Mom I'm bored. Its not uncommon to hear my daughter utter those three words. With her everyday should be spent playing in the park and down time should be spent watching TV as much cartoons as possible. Its a never ending constant desire for entertainment. But as her mom, I am bothered by that constant desire for stimulation.
If I am going to be honest with myself, I am no different. So many times I find myself playing with my phone just searching for something to captivate my attention.
This drive for constant stimulation drives out my creativity. It is during those down times when I forgo stimulation that I am most creative. I encourage you evaluate those moments when you move towards being entertained and instead, get personal with your thoughts, and find your inner creative moments.
One Love
Danni
I am learning to let go of control. So many times in our work life or even in other situations, things seem to just take the worst or sad turn. But if you are confident that you have tried your hardest, you played the right cards, and you didn't cheat the proccess, just await your blessing.
At times when the path is messy, we cannot visualize or understand its purpose when looking forward. But when we are able to pass through those moments of sadness, fear, and disappointment and look back at the past, then the blessing becomes evident.
I encourage you to step forward though your trying times with the assurance better will come.
One Love
Danni
A REALTOR A MOM A DAUGHTER OF THE NORTHSHORE.
As a mom of young children, I get to enjoy being seen as a super hero, although they challenge me constantly.
What life never prepared me for was the emotions of caring for my aging parents. As I watch my parents especially mom struggle with her own health issues there are days when I feel overwhelmed and sad, days when I feel sorry for her, and days when I get upset with her. The reality of handling their affairs are challenging.
No matter the circumstances, sharing the burden with my two brothers and being able to talk to them is plays a big role in my sanity. If you are the main caregiver for your parents, know that there are resources of those of us caring for parents or elderly loved ones.
Stay positive, focused and have gratitude always. Most importantly, shower them with love.
One Love
Danni
A REALTOR, A MOM, A DAUGHTER OF THE NORTHSHORE.
A few weeks ago I was listening to an author speak about expectation, faith and our response to challenges. His theory was that our expectation dictates the way we view and handle challenges. According to him, lowering our expectation might be benificial when dealing with challenges.
Though I sort of knew where he was going, my message is the opposite. God has blessed me tremendously when my expectation was high. It is not just faith in God, but also faith in yourself. There is nothing wrong with believing that you are worth more, that you should push yourself harder, or that you deserve more. I genuingly believe that when you have high expectations, you set high goals and have high standards and work harder, and is ultimately a better team player.
My goal here is to encourage you to heighten your expectation and by doing so heighten your blessing. You tend to get what you expect.
One Love
Danni
A REALTOR, A MOM, A DAUGHTER OF THE NORTHSHORE.
If I were to write the definition of a successful person, it would be someone who fell many times, got up, dusted themselves off, and kept going. Falling is not failing. Falling is and should be seen as temporary. Our strength, our grit, our ability to persevere, to get stronger, to sharpen our skills are manifested when we are faced with challenges.
In the biblical story of the exodus, the Children of Israel are faced with the red sea before them and the persuing army behind them, little did they know that through this experience they would witness their biggest miracle.
What is the challenge you are facing that have you feeling like you have failed? It may be a job, a business, a health issue, no matter what the challenge, allow yourself to become refined like gold. Gold can only be refined as it goes through extreme heat. My guess is that this big challenge of yours, this fall, this temporary stop is producing a finer, more refined version of you.
To my Aunt J, facing her biggest challenge yet, you will emerge stronger. I love you.
One Love
Danni
A REALTOR, A MOM, A DAUGHTER OF THE NORTHSHORE.
The challenges of 2020/21 did put many of my goals, dreams and desires into perspective. They were tested in ways many of us never in our lifetime expected. But what I learned is that the path may change, you may be rerouted but the goal must remain the same. Even your microgoals leading up to the big goal may be modified, and that is ok, whats important is keeping our eyes firmly on the prize and still moving towards it.
So do not allow the challellenges of 2020/21 keep you feeling like giving up, or if you have fallen off the path, do not become discouraged. Get back up and find your path.
One Love
Danni
A REALTOR, A MOM, A DAUGHTER OF THE NORTHSHORE.
