in the shaky land of what if.” ~ Coach Carolyn

I know when I have reached a decision about something, I immediately breathe a sigh of relief. Why a sigh of relief? Because up until then, I have been living in limbo about whatever it is that I need to decide, and I cannot let it go so God can then take it and work on it. Up until then, it has been weighing on my mind, pressing on my own heart, and pending within my spirit.

Making that decision means being able to release it to God to be made manifest. Making that decision means that I have gained inner peace from the struggle of holding onto that choice. Making that decision is also about loving yourself enough to free yourself from those inner struggles and releasing them to a power greater than ourselves.

Just for today, take the leap, make the decision, let go and let God. Then, you will have inner peace.

Coach Carolyn

Making Choices: Fear or Faith?

“It’s easy to forget that the circumstances of our day-to-day lives are the results of decisions we made yesterday, last month, and last year. We don’t wind up thousands of dollars in debt because of one extravagant purchase, nor do we gain thirty pounds as a result of one decadent dinner. And our relationships certainly don’t end overnight because of a single heated argument. We are where we are because of the decisions we make every day. If we want to better understand how we have created our present-day reality, all we need to do is look at the choices we made and continue to make along the way.”

Every important choice we make is being guided by one of two places: either it is an act of faith or it is an act of fear. Faith opens the door to a new future… while fear keeps us rooted in the past.”

From The Right Questions: Ten Essential Questions to Guide You to an Extraordinary Life by Debbie Ford.

Just for today, think about the choices you are about to make. STOP, TAKE A BREATH, and ASK:

"Am I making this choice based on faith or is it based on fear?"

Choose wisely,
Coach Carolyn

REVIEW: The Right Questions

I have wanted to purchase this book for sometime and finally did. It was definitely worth it! A beautifully written book of ten questions to ask before making any decision in life. What I love most is that it is written so simply as only Debbie can. It draws the reader in to get to the heart of spiritual decision making.

I highly recommend this book if you are needing to make some serious changes in your life. Remember, your life is a result of the choices you have made up until now. Are you still wanting to make the same destructive choices? The Right Questions will help you in making healthy and proactive choices so you can live a more fulfilling live.

Making Choices

"I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. I possess tremendous power to make life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration; I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis is escalated or de-escalated." ~ Goethe

The choice is yours. Choose wisely.

Coach Carolyn