New Dreams, New Beginnings, New You?

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It's me again.  I've completed my summer hiatus, and now it's time to get back to doing what I love most in life.  I had actually planned on writing this on Thursday, but for what ever reason, I was moved to put it off til today, and so here I am.   We are entering a season of new beginnings.  Many people are feeling the tug to go after their dreams, and there are those who are discovering their true essence.  It is this discovery of who they really are, that has allowed them to be real, and maybe for the first time in their life.

What I want to hammer home today is a subject that I have hit on many times in the past, but for some reason I am unable to let it go for right now.  I have chosen the butterfly to be representative of what I want to share with you.  Although this beautiful creature started out looking completely different, the true essence hasn't changed.  It may have started as a crawling creature, and now travels through the air on beautiful wings, but it is the same creature.

I've heard people state in the past that they are so happy with the "New Me", meaning the new them.  Maybe they have taken on a new healthy lifestyle and shed those unwanted pounds.  Maybe they made the decision to stand up for themselves and not allow others to push them around like may have happened in the past.  There's a ton of things that we can say about how each of us have changed over the years.  Some change is good, some not so good.  Some change is desired, while at other times it is thrust upon us.  Change has to come, and it has to come because you need to be what you were destined to be.  A caterpillar was always intended to be a butterfly, you can't change that.  The DNA of a caterpillar is the same as the butterfly even after its metamorphosis is complete.  Your DNA is never going to change.  Your body will change.  We all get older.  Some will gain weight, some will loose hair, there are tons of options when it comes to simply living and getting older.  The one thing that is never going to change is your essence, your spirit, your soul.  Call it whatever you want to call it, the real you is changeless, and the real you is what will allow you to walk in new beginnings, and see that new dreams do come true.

This pandemic has really thrown many people for a loop.  Many have found themselves locked away in a sense, unable to do those things that make them happy.  It's during this time that we really need to focus in on the real us.  We are not our flesh and blood bodies.  We are not what we do for a living, or even what we may be hoping to do in the future.  We are actually spiritual beings first and foremost.  If all you do is focus on what is going on around you, you are going to fall prey to all the garbage out there.  If ever there was a time to dig deep and realize your true significance, your true being, now is that time.  

What I want to encourage you to do is to look for the encouraging signs that you are indeed on the right track.  If you take a look at Facebook, or other social media platforms, they are loaded with manifest this thing or that thing, believe for this or that, walk in your dreams, your destiny.  There are signs out there designed specifically so you can take the first steps in reaching your destiny.  That being said, you are never going to reach your destiny until such time as you accept who and what you really are.

Durning my summer down time I focused on me.  Now some will say that is selfish, but I say so what.  If you can't take care of yourself first, how in the world are you going to be of benefit to anyone else?  I focused on who I was.  I focused on what I was.  We are in a time where each of us need to come to grips with certain truths.  If we focus on all the turmoil that is surrounding us, then more turmoil is what we are going to experience.  If on the other hand we focus on our true essence, then we open ourselves up to all the possibilities out there.  Your dreams are your stepping stones to your destiny.  New beginnings are your invitation to step out into those things that were always intended for you.  It all starts by realizing the you have all you need.  It all begins with you accepting your greatness.  It all comes to fruition when you claim your birthright.

I have a new book coming out later this fall.  The title is, The 40 Greatest Lesson of Life.  I am so excited about it because it is the next step in what I have been believing for for years.  Now there is a tendency with many people to fret over lost time.  There is no such thing as lost time when you are dealing with the perfection of the universe.  Things happen when they need to happen, allowing for other things to line up in perfection.  The Butterfly did not start out being able to fly.  It had to go through its development, and you will have to go through your own development.  Now there are times when it is quick to complete, and at other times it is exhausting.  Just stay the course and allow things to transpire as they need to transpire.  When all the dust settles, and it will, you will be in the perfect place, at the perfect time.

New dreams are awesome.  New beginnings are exciting.  Stepping out and being the real you is where it all begins.  Allow what needs to happen to happen.  Allow each day to bring you closer.  Accept that you are here for a reason, and once you can grasp that, you will be heading in the right direction.

My intuition is telling me that we are at a crossroad.  We each have a choice.  Which path will you take?  One path leads you to a known, but is that known what is best for you?  The other path, yet unclear, leads to things of beauty, leads to fulfillment, and leads you to your destiny.  What path will you choose?  Come to grips with the real you, the new you.  Understand your power, your uniqueness, your unlimited potential.  Grab hold of what your heart is telling you, and whatever you do, don't look back.  Your future is ahead of you, future is never behind.  Let go of the past, learn from it, but don't dwell.  Move forward, be bold, and by all means, be yourself.