Scripture exhorts us to keep the Sabbath day holy!  It further recommends that we “be still” and know He is God!

Over the centuries we’ve come to many different interpretations of these two exhortations.   I’m not going into a theological debate about them as I would probably lose.  But I do want to say something I’ve come to recognize about our Heavenly Papa’s reason for laying down the above 2 exhortations.

Have you ever said to your spouse or a dear friend - “you’re not listening to me!”  We know that because the eyes glaze over or there’s no head nodding or the eyes are turned in another direction with the nose in a book or magazine.  If we were to ask the person to whom we’re speaking, they might be able to repeat verbatim what we said.  To them, that’s listening or hearing what we said!

But that’s not what most of us want when we are sharing with another who is closer to our hearts than others.  We want them to hear us!  We want them to capture the essense of what we’re sharing!  Simply repeating the words we’ve just spoken isn’t what we want.

How does this relate to “keeping the Sabbath day holy” or “be still & know?”

If we want the person to whom we are sharing to “be still & listen”; then why wouldn’t our Heavenly Papa want us to be still and know He’s there; listening to our hearts; and sharing with us in return.

If I’m constantly on the go - every day of the week - then how am I ever going to be able to “be still and know” what He is saying to me.  The very things I need & want from Him. 

I’ve learned that it’s not so much a “command” as it is an urgent request from the One who knows our innermost workings better than any other.  And knows that if I don’t s-l-o-w down and be quiet; I can’t hear.

Over the years, I’ve had folks say to me that God never answers their prayers.  My response is often - “are you listening?”  Usually I get a blank stare.  He always answers us - in one way or another.  But His answer may not be what we’re expecting.  Only because He knows better what we need than we know ourselves.

There’s a great deal more to it than what I’m saying here; but this is not the time nor place to say it.  What I’m most interested in conveying is that He admonished us to keep one day “holy”.  Keep it for Him.  Take one day in the week and “be still”.  Listen for His words that will bring healing and hope to us.  Words that will revive us when we’re weary from six hard days of labor.

So my encouragement for the day is to slow down.  Be quiet and rest.  Take time to know He hears and wait with an open attentive mind for His responses.

Have an awesome, quiet Sunday with rich blessings & much love,

Linda, a fellow journeyer

Those of you who attend our new Affiliated Women face 2 face neighborhoods know that we talk about the “3 C’s”. 

“Collaborate; Cooperate; and Coordinate!” 

You also know that I’m fond of saying “we leave the 4th “C” at the door when we arrive!  The 4th “C” is “competition”.

Why do we stress collaboration, cooperation and coordination?  It should be obvious, however our mind says one thing and our emotions say another!

When one of the things we’ve done that moves us onto the 2nd half of the journey path, is to start our own business; we want to grow it as quickly as possible.  Particularly if it’s a direct sales business.  Whether we do it part-time for a little extra spending money or full time to achieve the highest recognition (and money) as possible; we need customers.  We need folks who will buy into what we offer. 

Thus when someone crosses our path who offers a similar ‘widget’; our guts growl and the fangs may seek to appear (my metaphor for the natural inclination to compete).

Whatever it is that we decide to pursue in life; we want to achieve our ultimate goal!  The quicker we want to have that happen, the more likely we are to pack competition into our bags.

However, what the market place is slowly discovering is that competing rarely works over the long haul.  What does work, however, is adopting a cooperative attitude that permits us to collaborate with others - even those in our own industry from different companies - and coordinate our efforts.  This scenario has more opportunity for mutual success than “biting the hands that might feed us” or maintaining our natural inclination to compete!

Now, I’m not speaking as the resident expert!  I’m as inclined to want to “compete” as the next woman.  But I hate the feelings that well up inside me and the haughty attitude I adopt as I attempt to get one up.   Mentally, I’ve learned that applying the 3 “C’s” is far more beneficial (mutually) in the long run!

You’ll find me talking more about the 3 “C’s” as we move along at AWP and our face 2 face neighborhoods AWItm. 

Why?  Because women in general have adopted the masculine predominate motivation of “conquering” rather than applying the native feminine motivation of “nurturing”.  Partly due to the feminine revolution in its worst aspects; and partly because we’ve felt we had to fight for every advance we’ve made in the market place.

Problem is - we fought each other as well!  And in that scenario; none of us are in an enviable position.  Males in general view us as the enemy and other women view us as someone to be conquered.

