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The light at the end of the tunnel is really just… a new chapter. My friend told me this weekend that God is giving me a promotion.  Brian and I went to dinner last night and discussing that idea was invigorating.  And exciting.  Not necessarily for me, but for how God wants to build his kingdom in me and through me.  I’ve heard, numerous times in the last few days the same quote, from different sources, in different ways.  ”If you do what you can do, then God will do what we cannot do.”  In other words, dig a ditch and wait for the RAIN, because it’s coming! Faith believes before it sees. Father, I believe that what you’re up to is good.  I believe that your plans and dreams are HUGE for my life, and honestly, I’m not doing you justice by sitting on my laurels and waiting.  Lord, you require faith with action. I know that you’re able to do exceedingly and abundantly above and beyond what I can ask for or imagine, through your power at work within me.  I know that you ask us to do it, and then you enable us to do it. I know that I need to take a stand, and I’m willing to do that for you.I know that you call me to NOT FORGET your truths.  There’s been enough eating up, now I need to exercise. I want to CONSISTENTLY live out the Christian life, to be a light in the darkness.  God, faith is the substance of things HOPED for… and I KNOW, you will do great things.  I’m honored to join you. It’s been an amazing weekend.  And, honestly, I’m overwhelmed with the idea that whatever’s next, God is in control.   The next chapter looks like it’s dripping with awesomesauce.

The light at the end of the tunnel is really just… a new chapter.

My friend told me this weekend that God is giving me a promotion.  Brian and I went to dinner last night and discussing that idea was invigorating.  And exciting.  Not necessarily for me, but for how God wants to build his kingdom in me and through me.  I’ve heard, numerous times in the last few days the same quote, from different sources, in different ways.  ”If you do what you can do, then God will do what we cannot do.”  In other words, dig a ditch and wait for the RAIN, because it’s coming!

Faith believes before it sees.

Father, I believe that what you’re up to is good.  I believe that your plans and dreams are HUGE for my life, and honestly, I’m not doing you justice by sitting on my laurels and waiting.  Lord, you require faith with action. I know that you’re able to do exceedingly and abundantly above and beyond what I can ask for or imagine, through your power at work within me.  I know that you ask us to do it, and then you enable us to do it. I know that I need to take a stand, and I’m willing to do that for you.I know that you call me to NOT FORGET your truths.  There’s been enough eating up, now I need to exercise. I want to CONSISTENTLY live out the Christian life, to be a light in the darkness.  God, faith is the substance of things HOPED for… and I KNOW, you will do great things.  I’m honored to join you.

It’s been an amazing weekend.  And, honestly, I’m overwhelmed with the idea that whatever’s next, God is in control.  

The next chapter looks like it’s dripping with awesomesauce.

Sometimes you just have to go AGAINST the flow.  You have to just follow your heart.  And NOT do what every wants or expects.  YOU have to JUST BELIEVE, that only YOU can decide and know what’s best and right for you. I’ve been on a long road of discovering ME, and this last year, literally, has been an amazing gift.  Each season, each day, I’ve been allowed by God to unfold the layers. To search deeper, to go deeper, to know better, to believe in who I am.  Each moment has become another reminder to go against the flow, to follow my heart. Where in your life today do you need to JUST DO IT?????  Just turn around and do what no one wants or expects.  You KNOW in your heart is right and true. GO AGAINST THE FLOW. Be true to you.

Sometimes you just have to go AGAINST the flow.  You have to just follow your heart.  And NOT do what every wants or expects.  YOU have to JUST BELIEVE, that only YOU can decide and know what’s best and right for you.

I’ve been on a long road of discovering ME, and this last year, literally, has been an amazing gift.  Each season, each day, I’ve been allowed by God to unfold the layers. To search deeper, to go deeper, to know better, to believe in who I am.  Each moment has become another reminder to go against the flow, to follow my heart.

Where in your life today do you need to JUST DO IT?????  Just turn around and do what no one wants or expects.  You KNOW in your heart is right and true. GO AGAINST THE FLOW. Be true to you.

This theme has been ringing in my ears a lot lately… In many ways and through many messengers. I AM LISTENING! What’s really important in my life right this minute and what’s just “filler” causing urgency? Even others try to put their urgency on me.., but I have to stand firm in the priorities of what’s really important, true, and worth my effort and time! Hard lesson to learn in a world that is constantly pushing us harder, faster, and stronger. Psalm 46:10 “Be still and know that I am god.” He is all I need. He is able to handle the urgent stuff, the big stuff, the small stuff, the important people in my world. He alone is god. He is able.

