Much better, Thank you

Over the past few days I had been suffering with a really bad cold. The coughing, sneezing, congestion, head and body aches, ugh!!! I'm not a pill-popping, medicine-taking person, I hate taking any kind of medication, I'd rather tough it out cold-turkey. Cold and flu medicines are the worst for me, my body just does not respond well. It takes a long time for the medicine to leave my system and I am in a loopy, lethargic state for a good 24 to 36 hours. I guess this is the control-freak in me, I want to feel better but I don't want to depend on anything to make, or try to make me feel better.

Well, not this time, after suffering for 2 days, I finally surrendered and took to NyQuil pills so that I could get some relief from my congestion coughing and get some rest. I guess surrending control is not so bad...sometimes.

I am a writer...

I put pen to paper, fingers to keyboard, voice to recorder. I share my thoughts, my experience, voice my concerns, speak my mind. I use words to encourage, to minister, to guide, to acknowledge, but I also use them to warn, reprimand, scold and to fight.

My skill is ever changing and there is always a learning curve, but that is what I love about it. The challenge is knowing exactly what to say and who to say it to, but once achieved the sense of accomplishment is beyond description.

Confirmation

Okay, if I haven't mentioned it before, I'm working with a life coach, Alyssa Gregory. Over the past 3 weeks she has really helped me "see" things. At our last conversation we got in depths about my "fears". Which is weird cause I pride myself in being a "take the bull by the horns" type person. Obviously not true. So what was "revealed" is that when I think of something I want I allow negative thoughts to feed my fear of failure. This is really tough for me to admit, cause I can be the world's biggest cheerleader for everyone else but me, because when I see me I see a fraud, how sad, right?!

After my coaching session my assignment is to write in my blog the things that I want, the things that will fulfill me, my dreams and only focus on the positive, no negatives allowed, thus my post yesterday. Hey, I'm trying here!

Apparently, God is also trying to get my attention in this area, because one of the devotionals I e-scribe to, In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley (www.intouch.org), actually touched on this. The devotional focused on the Israelites and their commission to possess the land of Canaan. Now God had promised this land to the Israelites years before they even arrived there, so it was already a given. However, when they received word that the land was occupied by "giants", they allowed their fear to keep them from receiving God's promise. It took one man, Caleb, to step out in faith because he focused on the bigger picture (God's promise) and not the obstacles (giants) that were before him.

Hello!!!!! Am I listening?!

God has great things for me, He wants me to step out in faith. Maybe I don't exactly know what to do, but I need to do something.

I talked with Alyssa about starting a transcription biz, just to bring in some income, so I'm starting there. Where it will go, I don't know, but I can find out one step at a time.

Another area, is this blog. Although it is for my eyes (and my coach) only, I am starting to feel really good about posting here and look I forward to doing it. Where this will go, I don't know either, but right now it's just moving forward...

Pressing on Toward the Goal
12Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me
Philippians 3:12 (New International Version)

When I close my eyes...

I see a strong, confident woman; she is articulate and commands the attention of those around her. With grace and compassion she imparts knowledge and wisdom to those who will listen, sharing her life experiences, joys and trials hoping to make a difference. Reaching out to those that most need to be filled with encouragement and lifted up with hope, she teaches, leads and guides; knowing that the smallest amount of faith and support can empower others towards great things. Her gift to touch the lives of others is given by God Almighty himself, and her purpose in this life is to share who He is, who we are to Him and how together all things are possible. When I close my eyes...

A day in history

So this morning I watched history being made as America's first African-American president, Barack Obama, was sworn into office. Now, let me be perfectly frank, I have my reservations about this man as our president, they are based both on his politics, as well as on my religious and personal beliefs. But because the people have spoken and chosen him to lead our nation I will support and honor him as the leader of our nation. I will also admit that I found his acceptance speech was both powerful and inspirational; it encouraged me to take a honest look at myself and realize that my potential and my ability to succeed in life is within my reach. I must do what needs to be done, learn what needs to be learned, surrender what needs to be surrendered, and allow God to lead where me to where I need to be led.

So, although I did not vote for President Obama, I will take my stand next to him as a citizen of this nation, doing my part in keeping the American Dream alive not only in my life, but in the life of my children, their children, and their children's children. Through my life example my they learn and grasp the meaning of hard work, determination, moral conviction, faith in God, and achievement of goals.

Moving forward to a new day, a new life and a new dream.

Always.

Pressing on

In an effort to live beyond ordinary, I am focusing on what I can do today to make my immediate tomorrow better. So I know that I need to earn money/income, but I am totally committed to working from home, cause the idea fo "going" to a job and having someone else dictate what I do and when, just gets my goat. Let me just add the I am not above doing what I have to or need to do to support my family and make ends meet. So if that means working for the man again then so be it, all I'm saying is that I need to make a concentrated effort into exhausting all possible options from my to work from home. So keeping that in mind, I have again logged on and have committed to participating in the Transcription Essentials forum. A group or working (or those looking to work) in the transcription field. Apparently, it offers a lot of advice, resources and encouragement for working as a transcriptionist from home. So this is definitely an option to keep looking at. Okay, so I just wanted to post something to fulfill my committment of writing for my coach. Maybe it's not a book, or a story, but I'm writing. Till tomorrow...and I say that so it forces me back. Luv ya!!!!!

Starting today...

I will utilize this blog to process my thoughts and record my progress towards a life beyond ordinary. My definition of ordinary is allowing life's circumstances, situations and road blocks to undermine, discourage, prevent me from dreaming, visualizing, working towards, and achieve my goals. I will take what I know, apply it to what is going on, make changes and work as hard as is necessary to achieve results, all the while trusting and allowing God to direct, guide, shape and determine the outcome based on His plan for my life.

This may sound ultra generic and maybe not even very focused, but it is where I am starting.