So, let’s agree to begin now to change the landscape!  Let’s agree that through AWP and AWItm, we’ll operate more out of the 3 “C’s” and leave the 4th one at the door!  Let’s show the world we can win by shaping and forming what comes naturally to us - nurturance!

Let’s decide that we will collaborate, coordinate and cooperate with each other.  Nurturing the gifts and abilities each of us bring to the table while promoting each other to others - so that all eventually win a piece of the big pie!

Have an awesome day with much love and little to no competition with anyone or anything!

Linda, a fellow journeyer

I want to correct yesterday’s ‘math’ equation.  It really should read P+uP=E!

 What I realized as I drove to and fro yesterday was that it isn’t just any “purpose” that drives our energy level to well beyond what we think we do.  It’s our “ultimate” purpose; thus the modifier “u”.

What I’ve discovered as I’ve grown more chrono-mature is that we fulfill many purposes in life!  There seems to be a ‘purpose’ for every season.  And what defines this or that ’season’ is when and how well we fulfill the purpose for that season and what we ultimately come to learn from the experience.

But each of the ’seasonal purposes’ is not our “ultimate” purpose.  They may be part and parcel of same, but all together may not come close to that which meets our every need and fulfills that for which we were ‘designed!’

It’s much like writing or reading a good novel (note the word “good”).  We go from chapter to chapter with the story unfolding.  As we move through its pages, we are drawn more and more into the story and plot and in some cases - can’t put it down until we’ve reached the final page.

It’s like that with the seasons and mini-purposes in our lives!  We go from chapter to chapter (or season to season) and each one draws us into the next.  As we move through the ‘pages’, we are drawn into the process.

If we are really attentive, using our observation & reflection skills, somewhere a little more than halfway through - we’ll have the ‘ah ha’ experience.  “So that’s it!”

I truly believe when that happens, we’ve entered upon the “2nd half of the journey” and are headed in the correct direction.  Headed for glimpses of the big “WHY” I’m here in the first place and what it is that will ’scratch the itch’ called true passion & true purpose!

Oh darn, I’m on a roll here and just notice the time in the corner of my screen.  I’ve got to get the bod’ ready for the day; rush out for breakfast with 2 classmates (from high school mind you!); then off to the accountant and then home to pursue all the things that are waiting on my desk!

I think I’m on to something here and hopefully what I’m on to will be helpful to each of you as you wander here during the day.  So watch for more as the day and weekend progresses.

Encouragement for the day!  Be resolved to repeat great things about who you are and who you are becoming today.  Don’t let others create doubt or fear in you as you walk today’s path.  Be encourage by someone who sees qualities you don’t yet see.

Then take them and make them your own!

Much love in your day,

Linda, a fellow journeyer

Back to math, are we?  What in the world does “P+P=E” stand for?

“Passion + Purpose = Energy”!  Yes, when we have a deep passion for what we are doing and it aligns with our ultimate purpose, we find energy we can’t even imagine!

I’m pushin’ the ‘chrono-scale’ pretty hard and even though I image myself as only “35″, there are times when my ‘bod’ screams “much more chrono-mature”!  But I get up and go - go - go and then come home to the office and go some more!

Is it like that for you as you pursue your passion and purpose?  It has become so for me and I don’t think any of us are that much different as we move through the 2nd half of the journey.  While it may have a little something to do with a sense of urgency - I tend to think it has more to do with finding our “place” in the grand scheme of things!

On a conference call last evening, one of our most dedicated members made the comment about “juggling many balls” as “women do when we’re in the 2nd half of the journey”! 

Nothing truer has ever been uttered!  But I don’t think it has to do with anything other than having reached a point in our lives where we’ve reached down; picked up what we’re really passionate about and discovered how it fits into our ultimate purpose.

When that happens - energy flows!

Flows from aspects of our being that we never could have imagined.  We get up with a sense of purpose and a plan; albeit only for “this day”.  But the “this day” plan puts another thin layer onto our “big picture” dream and brings that dream one step closer to reality!

Just looked at the clock and realize I have to bathe the bod’ and move out with the same energy that flowed yesterday.

So my encouragement for today is to observe how the energy flows and how much you accomplish while juggling more than 3 balls in the air.  At the close of the day, reflect on the feeling of satisfaction that flows in your ‘bones’ and realize that

P+P=E!

Have an awesome day!

Linda, a fellow journeyer

How many times do we say that?  “Yes, dear,” when asked to add something to our already overloaded plate.