This theme has been ringing in my ears a lot lately… In many ways and through many messengers.
I AM LISTENING!
What’s really important in my life right this minute and what’s just “filler” causing urgency? Even others try to put their urgency on me.., but I have to stand firm in the priorities of what’s really important, true, and worth my effort and time!
Hard lesson to learn in a world that is constantly pushing us harder, faster, and stronger.
Psalm 46:10 “Be still and know that I am god.”
He is all I need.
He is able to handle the urgent stuff, the big stuff, the small stuff, the important people in my world. He alone is god.
He is able.

I will NOT go ahead of him, but will sit in this place, right where he has put me, and I will wait on him. I will trust. I will sit still. I will wait.

I will NOT go ahead of him, but will sit in this place, right where he has put me, and I will wait on him. I will trust. I will sit still. I will wait.

This guy… Oh man is he awesome! Not only is my heart absolutely full after spending even 5 seconds with him, I also am overflowing with joy by editing his 9 Mth images! What love! It bursts out of him! I. Love. My. Job. Period.

This guy… Oh man is he awesome! Not only is my heart absolutely full after spending even 5 seconds with him, I also am overflowing with joy by editing his 9 Mth images! What love! It bursts out of him!

I. Love. My. Job. Period.

No matter how much we’ve messed up, screwed up, been hurt, been unjustly beaten, been bruised, abused, misused, or down right attacked, life is good.  God is good.  That truth is unchangeable, unshakable, and unmistakable when it’s in our face.

When I take a minute to take a deep deep breath, look my heart squarely in the eye and consider all this is and all that I’ve been blessed with, I can overwhelmingly say, without a doubt in my heart, that the pain and hurt was worth it to get to the right now.

I will praise God in this valley and on this mountaintop.  In ALL I say and do, I will honor you.  I will choose to believe and live firmly in the truth alone.  Every day. No matter what.

This life, the one I’m living, is precious.

Nothing makes my heart happier than seeing photographs I’ve taken, literally all over, a client’s house.  This is what it’s all about.  LOVE it!

Nothing makes my heart happier than seeing photographs I’ve taken, literally all over, a client’s house.  This is what it’s all about.  LOVE it!

laracasey: Everything is going to be alright.  Really.  It is.  Everything you are experiencing is a gift - especially the “hard” stuff.  Isn’t it always those “hard” things that end up making you grow into a truly happier person?  Yes. Take note.  Perfect is overrated.  Done is better than perfect.  And it’s in the challenging times of life when you get the real good stuff - God, priorities, real love, real life, real lasting joy.  So, cut your life some slack.  Let. It. All. Go.  Do not worry. Ever.  Everything is going to be alright because it already IS.  You are exactly where you are supposed to be.  Did you know that?  You are exactly where you are supposed to be.  You have everything you need to make a decision and move forward. So, stop fighting it and take the reins!  Put on your awesome pants and choose the narrow path. Everything is going to be more than alright.  Yes.

laracasey:

Everything is going to be alright.  Really.  It is.  Everything you are experiencing is a gift - especially the “hard” stuff.  Isn’t it always those “hard” things that end up making you grow into a truly happier person?  Yes. Take note.  Perfect is overrated.  Done is better than perfect.  And it’s in the challenging times of life when you get the real good stuff - God, priorities, real love, real life, real lasting joy.  So, cut your life some slack.  Let. It. All. Go.  Do not worry. Ever.  Everything is going to be alright because it already IS.  You are exactly where you are supposed to be.  Did you know that?  You are exactly where you are supposed to be.  You have everything you need to make a decision and move forward. So, stop fighting it and take the reins!  Put on your awesome pants and choose the narrow path. Everything is going to be more than alright. 

Yes.

Today I was looking through some old pix and found this one of Dexter.  Isn’t he beautiful?  I love pets as much as people!

