This Is Your Show!!

Ginine said,

THE CAVE YOU FEAR TO ENTER HOLDS THE TREASURE YOU SEEK.

What a powerful statement!!!  How many times have you missed out on something awesome because of your fear? It scares me to think of the amount of times I have passed up a really great opportunity because I allowed fear to make my decisions for me.

What do you think you can accomplish in 20 seconds of Courage? What is something that has been on your heart for a long time that would begin to manifest only if you spent 20 seconds putting all of your heart soul and passion into that idea?

Who is going to thank you for your 20 seconds of courage!?  Who will you thank for thiers!?  I thanked Cathy Heller for hers because without it I would not be here right now talking to you!!  You would be surprised what you can accomplish in 20 seconds if you show up and give yourself permission to do so!!

Ginine's 20 seconds of Courage has brought her to me where we had an opportunity to relate to one another.  It turns out she has a bunch of tools that could help people that I know.  She is making big movements in the mental health community that is helping raise awareness for suicide. I know I'm not the only one who's been touched by the subject and I would love for anyone who feels they need someone to talk to, to reach out to myself or Ginine!  We are not trained therapists but we have been through the darkness and are living in light.  I would like you to take a moment to visit her website www.chasingoz.com as well as her musicians page on Instagram @chasingozmusic.  

If you are depressed or are suicidal please reach out to your local mental health clinic, hospital, or suicide hotline.  I can offer an ear to listen to your story, but there are people who know the right things to say, teach and recommend.

Last week I met with Cinder Ernst and she showed me a three-step process on how to centre myself when I feel things are falling apart around me. I did it the day I edited our first episode and the energy that provided me kept me going for a few days. I'll be honest, I didn't do it again until this morning as I was editing this second half of the episode. What I noticed after taking a couple of days off in between is that there is a drastic difference in how it affects my day. It pulls my thoughts in from being all over the place and focuses them on things to be grateful for. After all, gratitude is the key to a happy life. If you can't be happy with what you do have why would you be provided with more? It falls under the same principles as the law of attraction or believing in a prayer. The second half of my interview with Cinder opened my eyes to a few more things. Since we first talked I have started doing live streams on Instagram and Facebook and putting myself out there more than I ever imagined I would in my lifetime. What I'm learning is that the more I do that, the more I learn how I am able to adapt.  I'm learning to allow the feelings of anxiety to pass through me and in turn I am realizing how to better deal with it. The more I do it the easier it will be and I hope that one day it doesn't affect me at all.

Cinder helped me realize last week that it is achievable as long as I rinse and repeat the process!!  I now have new tools to help me get through some of my daily struggles.  If I can start there, who knows where it will take me!?!?  All I know is we only have the present moment. The ones that have passed are not coming back and the ones ahead haven’t happened yet!  Right now is all we have, it is all we are and it is all we are ever going to be.

What will you do with the moments to come?

Cinder Ernst is a friend of mine who I met through the 6 Figure Songwriting cohort with Catch The Moon Music!  She is one of the most refreshing, inspiring and real people I have had the pleasure of getting to know.  Her bubbly personality is a force to be reckoned with and it is easily passed on to whomever gets the opportunity to be graced in her presence.