I was taking a brief break today and thought about how many times I’m asked by my “dear” to do something related to “keeping the home fires burning” when I’m already overloaded with my work!  It seems because I work from home and he doesn’t have a clue what I do or where we’re headed; I’m supposed to do all I used to do when I didn’t have anything else to do (was there ever such a time for us?).

Do you ever experience the same challenge from your “dear”?  Does he want you to do the things you’ve always done with regard to “household management” before you launched a business; advanced in your career or moved from ‘home manager’ back into the market place?

It’s as if it doesn’t phase them that we are now in the 2nd half of the journey and transitioning into new, exciting things we’ve always wanted to do.  And it takes time - precious time.  Energy & focus.  Having to drop our focus in a split second to tend to some mundane home management issue can be a drain - right?

It’s not that they (our “dears”) don’t know we are developing, growing, movin’ & shaken’.  It’s just that their priorities seem to be higher than ours.  What if we called them in the middle of an important task and said, “who do I call at the bank to blah, blah, blah?”  Or “can you call the roof repair folks and see why they haven’t been to fix the leaky roof”?

Oh, I want to shout at the voice on the other end of the line with “DO IT YOURSELF!”  How many times in the past have I heard those words when I interrupted an important ‘man’s job’ activity with what he considered a “trivial matter!”

Funny, how it isn’t so trivial when the shoe is on the other foot.

Now don’t get me wrong.  My “dear” is very supportive and prays daily that we make some money before long (know the feeling?); but I think his expectations are that I can do it while not giving up a formerly-held home management job. 

Here’s the riotous thing!  One day when I exploded out of frustration and sheer exhaustion; he countered with the highest compliment you can imagine.  “But, dear, you can do almost anything with one hand tied behind your back!”

Yea, sure!  And the moon is made of green cheese - right?

But let’s admit it.  Somewhere in the depths of a man’s soul, he really believes us ’gals’ can do almost anything with one hand tied behind our back.

I’ve got the best solution I think for this 2nd half of the journey challenge.  Listen, make notes, set notes aside for later and then simply answer. . .

“Yes, dear!”

Have an awesome day with only a few requests from your “dear” asking you to do something with one hand tied behind your back!

Linda, a fellow journeyer

Yesterday I started talking about how we must be cautious in all that we do because (unfortunately) there are folks out there who don’t have our best interests at heart.  They will manipulate and use us for their own purposes - not for mutual benefit.

Over the weekend, the fellow who wanted to be added to our E-letter list got a hold of a few addresses when one of our well-meaning members forwarded some information to interested parties.  Before long, I got “thanked” for registering on the mailing list of an organization about which I had “no clue”.

What angered me was that the subject line of the message “thanked me for registering”.  NO, I didn’t register!

So I began a brief email conversation with the sender and learned how my name got added to the list!  Ah ha, so that’s what he’s up to.

There’s more to the story than this, but no need to go further.  I hope you’re getting my point.  The man used the goodheartedness of our member to his own advantage with no thought to invasion of privacy; dignity or respect for others!!! (can you tell it enraged me!).

Both our member and me learned a valuable lesson.  She learned to always ‘bcc’ when forwarding anything; and I learned that my commitment to our AWP and AWItm members with regard to “a safe place” is more important than ever.

So, know that the reason you don’t find our membership list on the AWP list is to protect everyone’s privacy.  We have a way to get you all acquainted with each other that is private & secure. 

We want our members to feel that they won’t get solicited - for anything - when at AWP! 

It can be a “catch-22″, but it’s worth having to explain in order to maintain the promise we made when we formed and launched AWP and now AWItm.

As a “word of caution”!  Not all that glitters is gold.  If the other comes bearing considerable “sweet talk” that your gut wonders “is he/she for real” - listen to your gut until you learn otherwise.  And as you pursue any relationship with someone who “messes with your gut”; exercise exceeding caution!

Better to miss an opportunity because it didn’t appear golden in the beginning; than to live to be very sorry because a “wolf showed up in sheep’s clothing!”

Have an awesome safe day with loads of real golden opportunities!

Linda, a fellow journeyer

There are those times when one has to wonder!  If I’m on the ‘cutting edge’ of something great; why does it feel more like a ’slippery slope’?

 The “title” indicates how I feel as we launch and grow Affiliated Women Intltm - now in more than one location.  It has been said of us and the concept, model & format that,

“Wow, you are really on the ‘cutting edge’!” 

