Life By Design’s Newsletter


October 30, 2007
                 

Empowering You!

 

Being Deliberate

By Tonya Ramsey

 

I am asked a lot, how I balance school, my businesses, and my 3 year old.  I hear people exclaim “I don’t know how you do it, I know I couldn’t”.  I think something that definitely works in my favor is the fact that I have very deliberately picked the things that are in my life, even when I didn’t realize that I was.  I didn’t just wake up one day and wonder how my life got so busy…I knew. 

 

I made the choice to go to school, to start a business, to become a mother.  It did not just happen to me, but from time to time there are those weeks that everything just comes pounding down on me so hard and that I think to myself, “oh dear god what have I done!” It happens to the best of us.

 

It is easy to get swept away with feelings of being just overwhelmed, especially as multiple deadlines seem to start closing in around you.  During those times it is when you need to remind yourself, or find loving supportive people to help you regroup and re-focus on what you are doing and where you want to go.

 

After spending about a month and a half of getting over a variety of illnesses from a sever ear infection to throwing my back out, I was feeling frustrated and overwhelmed, I was so behind at work and at school that I had no idea where to start, in addition I had some great plans to create some new programs and products for Life By Design and just did not know how I was going to get it all done.  I became scattered and I could not multi-task fast enough.  There was something very important missing and the solution seemed so far away.

 

Deciding that I needed an energy boost, I attended a Law of Attraction seminar presented by Kim Emerson and Jenn Givler.  I listened to them and I felt my energy start to shift, as they talked about living in the joy. 

 

All of a sudden hit me, if I was loving everything that I was doing then I needed to change my mind set.  I needed to focus on the steps right now instead of the big picture, because the big picture was HUGE, I was dreaming gigantic and on my way but, it wasn’t going to happen overnight. 

 

I needed to enjoy the journey and have fun doing everything that am doing, taking it one day at a time.  Being deliberate in my actions and choices and I letting go of what was not working for me and the tasks that did not align with the end result that I wanted.

 

It is ok to be overwhelmed and stressed, and when that happens it is time to find the inspiration we need to get back to basics, we need to make deliberate choices and actions, and remind ourselves that the joy is in the journey!

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If you are interested in attending one of Kim and Jenn’s Prosperity Mind Set Seminars and/or group coaching courses you can visit their website. 

 

A message from the Universe

 

Long, long ago, before there was even sand in the hourglass, there was a teeny, tiny dot -- so small it was virtually invisible -- that was presented to you as a gift.

At first, puzzled and perplexed, you thought it was a joke. Yet, trusting and inquisitive, your intuition led you to accept it and, before long, to carefully examine it.

And lo, after becoming extraordinarily teeny and tiny yourself, you found there was an entrance of sorts into this little treasure, in the form of a long and winding path. So inside you went, through the densest grove of ancient, moss-covered, bending oaks you will ever see. And before long, you found a shiny, gold, old-fashioned key that had been left upon a large, rounded stone, as if especially for you.

With key in hand you proceeded down the path until you arrived at a massive gate. Just above it there was a handwritten plaque for all who might pass beneath it:

"Welcome to the Jungles of Time and Space, Where nothing is as it seems, yet all things are possible. Should you ever feel lost or weary, Forget not from where you have come, And follow the signs..."

Peering between the wrought iron bars, you could see the entire Milky Way Galaxy and a hundred billion galaxies beyond it. Your thoughts raced, your imagination ran wild, and as you raised your key to the sturdy, reinforced lock, slowly slipping it in, and gently turning... there was a sudden flash of light and burst of sound. Whereupon, seemingly light-years later but, in fact, no longer than an instant, you found yourself in the most beautiful human form, living on the most beautiful little planet, having a wonderful life, a wrinkle of curiosity on your brow, reading this very Note, right here and now, as you.

Talk about a sign – The Universe

 

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Friday Nov. 2nd @ 10am

Friday Nov. 16th @ 10am

 

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Tapping into your greatness on Journey to Self Nov. 1st

Join me Thursday Nov. 1st on Journey to Self as my guest Bennie Randall, aka The Motivator and I discuss how to tap into your greatness and realize your power. 

Every time I think about this upcoming show get goose bumps, this is going to be one powerful hour!!

If you don’t have the opportunity to listen to the show live, it will be available on archive at on: The Journey to Self SiteBlog Talk RadioLife By Design Site or via RSS Feed

Words of Wisdom

"Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead."

       ~ Louisa May Alcott

Mom’s Coffee Break

 

This week at MCB we have Katherine Reschke, Business & Life Passions Coach.  Katherine will be speaking on “Your Passion”.

Mom’s Coffee Break is a way for all working moms, to take a break, socialize, and engage in great discussions about  important topics.

MCB meets on the 1st and the 3rd Friday of the month at 8am PST / 9am MNT / 10am CST / 11am EST.  You can join the chat through Skype or use your regular or cell phone

 

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As women in business, I think that it is monumentally important that we support each other. Each chat has its own topic and own women in business sponsor.

 

If you are interested in being a sponsor, guest speaker or guest blog poster for Mom’s Coffee Break, or know someone that would be perfect.  Go to the MCB Sponsor page.

 

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