Good morning,
(This video is just over 3 minutes long, and I truly hope you’ll think it’s worth the watch. 🤗)
There are moments in life that remind you just how much can change in a year.
This was one of them.
The box you see me opening in this video isn’t just a box. It’s the first proof copies of my redesigned journals that I’m rereleasing on Etsy and, for the very first time ever, as paperback journals on Amazon.
Never... ever... did I imagine I’d be creating paperback journals.
That dream didn’t start with me.
It started with Kevin.
He looked at me one day and said he could see these journals becoming paperbacks. I’ll be honest... the idea felt overwhelming at first. But it also felt exciting. So I got to work.
And yes... I know. I just redesigned these journals a couple of months ago.
But that’s the beauty of becoming.
When you feel the shift...When you feel the need for change...When you feel yourself being called to continue becoming...
You step into it.
That’s exactly what these journals are.
As I’ve redesigned each one, I’ve answered every journal prompt myself. I’ve searched for just the right photograph, the right font, and the right colors because it isn’t just about the words inside.
It’s about how the journal feels.
I know I’ve found exactly the right combination when my eyes look at it, my mind becomes quiet, and my heart simply says...
“Yes.”
This is how I want it to go out into the world.
Over the next couple of days, the first three paperback journals should be live on Amazon. Four more proof copies are on their way to me now, and after that...
Only twenty more to redesign. 😊
And yes...
I made a boo-boo.
The first three journals that are currently in Amazon review have the wrong titles printed on the spine.
Oops.
I forgot to update them.
The good news? I’ve already fixed the covers, and as soon as Amazon finishes reviewing them, I’ll upload the corrected versions.
So... if you happen to order one before I can replace the cover...
Congratulations! 🤗
You beat me to the fix.
One day those first copies might even make us both smile.
My goal is to have every journal redesigned and published before the end of the month.
And I love having that goal.
What I love even more is that I don’t feel pressure around it.
I have a goal.I have a date.I know the actions I need to take.
So I’ll keep taking the next step.
If the end of the month comes and they’re not all finished...
That’s okay.
They’ll get done.
They’ll find their way into the world exactly when they’re meant to.
Lately I’ve been feeling so much excitement about where my Road to Becoming is leading.
I love the energy around me.
I love dreaming out loud with Kevin.
Last night he was sharing ideas with such passion. He had vision. He had belief. He could see where this road is taking us.
Then he looked at me and said something I’ll never forget.
“I believe in you 100%. I know your heart. I know why you do this.”
Not to sell journals.
Not to sell books.
But to help one person recognize their worth... their value... and to know they are not defined by their mistakes.
They are strengthened because of them.
Then he smiled and said,
“You had a dream. You’ve had it for years. And it’s happening. We have the RV. We have Birdie. We have GPS. And we have a dream.”
He’s right.
We have the RV.
We have Birdie. (Our new truck still makes me smile every time I say her name.)
We have GPS.
We have each other.
And we have a dream that somehow keeps getting bigger than either of us imagined.
These journals have become part of that dream...
One I never even dreamed for myself.
I can’t wait to see where the road to my becoming...
...our becoming...
takes us next.
Thank you for cheering us on, believing in us, and walking this road beside us. It means more than you’ll ever know.
🧡 Debbie
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