It’s true - we are!  Our entire economy is going the way of relationship-based business.  In fact, our CRO (Chief Relationship Officer) Ron says “networking as we’ve known it is dead!”

If that is so - why are we still doing it?  Why wouldn’t women (in our case it would be women) jump on the bandwagon faster than we can say “AWItm”?

Because the concept is new and requires a significant mental shift - most often called change.  And we know how we are when it comes to change!  We avoid it if at all possible, or we side-step it, or we just plain resist it until we literally have our “backs against the wall!”

So being ahead of the curve and on the cutting edge is AWESOME!  It’s been a long time since anything I did was “ahead of the curve” and “on the cutting edge”.  But just like the things of the past that occupied my time and energy - it took time for folks to make the adjustment.

And it’s that adjustment period that feels like a “slippery slope!”

“Will it work!”  The answer to that question is found in the statement of a woman who missed a last meeting because even with directions - it was hard to find.  She expressed how much she hated to miss the “greatest Networking Place I have ever
attended.”

Of course it will work!  It’s a matter of many things coming together as we move forward.  And it’s the same for any of us who have started out on a different path because we have transitioned into the 2nd half of our journey. 

It’s especially true if what we are about (and doing) is viewed as “cutting edge”.  It will take time for folks (including me of course) to make the mental shift to a new way of thinking about whatever it is that is “cutting edge”.

But, trust me - until that time arrives. . . . the “cutting edge” may feel a little like a “slippery slope”!

So take heart in your day.  Keep on keepin’ on!  Spread your message far and wide.  Before long multitudes will have caught it and captured its essence!

And on that day - we shall celebrate!

Have a blessed day with multitude of reasons to celebrate.

Linda, a fellow journeyer

Family, friends and close associates will tell you I’m a ’stickler’ for doing what’s right!  I don’t always accomplish it, but I strive for it.  They’ll also tell you that I’m an exceedingly loyal person who tries diligently to keep the promises I make.

Having said that, I’m here to tell you that I don’t always succeed with those goals.  I may let others down simply because I have too many balls in the air.  Or I make unrealistic promises I can’t possibly keep for years on end.  But my goal is to be a loyal Mom (and g’ma too), friend and business associate; and I strive to keep the promises I make, having learned over the years not to be so quick to promise something without thinking it through thoroughly first.

The reason I’m approaching this topic for “Monday Moments” is because of a number of episodes that have occurred since launching AWP last year and AWItm earlier this year.

Prior to July 1, 2007 much thought went into turning the “vision” of AWP into reality.  Trusted associate-friends gave input into the process.  EVERYONE said AWP needed to be a “safe place” for ‘chronologically maturing women’ traveling the 2nd half of the journey to “hang out” together!  By safe, we meant safe from the creeps that prowl the internet looking for female victims to prey upon.  Safe from lecherous folks who only want to sell us something without a care about us as a person - a woman!  Safe from gossipy folks who would carry our secrets away only to expose them to others for whatever reason.  And safe from folks who would judge us and the place we are on the road of faith-development in a way that hurts - rather than heals.

There were those among us who differed with “this” or “that” of the vision-expression who wandered off to do their own thing with nary a care as to how their actions might be harmful!

Nearly a year has passed since we arrived on the cyber-scene and things are going pretty well.  Traffic has picked up; women are discovering us and discovering AWItm as well.  I’m thrilled, overjoyed at times and delighted that we are headed the way and direction that we are.

I’m chatting here about “promises” because we made a promise to be a “safe” place for women who join us.  In so doing, there were things we had to do to keep that promise.  Things that others may not understand.

For instance, you won’t find our membership list anywhere on the site - registered or not.  Simply won’t happen.  In fact, once you “register” and “log in” with your username and password, you still won’t find it there.  When we mail in a format other than Constant Contact (our preferred email marketing system); you won’t find the addresses of those to whom we’re mailing because they are “blindcopied”.

Some have grumbled a wee bit about these “inconveniences” as they see it.  When there is ‘grumbling’ I’m suspicious of the motivation for wanting the entire list to be ‘published’ for the world to see.  TRUST ME, none of us want the WORLD to see our information.  All you have to do is visit my “spam” box at any given time during a day to see why.

We owe it to the women who have come to trust us and taken us at our word to maintain the “safe place” we say we are.  We owe it to those who will come as the future becomes the ‘now’ to maintain that promise. 

 If it takes us a little longer to accomplish the things we need to accomplish to maintain the ‘promise’ while creating the ’safe community’ we want - then so be it.  We simply ask patience with the process.

