Is hard work really "hard"?

 Good mawning!

Thoughts around "hard" work.

Yesterday, as a family, we were out doing family business.

"We" do renovations and property maintenance work.

I say "we" because the main work is done by my hubby, a trained carpenter and handyman.

The work we did yesterday would not be for everyone to choose to do. And... Our boys did a lot of the work.

This morning as I am navigating my morning routine, I see that they also attended to almost ALL their household contributions yesterday as well.

Some would say they worked hard.

But they didn't.

They worked willingly, focused, consistently, and without resistance.

The work was what it was. Not easy or hard.

WE add the ease or "hardness" to it by how we show up in it.

Currently we have 2 similar projects (and a few ongoing) that are different in so many ways and stages that are highlighting for us many lessons. One of which is gratitude.

We are grateful for who we get to work with. We are grateful for who we get to serve and help. We are grateful that we CAN do the work we are doing. And we are grateful for being in the process of watching things grow and expand.

We are ALL here to share a worthy contribution and to enjoy the being in the process of the work we get to do.

What ways do you enjoying applying yourself willingly? What work do you do with ease that others find "hard"?

#ThankyouGod #gratitude #Divinegifts #oneanotherlove #ofgreatValue #hardwork #worksmart #willingness #lightentheload #serving #contribution #raisingmen #parenting #familybusiness #geterdone #growthmindset #simpleandconsistent #trusttheprocess #mindsetmatters

Don't let it fade

 This was my reminder to myself this morning.

I have been through many events, trainings, seminars, and coaching. Some of those I will admit did NOT feel like the right fit for me. Some of them I gleaned what I could and moved on. 

But for those that DID light a spark in me, they are ALL still with me.

And I can say that I have made great connections from and much of them continue to support me to this day.

But the key to that was, to not walk away and walk "back" into my life as though nothing happened. As I went on my way, I made sure to take the gift of connection WITH me and LINGER hard in that gratitude and space of embodiment and integration just that bit longer. I wanted to make sure that I allowed the teachings and the shifts to fully take seed in my soil and begin to grow. I allowed myself the imagination of adding what I gained to the fullness of my character, and experience.

So before the rest of this week and ITS fullness and busy-ness rushes in, I am going to review my notes and workbook and savour it good like I am enjoying my freshly steep tea.

I'm grateful for this moment in life that I have finally gotten to meet up with. 

Blessings to you all this week 💖

Grit! I will continue to apply simple and consistent efforts

Good mawning! 

 Grit!

Over the course of the last year, myself and my family have been through a LOT of transformative experiences and opportunities. From really low points to being in the process of experiencing a dream opportunity.

I am humbly reminded of the potential of the lows as well as the gifts and heights of the mountainous opportunities…

And in the space between them both is where we be. 

We are being grown, refined, revealed, stretched, encouraged, taught, and guided into versions of ourselves we COULD never fully fathom.

Which brings me around to this point… in the journey of setting goals, intentions, expectations, achievements… In the wisp of considering outcomes, results, and tangibles,,, no matter how I put my imagination to it, I find that there is something marvelous and missed in it all. And that main thing is, how am I through all of this? 

Do I ever “dream” of how I would miraculously handle a surprise encounter that I didn’t expect? Do I truly give thought to the fullness of character I would hold of myself in the face of my own resistance in a task? DO I see and feel, in fullness the person I am BEING in the space of loss or unexpected outcomes?

Just yesterday, I was gifted an opportunity that I only had “hoped” for. I tried to imagine what my response would be when the moment came. I was HOPING I would be filled with a warm and fuzzy feeling, like a sun-bathed meadow (with no mosquitoes LOL) and I feel as happy as I did when I bit into the grilled cheese sandwiches we had for dinner about a month ago.

And instead, I felt pain LOL. And astonishment. And sadness… And the need to be alert and mindful. And grateful. And the need to just “accept” what it was that has come. ALL AT THE SAME TIME! And then it came at me again LOL. And another one! And heck, why not ONE MORE!!!

In that moment, where my continued and “lack-luster” steps forward that preceded it, I realized I knew I was at the edge of continuing, but NOT attached to the “failing”. I was grateful for the process that would bring me to the “end” and then I was gifted with enough perseverance to continue just that little ways more.

I CAN stand in the realization of my worthy goal. AND… I really don’t know how I will be in THAT moment where “we” stand together. But I feel that I have prepared myself as best as I can to receive it. “It” and all of the experiences that will come, and for that opportunity to even be present in the process, I am grateful.

So for today, and as well the day that follows,  I will continue to apply simple and consistent efforts in increasing measure WHILE being present in the experiences that come with it. Because I can see its THOSE moments I have signed up for.

#thankyouGod #present #grateful #Divinegifts #Trustintheprocess #itsajourney #memories #experiences #expectations #dreambig #holdthevision #Kaizen #simpleandconsistent #growthmindset #expansion #increasyourcapacity #receiving #gifts #tistheseason

Let's honour those around us now

 And so it is...

This morning I am "riddled" with the echo of "wishing I had done more" in the moments I had them.

It's one thing to have to uncover your garden hose that is covered by inches of snow. It's another thing to realize along with another the awkward balance of leaving someone "alone" and always dropping a comment or encouragement.

In the exchange of remembering moments and things we've done, we were both thinking there was more we wanted to do...

But indeed, it was too late and all we could do was grimace and wish him peace.

It's hard when we lose family and friends. It's also hard when we lose neighbours or colleagues in our lives that we assume we can catch up with the "next" time we see them.

Perhaps, the time you see them is already the next, and perhaps...it's the moment you already promised to yourself to connect in.

Even harder still (in light of the days we are in at the moment), is realizing that we are already okay with the fact that they may die before you make that connection with them...

We put so much into honouring the dead and those who have passed on.

Let's honour those around us WHILE they are here and living.

#ThankyouGod #gratitude #connection #EncourageDaily #whileitsToday #lifeisagift #reset #death #dayofthedead #lovethyneighbour #oneanotherlove #ofgreatValue #circleofinfluence #biggerpicture #greaterstill #fullnessoflife