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So….this year’s last session of Soul Restoration 2 closes one week from today and I found this post that Melody wrote a few years ago…I thought it was perfect for today and perfect for SR 1…maybe because the way she FELT is the way I FEEL some days. So read on…hope you like it. At the bottom I added a little birthday giveaway surprise. We are still celebrating after all. 
Hope you enjoy….and even more than that, I HOPE you will join us for Soul Restoration 2 and end this year with a BANG!
Do you ever get totally overdone…..cooked…..to the point where you are just sort of nuts and you can not cope with things that you normally do quite beautifully with? Might be because you have been overworking because you took on 3 design jobs that all have the exact same deadline, or you have not gone out of the house or the office in way too long….or because you have been eating junk and not drinking water, or exercising….or because you let your thyroid medication run out 4 days ago and now it’s the weekend and every day you get a little more crazy and tired……not that I know anyone like that…just sayin’
Well…..if you ever do any combination of those things, your big mean questions might come out when you are all vulnerable and raw and weak…because that’s when they like to attack….but, heck….bring it on, I have been here before….you just have to face it straight on…..so……let’s get to the question….
I will now have a live dialogue with me and myself….please do not call the loony bin, I do this all the time and it seems to work out quite peachily for me and my wild mind…
WHAT IF I CAN’T DO IT???
“do what?”
It….you know, my life, just everything?
“what do you mean?”
Well, I just feel overwhelmed, and you know, sort of discouraged, and there’s just so much crap going on out there…the economy, people who are way ahead of where I am…there’s so much to do and not enough time….and I am getting old, and maybe my best years are over…and I keep losing and gaining this same 15 pounds, and my roots are all grown out, and my studio is a complete disaster….and I am a complete disaster…
“OH MY GOSH, SERIOUSLY, BUCK UP!!”
what?
“I SAID, BUCK UP, SISTER, COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS!”
huh? Can’t you feel sorry for me for a second?
“Why would you want to waste 1 more minute feeling sorry for yourself? Why would you want to waste one more minute all paralyzed when you could stand up and do something about it?”
What? Like what?
“Well, what do you really want to be doing right now?”
ummm…I want to be making a plan for this week that I can get excited about, I want to take a hot bath and then watch a movie
“well, why don’t you do it then?”
because I have too much to do
“you are not doing ANYTHING, you are sitting there all stressed out and doing nothing but thinking about how stressed out you are.”
Yeh, I guess you are right, but I really should be working
“You have to have balance”
yeh, right.
“You know I’m right”
But what if I can’t get it all done?
“What if you can?”
What do you mean?
“Why don’t you think about why you want to get this all done and what it would really mean for you? Is it even what you want? If it is, then…what is the payoff?”
Well, some of it I want to do and other stuff I’m not so sure about
“So why are you making yourself crazy trying to get impossible amounts of things done?”
because I am nervous and scared about the future
“Why? Haven’t you always been taken care of? Haven’t things always worked out?”
Well, yes.
“Why would things not work out now?”
I guess they always will. They always have.
“So, what are you going to do with the rest of your night?”
I am going to sit down and make a plan for the next week, then I am going to breathe, and take a bath, and then I am going to watch a movie and let myself take a break. All I can do is all I can do.
“Exactly.”
But, still, what if I can’t do it all?
“Then you can’t, all you can do is give it your best and enjoy it while you are doing it…make a plan and then just live in the NOW, stop worrying so much about the future, just do your best and breathe through it…take breaks, enjoy your life.”
Ok, I will try.
“Ok, are you going to stop asking that question now?”
yes, for now.
“promise?”
I will for this moment….and I will put it into my plan to stop asking.
“Good Idea…now go take a bath.”
Ok….I will.
Since Soul Restoration 1 closes for the year in ONE WEEK. If you haven’t signed up yet, this is the last week to do so before the year ends. We hope you will join us and see what good things your life has in store for you!!!
We want you to join so much that
we are giving away TWO free spots
…just leave a comment telling us
what did you do to be brave today??