I bring this to our chat for the day (and to tomorrow’s BUZZ) because over the past several weeks, I felt a level of serious discomfort with communication from males I didn’t have a clue who they are.  They “found me” because I registered on a fairly new social networking site based in Ohio.  I was uncomfortable from “moment one” because of the kind of personal questions that were asked that truly were no one’s business.  Once “registered” I immediately was contacted by four (4) males. 

“Where are all the females,” I thought.  I would have thought only females would contact me given the nature of our business.  No, four men.  I didn’t respond to any of them as I wasn’t interested in their businesses nor were they folks that would fit our vision and mission.  After a few weeks, one of them registered for our newsletter.

Thank God!  I hesitated adding the man to our list.  (We have only 3 males on our list and they are trusted individuals I know personally and professionally).  Sent him an email asking for what reason he wanted to be added and got some response that I considered garbly-goop and his terse comment “de-registering” (I never even registered him).

I went on my merry way without another thought about it except that I asked to be removed from the list of members at the social network site about which I now have considerable questions as to their integrity and true purpose. 

I’d like to say the saga ended there; but it didn’t.  The rest of the story is for tomorrow’s BUZZ under “A Word of Caution”.

What stuns me is to learn that many of the folks with whom I was dealing would identify themselves as “Christians”.  I don’t know why I would be stunned, but I guess there’s enough naivete in me yet to think that someone who purports publicly to “believe” would behave in a manner most of us would consider ethical.  But that too is for ‘another day!’

The bottom line is that we made a ‘promise’ to provide a ’safe place’ for women to come and gather in community.  Learn from each other; share with each other; grow together and as individuals.  And yes, hopefully do business with each other so that each of our individual businesses and/or professional careers blossom as well. 

That means keeping the demeaning souls from our door - regardless of their gender.  That means being true to our promise as well as a code of ethical behavior that respects each other as persons first and a business opportunity second!  Not that I want to play BIG MAMA, but it’s part and parcel of my responsibility as the one who made the promise to each of you!

Encouragement for today?  Yes, with a little advice thrown in for good measure.  Before making a pledge, a vow or a promise; think carefully about the ramifiations of what you’re promising.  Look it over carefully - all facets of it and make certain it is something you can live up to.  And be prepared, if you must at some point, to explain why it is the way it is!

Enough for today!  Much to do on a day for some travel, so moving on to the next item on the list!

Have an awesome day with much love and safe journey’s in business and cyberspace!

Linda, a fellow journeyer

What is “dignity”?  How do we define it?  Why might it be important to us as we travel the 2nd half of the journey.

I’m not taking the time to look up Webster’s definition because while the ‘official’ definition is important; what really matters is defining it for ourselves!

Most of us know it when we meet it.  We experience it when we encounter a person who has it.  And we know when we feel we’re being it!

For me dignity may come in the form of blue jeans and ratty shoes.  It may come when someone shows up in their paint clothes with hair a mess.  And it may come in the form of business attire only because the occasion calls for such dress.

Dignity isn’t defined by dress.  It isn’t defined by much of anything that is external.  It comes with an ‘aire’ about it that says the person is comfortable in her own skin therefore how she appears is less important than who she is!

I remember seeing a much more ‘chrono-mature’ male with snow white hair walk into a restaurant a number of years ago.  He was in khaki’s and a blue oxford cloth shirt.  He had no fancy watch or gold jewelry.  But there was a stride and posture that caused me to comment to others at the table about how dignified he appeared to be.  Shortly thereafter, he sat at a table near us and was joined by a couple of friends.

He stood when one of the women came to the table.  He stretched his hand out to warmly welcome her and just slightly nodded his head as he shook her hand.

Wow, I thought!  The friends with whom I was dining were utterly amazed to see such deference paid to a woman by a male.  We quieted ourselves so we could watch and hopefully catch a few phrases of what he was saying.  As the others joined him (all males); he rose, shook hands and quickly introduced the lone woman at the table.  His smile warmed the entire area.  His quiet confident voice complimented each person at the table.  He spoke of his deep regard for the woman and how privileged he felt the others were to have her in his midst.

“That’s dignity,” I remarked to my friends as we turned our attention to our own business-at-hand.

Dignity honors our Papa first; then others (especially our family).  “It” is warmly receptive and needs make no apologies for how it is “dressed”! 