Today I was looking through some old pix and found this one of Dexter.  Isn’t he beautiful?  I love pets as much as people!

laracasey: I’d love to meet you this May.  Join us… mth2012: I think it’s quite hilarious that the last day for our EARLY BIRD registration is today. A Leap year day. Your last chance to LEAP at an amazing deal (50% off) for the MTH2012 tour. How many of you have opened that registration page 1, 2, 3 times? How many of you are right at the edge, wanting and wishing change but too afraid to leap? Friends, I hate selling to people. I have no intention of pushing or pressuring anyone into a product or a program. Yet, I am completely passionate about sharing how something has blessed my life. Whether that be the best tea shop down the street, my most treasured photo purchase, or something that rocked my world.  Making Things Happen has changed me. It has brought me places I have never been or even dreamed of.  How? It gave me the tools and this community of people that I never even knew existed. Tools that helped me think outside of the box. Tools that allowed me to slow down enough to find the passion stirring my heart and act. Tools to help me not feel overwhelmed every minute of the day. Plus, this community that take leaps and shares to tell their stories. Their whole stories, not just the pretty side. What an encouragement this is, not to mention crazy inspiring. Ladies and Gentlemen if I hadn’t encountered MTH through this post, (P.S. if you haven’t read or answered these questions, get on it) I would be working in the corporate world not believing my passion could become my career. It wasn’t logical to me at the time. I was confused because I had followed the path of “go to college, get married, find a secure job and you should be happy” and I still felt overworked.  If I hadn’t attended or done the work that MTH has challenged me to do. I can honestly say that I would be living on the surface of life, going through the motions. Like I was for years because I didn’t know any better. My mind and heart were controlled by fear and my bank account. This thinking has changed, now I know better and I want to give that gift to others. Honestly, pretty much everyone I meet. I can honestly say Making Things Happen has completely changed my life.  It still is changing my life, as I put in the work. The forum isn’t a magic fix. For me it was the spark. The spark that lit my fire. The spark that challenged my old thinking. The spark that gave me hope to work towards my dreams and make hard decisions.  The spark of encouragement and friends to cheer me on. Are you looking for a spark? A chance to see your life from a different perspective? What are you waiting for? Take That Leap. Gina Zeidler P.S. If you want to hear more of my story or experience of MTH to help you in your decision making, email me.  If you’re in a place where you’re ready for some real, authentic self evaluation and motivation, consider this! It literally changed me from the inside out.Shelly

laracasey:

I’d love to meet you this May.  Join us…

mth2012:

I think it’s quite hilarious that the last day for our EARLY BIRD registration is today. A Leap year day. Your last chance to LEAP at an amazing deal (50% off) for the MTH2012 tour. How many of you have opened that registration page 1, 2, 3 times? How many of you are right at the edge, wanting and wishing change but too afraid to leap?

Friends, I hate selling to people. I have no intention of pushing or pressuring anyone into a product or a program. Yet, I am completely passionate about sharing how something has blessed my life. Whether that be the best tea shop down the street, my most treasured photo purchase, or something that rocked my world. 

Making Things Happen has changed me. It has brought me places I have never been or even dreamed of.  How? It gave me the tools and this community of people that I never even knew existed. Tools that helped me think outside of the box. Tools that allowed me to slow down enough to find the passion stirring my heart and act. Tools to help me not feel overwhelmed every minute of the day. Plus, this community that take leaps and shares to tell their stories. Their whole stories, not just the pretty side. What an encouragement this is, not to mention crazy inspiring.

Ladies and Gentlemen if I hadn’t encountered MTH through this post, (P.S. if you haven’t read or answered these questions, get on it) I would be working in the corporate world not believing my passion could become my career. It wasn’t logical to me at the time. I was confused because I had followed the path of “go to college, get married, find a secure job and you should be happy” and I still felt overworked.  If I hadn’t attended or done the work that MTH has challenged me to do. I can honestly say that I would be living on the surface of life, going through the motions. Like I was for years because I didn’t know any better. My mind and heart were controlled by fear and my bank account. This thinking has changed, now I know better and I want to give that gift to others. Honestly, pretty much everyone I meet.

I can honestly say Making Things Happen has completely changed my life.  It still is changing my life, as I put in the work. The forum isn’t a magic fix. For me it was the spark. The spark that lit my fire. The spark that challenged my old thinking. The spark that gave me hope to work towards my dreams and make hard decisions.  The spark of encouragement and friends to cheer me on.

Are you looking for a spark? A chance to see your life from a different perspective?

What are you waiting for? Take That Leap.

Gina Zeidler

P.S. If you want to hear more of my story or experience of MTH to help you in your decision making, email me. 

If you’re in a place where you’re ready for some real, authentic self evaluation and motivation, consider this! It literally changed me from the inside out.
Shelly