WINNERS:
EllieBelle
Dawn King
Winners: please email support@bravegirlsclub.com to get your login information!!!
We really really REALLY hope you can join us in 2011′s last session of Soul Restoration 2….life-changing fun!!!
xoxo
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I recently quit my job (with my husband’s blessing) so I can be a stay-at-home-mom to my two wonderful boys. It didn’t make sense to anyone else (especially my boss), since I only worked part-time while they were in school, but I followed my heart and did it anyway! I’m trying to find my “groove” and get into a routine, but I’m loving every second of it!
I made the decision to have a tough conversation with a client who is being very inconsiderate
It’s early yet, but so far I’d say, to look my long list in the face and say, yes, I’ll tackle you and I can do it with a smile!
I told myself the truth…..and its true! Truly.
I am still standing, still trying, still doing. Waiting patiently for inspiration & purpose, and being guiding by what I am already sure of. Every scary darn day!
I chose not to argue with my boyfriend who wanted to fight with me.
It hurt & it was hard, but it was worth it ! Phew …..
I went out socialising for the first time in 10 years!!! I am recovering from a long illness and am just starting to get back in to the groove! I even danced to one song…just one song….but it was THE BEST EVER dance I have EVER had! Go me!
I drew in my life journal – I am NOT by any stretch of the imagination gifted with the ability to draw. But I decided I wanted to try. And even though it’s permanent and I might hate it, I did it anyway. Guess I can always cover it up with something if it’s really too awful to look at! :>)
Two days ago I told my husband (very nicely) that we need to stop making excuses when we don’t get things done (or exercise, or eat right…). That we need to take responsibility for what we do, and that we need to forgive ourselves when our best-layed-plans to pan out.
I told him that I want to think this way from now on, and that I’d love to have him join me in this mind-set, but that if he doesn’t, I won’t use him as excuse for my lack of self-control.
His response?
He called me yesterday and asked me out on a date.
After 20 years of marriage, I’m even more convinced that I married the right man.
I started to change the nutrition for my whole family. So far they like it, even me.
I was brave today when my husband told me he may lose his job. Instead of sagging & fretting & worrying, I was able to encourage him, to keep hoping, to keep looking forward, and marching forth! We can do it!
I am undergoing a major surgery that will keep me immobile for almost 4 months. Needless to say U am feeling very down at the moment.. I really needed to find The Brave Girls cub at this point in my life-what a blessing. I hope to do classes while my body recuperates. I believe my heart and soul are in need of some restoration as well!
I just separated from my husband. And I am trying to figure out whether or not I want to continue our 30 year relationship. Part of me does, but the other part of me wants to find me again. I’ve lost my way from being a mother and a wife living under husbands rules. I want to laugh, live and love again the way I know how. I am a happy person and I have lost that happiness. But most importantly, I’ve lost me and what I have to offer myself. Can I find it again? How does one restore their soul? I don’t know how. Can you help me to find me again? I feel lost and don’t know where to begin. Looking for guidance. I just started receiving the “The little bird told me” quotes and I must say they help me get through the day. They resonate truth and they tell me it will be okay. I’ve never been one to read affirmations, but it really helps in my time of trouble. Thank you for those. You are loved for that. You are helping me. Thank you.
Brave. Trudging through another challenging and monotonous day in the life.
BRAVE. My BFF that found this website and shared it with me, knowing that I need it for the encouragement, strength, and self loving confidence to change my life…. all that I can become BRAVE. Like her.
Thank you.
My world crashed in a little last night. Today, I bravely got out of bed. I did my exercise. I fixed biscuits for my family. I did some bookkeeping. Drank my water. Filled the car with gas. Did the dishes. Made a lovely mid-day meal of baked chicken, broccoli, and sweet basil carrots from scratch. Entertained an unexpected guest with my family at the meal. Encouraged a friend on the phone.
No one would guess how crappy I feel inside. How alone and broken. How useless and replaceable. And sad.
But I am brave because I am loving my family and serving them anyway. Doing the work without the joy. I’m ready for the joy to come back.
