Nice post! I totally agree, doing something that doesn’t always feel good while doing it often feels good after having done it.

As Martha Beck quoted to me, “no one wants to write, everyone wants to have written.”

-Pam

When some of my posts don’t get a discussion going, I wonder if it was any good or if it helped at all but then I read comments like yours and know it’s my purpose and passion to write, and whether someone comments or not, if even one person reads it and benefits, I’ve done what I’m called to do – inspire and motivate people to live their best lives ever!

And that is a gift in itself. Wow today ends 29giftsin29days and I’m being given gifts all around. First this post from you and then won 2 tix to a seminar featuring (amongst others) Michael Port at the Art of Sales, valued at $800

Yknow what though? Your gift is the precious one. Thank you from the depths of my heart.

And thank you for letting all of us benefit from your wisdom and insights as much as you do from ours. We ALL have something powerful to offer and I appreciate you stepping into the limelight to share what only YOU can You’re an important member of this community!

For a couple of years, I “lurked” on the goodvibeblog.com site, reading every single article and every single comment, but never commenting (because I didn’t feel like I had anything of value to add).

The number of AHA! moments I’ve had would astound you! What I have learned from you, Jeannette, Tia, Kim, Iyabo, Erik, and all of the others, has been invaluable in my life. You guys have offered so many different perspectives for me and opened me up to a whole different way of life. You’ve helped me to come to know myself and understand the law of attraction (amongst other things).

I see the world through completely different eyes. In turn, I have been able to share what I have learned with others. But you and the others never knew that the stones you were throwing into the pond (wisdom you were throwing out there) were making the ripples (changing the lives of others so dramatically) that they were. People that you will never meet are benefiting from your wisdom.

It reminds me of the saying “Anyone can count the seeds in an apple, but only God can count the number of apples in a seed.” Where does one person’s influence end? How many others are there out there that are benefiting from your knowledge and wisdom that you’ll never know about? And they are passing it on to others . . . who are passing it on to others . . .

To all of you, I am a better person because of you and the wisdom you have shared. Thank you . . . thank you . . . thank you!

Remember my epiphany post? That’s when I realised that I’d said I wanted xyz cos I’ve been wanting xyz for a while, so it didn’t occur to me that maybe, I didn’t really want some of the things I thought I did but because I’d wanted them so long, I didn’t realise that could be true.

For eg: For the past year I’ve said how much I love working from home and this is one of the reasons (apart from making a difference in people’s lives) I chose coaching as a career. I pray rain and manifest clients whenever I want (and am ready for) more.

Recently I found myself first manifesting, then resisting taking on more clients when they appeared. This showed up as prospective clients contacting me to set a time to talk and simply disappearing after a couple of email exchanges.

Now, luckily, I knew enough about how I manifest to notice something was up with my vibe.

When I checked in, I realised that although I love working from home, I don’t want to work from home ALL the time anymore. It occurred to me that I’d like to work from home 3 days a week and a day outside. I also told the Universe I wanted to work with kids, that’s always been a huge passion for me.

Accepting and acknowledging this subtle change in the lifestyle I wanted led to me being offered a position semi-coaching high school students for 10 weeks – within hours!

Crazy how that works, huh

Twas definitely one of those VERY subtle feelings you’re talking about cos heck I’m PASSIONATE about being a coach and LOVE working from home, but a little tweak was needed and I would have missed it had I not wondered what was going on or why I wasn’t feeling good (or bad) about more clients.

So yeah, when you’re not sure if it feels good or bad, or kinda both, it’s a great indication to stop and ask “what’s going on”? Don’t do anything, just notice what comes up. Pretty dang amazing, this noticing stuff.

Oh and I totally blame you for making me think so hard on a Sunday when my brain’s hardly able to function… hahaha thanks for making sure I don’t get rusty

ps: autistic? wld never have guessed! but then maybe I shldv’e – autistic children seem to be some of the most gifted around. brilliant, just brilliant!

pps: you used 3 of my favorite C’s – connecting, communicating, creating (I’m adding clarity and consciousness to the mix)

ppps: I love tangents and going off topic cos it brings up so much more.. so keep on keeping on my friend xo

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Actually, Tia, I was thinking of those times when particular feeling about something – good or not, enjoyable or not – is less discernible. Odd? Perhaps. Yet true. And I think this subtlety is more of an issue than many realize. It may be one of those things best explained through example …

When I first moved to BC, I knew no one, no one knew me – no history, no expectations, no preconceived ideas of who I was. Day 1, I moved & unpacked. Day 2, workday over, what was I going to do for the evening? What did I want to do? What did I Want To Do – had me in a pickle, and was my first real exposure to mySELF sans any and all influences from others. Did I like going to movies? Or did I go because everyone else was going? If I had my choice, knowing all would eagerly go along, what would I opt for?

This post of yours is great – as always. It speaks to me and sparks my thoughts – as always. So really, this mind-bending thought-provoking trip I’m on is all your fault (she says with a wink and a grin). I like samples and examples, snippets and anecdotes of life here and now, here and how this plays out… Sometimes I need it; sometimes I want it; either way, it helps me toward greater recognition, understanding, compassion…

Flitting away from the direct subject, perhaps. I guess what I’m trying to say is that when it comes to concept, I benefit through examples. And welcome them -

Love, Appreciation & Heartfelt Gratitude for you, Tia, for your words -

– he IS great – Yay for the Gift of Autism!
– connecting, communicating, creating with what’s here – that’s what life feels all about for me

ps: in case some peeps are wondering about the time on my comments and how they seem to pop out of nowhere, here’s the deal: I sometimes write them much later in the day and change the time on them so that the conversation flows and continuity remains (a little tip I picked up from Jeannette!