Time for a New Story

As I write this, I truly have no idea how long this process will take. I have a book in my mind, and mostly on paper.  Though the story has changed and it is time to update the story to fit my new understanding.  It is time for a do-over so to speak…not only on this book, but also in my life.

This post is NOT for everyone.  This message is for women who are literally stuck re-creating the same experience over and over again.  Maybe it is with men.  Different man, same story.  Maybe it is with money.  Different job, same outcome.  Maybe it is with your health.  New diet, same result.  Whatever it is in your life that you are stuck on, we have to know there is a way out. 

We have to know that we can write a new story in our lives.  We know we can have a thriving relationship because there are other women out there who have done it.  We know we can have a thriving bank account, because there are other women out there who have done it.  We know we can get into the best shape of our lives, because there are other women out there who have done it.  
Yes, we “know” we can.  But do we really think we can?  There in lies the crux of the issue.  

Cognitively, we know others have done it so we know that we can too do it.  However, in our hearts we may not believe that we actually can.  So…we start out strong in a relationship and eventually end up sabotaging it.  We get a new job making more money…but nothing changes with our debt or bank balances.  We start the diet that we know will be the one that will finally help alleviate those extra pounds and get our health on track, but cannot stick to it and get the same result. And so the story goes.

How do we write a new story and actually create the circumstances that has a new ending?  How do we get out of this perpetual loop of experiencing the same outcomes?  

First, we have to be willing to write a new story.  Willingness to see that there is hope. Willingness to see ourselves in a new light.  And the willingness to dream and explore our minds and hearts for what we would truly like to experience in our lives.

Second, we have to be brave enough to say goodbye to the old stories.  Our old ideas have not worked!  We have to kick these ideas and stories out! Kick them out of our minds! Kick them out of our hearts! And kick them out of our lives!  The problem is these stories have become our friends.  These stories may actually have been our best friends.  They may have been what allowed us to survive earlier in our lives.  They are a part of us…they are a part of our DNA.  

But we are living in a new time and we absolutely have to write a new story.  It is time to let go of the old and upgrade to the new.  We have to create ourselves anew, our stories anew…and live our lives in new ways!

In order to move to a different arena in our lives, we have to be willing to open a new gate AND walk through it.  Then we have to have the courage to stay the course.  

And…it is time.

Our world as a whole is welcoming new ideas of women as we speak.  This has definitely been felt in almost every single person worldwide.  But hopefully…and especially inside of you.

So let’s begin telling our new story now.  

Please join me as we dedicate this book is to the old us and any women like the old us who fell into life accidentally and hoped life would work out somehow. The old us who knew there were things we wanted but had no clue how to get them. The old us who woke up and felt as if we were living someone else’s life, because we were.

The old us who felt there was more to life, that maybe we have a purpose to fulfill, but had no clue how to find that.

This book is written to the ‘us’ who were asleep to tell her to WAKE UP!!!

If you are like this old us- stuck but hoping life will somehow offer you more – this is your wakeup call! Your life can and will offer you more, but ONLY when you start offering more to life.

Life is full of endless possibilities, and although you may not be where you want to be today, you absolutely CAN change into the woman you are meant to be.

You are beautiful, smart, and talented enough to do anything you set your mind to. Your dreams are there hanging in the balance, waiting for you to set your clear intention for them and follow through with the appropriate action steps.

This book, I hope will serve as a surrogate to any girl, teenager, or adult woman who grew up in the face of adversity, or of striving to fit in. It is a guide for the woman who got lost in the “I can’t” and “I’m not good enough” mindset and who compared her own insides to other people’s outsides. It is for the old me and it is for YOU, who thought (or still thinks) the grass was greener over there, somewhere.

In this book, the evil whisper of self-doubt will be replaced with a clear message of belief in yourself. Because you, my dear, were put on this planet at this particular time for a particular PURPOSE. A Purpose that only YOU can fulfill because you are the ONLY YOU in the world. So no matter what you have been through, it is time to brush yourself off, stand up tall, and go show this world what you are made of!

And although I dedicate this book to women in particular, it is really for any man or woman who is engaged in this Game of Life.