Until it does, I’ll be brave.
Today I faced my fear of going out, in public, to a very busy location without any of my supporters. I deal with anxiety, agoraphobia and depression daily. It was a huge step and even though it was not a stellar success, I at least did it.
well this morning I got out of bed and did not beat myself up about sleeping too long. I washed my face and I put on clean pjs and did not beat myself up that I didn’t put on street clothes. Later when a girlfriend called and asked if she could come over for lunch, I didn’t say no which was how I felt at that moment but let her come and make her own lunch.
Maybe by other people’s standards I didn’t accomplish much today but right now getting out of bed is sooo hard, so I just open my eyes each day and will myself to get up, and I don’t want to but I DO IT ANYWAY.
I just wrote in my soul journal: depression sucks. and it does. I do the best that I can. deb
Today I was Brave. I faced my attacker in court. He now has 15 long
Years to think about the harm he did to me.
I have been so depresses lately with lots of shed tears, but today I have come to realize that the One who holds my future in His hands, has always been with me throughout my life, even when I thought I totally ruined my life. Today, for the first time in my life I have really come to understand He is with me. Oh, how thankful I am! This realization and inspiration from Melody has given me strength to carry on in the tough times and so I took time for myself by “driving the countryside” to appreciate the beautiful fall day and then I went into a fabric shop and admired the beautiful bolts of cloth. I am one of those beautiful patterns and colors! I can choose to make a beautiful canvas out of my life and that is just what I purpose to do by getting myself restored and healed! One small step at a time!
Despite how unhappy i was with myself yesterday and how tired i was this morning, i got out of bed because there are things to do and my kids to nurture. i decided i want to make a plan for homeschool instead of whining about how i can’t do this and what a failure i’ve been in the past. if i don’t do it, no one will.
I was laid off from my job on Oct 5. But I still went on the trip I had been planning for 4 months. I put out resumes, networked, interviewed, then left it up to God and enjoyed my trip.
Today I was kind to a coworker who has been quite unkind and alienating to our team. A Brave Girl is kind because she is kind.
I recently had to take the job I performed for a business to an independent company. Becoming an independent contractor is one thing, becoming a business owner is quite another. I feel like I am running into myself each day trying to get it all accomplished. I’m making errors like never before and at the worst times, because I’m exhausted. I’m physically drained and emotionally scared. I won’t give up, and I know I can do this, but at this time, I seem to have disappeared as a person. I’m a worker, an owner, a mother, a mate…etc. Where did I go? My mate is my partner in my business and he no longer seems to see me as his romantic partner either. I am about to crumble right now and I know I must make time to re-center and re-identify who and what I am. I had intended to sign up for the class, however, I was not able to allocate the funds not knowing what my income was going to be. I believe it is just what I need….
this morning is a chronically sick child, and a long day of work, so I am starting my day with you, and my coffee, wrapped up in my snugly robe fresh from a long hot shower. Thanks for reminding me to breathe, to take it moment by moment, to finish my coffee, that the day isn’t going anywhere. I made my list, and I can do it.
I’m a newbie and have just begun the life altering gift of fully participating in Soul Restoration 1;
on Wednesday I spent 4 hours viewing the videos and journaling, on Thursday I spent 3 hours doing the same, and today I have already been on BGC for 3 hours and I’m still working on me!
The bravest thing that I have done today is to tell my beloved daughter and son-in-law (with whom I live) that I must get my very own horse. Nevermind that I don’t know where I will get the money for the horse, his tack, and his shelter needs. Nevermind that we live in the city proper and I am planning on asking the zoning department for a special permit to keep him here. Nevermind that all of those “Moon People” that I have now placed on the moon, where they belong, have told me for years, “Shawn, you don’t REALLY want a horse!” And nevermind that I am 57 years old with some very big health issues.
SHAWN IS GOING TO GET A HORSE NEXT SPRING AND HE IS GOING TO LIVE WITH ME!!!
Take that, you Moon People!!!