Why take off in this direction on a bright sunny Sunday morning (at least the sun is shining in this part of the world)?  For several reasons, but 2 I mention here:

1) we live in a world where dignity that honors respectfulness appears to have died; and,

2) dignity comes most often after significant transition events in our lives.  It comes as we grow more ‘chronologically mature’ and is, in my humble opinion, a hallmark of the 2nd half of the journey.  It may wear “silver hair” or it may not.  It may be dressed in blue pin stripe or it may not. 

But it is always comfortable regardless of how it’s clothed externally because what’s “in the skin” is where it comes from!

Do we cultivate dignity or is it something that simply arrives.  My experience is that there are people who simply have it for only-the-Lord-knows reasons.  Others of us must cultivate the seeds of it that is in every person.

I remember when my husband died at a too-young age.  Someone said to me that I had handled myself with considerable dignity & grace.  I didn’t think so; but she did.  I liked what she said even if I had difficulty accepting her assessment.  When I asked how she had arrived at that perspective, she kindly shared it with me. 

Having had that feedback from a woman whose opinion I valued at a time in life when life seemed more a mirage than reality; I could take her words and begin to put them into practice in other areas of life that were less traumatic.

I don’t think we have to go through that kind of major transition to get to a point where others experience our dignity. I think we can simply look around our lives and find those folks we experience as dignified; and begin to apply those traits, behaviors and attitudes to our lives.

On a final note, I guess true dignity is who we are and how we behave when no one’s watching.  But if your best friends and family members - who know you better than the rest of the world - would describe you to others as dignified (at least most of the time); then I’d say you’ve got a handle on the process!

A good exercise might be to think of a person you experience as “dignified” and make a list of what traits, behaviors, characteristics, etc. make you ascribe the word “dignity” to that person.  Then reflect and examine yourself to see how many of those same items are true of you as well.

I bet many (no, most) of you will find that you’re well on your way to being seen by others as a woman with dignity.

Have an awesome day with much love and someone saying “she has dignity“!

Linda, a fellow journeyer

Strange title for a Saturday!  A day when most of us turn our attention to other matters; putting business and professional life on the back burner.

But the weekend is a great time to find a few rare moments to reflect on our vision - our goals. 

“How big is your dream?”  Is it large enough to s-t-r-e-t-c-h you beyond where you are at this very moment?  Will it take you to lands unknown?  Will it more than fulfill all those unfulfilled passions you’ve been ‘courting’ for some time?

You may think what you are about in these days is adequate.  You may want to shout at me when you read this telling me your dream is overwhelming!

But the truth is, most of us scale our dreams down to the size we want them to be - not where they need to be.  Our human tendency is to fail to “dream the impossible dream”.  We see what we desire to do; think it humanly impossible and distill the “impossible dream” to something we believe we can make happen.  Problem is - that doesn’t stretch us at all!

We are made for “impossible dreams”.  We are made to accomplish far more than the ‘puny’ vision we have set out to achieve.  And then wonder why our heart still longs for more!

I recently shared with a small group of women that my vision for AWP and AWItm is 270,000 women members - worldwide - at the end of 8 to 10 years!  Sound impossible?  Maybe.

But if the ‘bar’ isn’t high enough, we’ll never learn to leap higher & higher.  When I look at where we are TODAY in relation to the visionary goal; I tremble.  I think “Fitzgerald, that’s crazy!”  After all, I’m much more ‘chronologically maturing’ than most, so what makes me think. . . .

What makes me think it’s crazy is my human estimate of what’s possible - or probable!

But the thing that keeps me headed in the right direction - toward what appears to be an improbable goal, is that Quixote “dreamed the impossible dream” - and it happened.  He refused to accept the assessment of those around him who said “it can’t be done!”  It mattered not to him that others thought he was ”tilting at windmills” or just plain crazy.  Eventually, folks came to believe the same “impossible dream” Quixote had and joined him in the task.

When you take a moment of respite from Saturday’s chores; look long and hard at your ‘dream’!  Then add something to it.  Make it BIGGER than you can ever possibly imagine - in your wildest dreams - and set it before you.  It may make you quake & quiver; but it will draw you to it in a way you never thought possible. 

It will cause you to create the energy - in yourself and others - to start movement in its direction. 

And so what if you miss it by a fraction or so?  The amazing thing is that you won’t be caught settling for puny results.  You’ll be far ahead of where you thought you might land before you measured the dream and said. . . .

“It’s not big enough!”

Have an awesome Saturday building impossible dreams and accomplishing insurmountable odds!

Linda, a fellow journeyer