Note to self. Crush the “impossible” boundaries. ALL things are possible with God. If you stop trying to control and just let Him do His work, He will show you what’s possible. Translation = He will blow your expectations completely. out. of. the. water.
Exactly. What my heart needed today.
Valentines day lunch for my sweetie… Full of red treats.
What one, tiny little idea will explode into the adventure of your lifetime?
Essentially, I’m asking, what will be your mouse. Walt Disney was one of the greatest imagineers of our time. He started as a simple advertising designer and worked his way through the corporate world before doodling his very first cartoon. And the rest… is history.
All it takes is one step to begin the rest of your life. To begin your great adventure. I’ll never forget sitting at my desk at the University of South Florida reading Lara’s blog post about how to make things happen when I decided it was time to make my first step. I entered her contest to win a seat at the very first Making Things Happen intensive in Watercolor, Florida. And a few short weeks later, there I sat… starting the biggest chapter of my life thus far.
One of our favorite quotes is by Karen Lamb… “A year from now you’ll wish you’d started today.” I’ve received DOZENS of emails with nervous questions, contemplations and thoughts about “should I go to Making Things Happen”…. “How do I know if I’m ready…” or “Will I be a good fit for this, I’m just a Mom”
Do it.
You will never regret taking this step for yourself. I haven’t. It was the strength, courage and JOY I found in myself at Making Things Happen that led me to not only create two booming businesses and join the MTH team but also solidified my family and my home as we prepared to become a party-of-three.
Have those same questions/thoughts as others who have emailed me/us? Need that little encouragement to take the leap? emily@emilyley.com < —- email me directly.
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Friends, go out there and get it! Worth everything you need to do to get there. Making things happen is a game changer. You’re worth living your very best life.
I might love looking at this picture a little too much!
AH, laughter, thanks for being my most awesome favorite thing ever ever ever.
I’m a big picture kind of girl, and often focus on the why we do it before I do it. I do what I do, each day, because moments are precious.
Because life is short.
Because LOVE always wins. Always. Wins.
No matter what else matters, this is what matters most.
This post is a giant note to self because I’ve been wrestling with this and asking myself this question:
Are you using your full potential?
Now, stop right there. Before you get all down on yourself and depressed about your answer and before you tell yourself that you aren’t enough (I do this. I know where you are!), here’s a challenge. Let that question EXCITE you. Seriously. Take a minute and let that sink in. Let the thought of your positive potential get you all sorts of fired up. Why? Because you have the potential to affect people’s lives all over the world for the better (that’s right, think big because it’s just plain TRUE) and you have the potential to experience real lasting joy, strong relationships, fulfilling work and giving that fills your soul. That’s a fact. You were not created to play small. You were not created to just go through the motions. Are you doing that today? What’s your excuse? It better be realllly good because you have soooo many gifts to share and so much creativity waiting in the wings to enjoy and so much love to give! People need that. They need you to take action. There is a whole lot of joy ahead of you! That’s pretty exciting, isn’t it? Own those gifts. Capitalize on them. Take ACTION on them. And don’t get caught up in needing to do it all at once. Kill the mental “but, but, but” roadblocks and just take a small step forward right now. Move into the fear. Take a risk. Risk is WORTH IT. Because that’s exactly where you’ll find your greatest potential and, in turn, your greatest joy. And it’s not always going to be easy. In fact, many times our happiest times come out of the hardest challenges.
I’m asking myself this question constantly because having a baby and a business means a whole new balance of priorities. She is my first priority and my business will be shaped around that. My business will be infused by that. I don’t have all the answers and don’t expect to, but what I do have is a strong faith that I am exactly where I’m supposed to be and I need to be using my full potential every. single. day. For others, not for me. Life is too short. Her life is too beautiful for me to not show her what FULL joy and really living is all about.
Yes, I know what you’re asking yourself. How will I know? When to leap? How to do it? If I’m ready? Answer: You won’t know. Every great thing that was ever done was done on faith. All it takes is faith as small as a mustard seed. So, get excited about your potential and take ACTION. Don’t get stuck just thinking about it and making a billion excuses. Our I’m-not-good-enough-or-ready-or-worth-it thoughts can paralyze us and keep us from our full potential for a lifetime. Life is too short for that! The positive potential in every single person excites me to no end! What have you been afraid to do? What potential are you sitting on right now? What can you DO about it? Sound off here. The act of leaving a comment with your thoughts - putting it out there - could be just the tiny mustard seed you need to plant. Let your potential excite you. - Lara
I have a teenager. It’s been me and him, getting through life together for a long time. I had him when I myself was still very young, and boy oh boy, I grew up, and understood real love for the first time ever.
He’s typical of his age, moody, grumpy, hates waking up in the morning and doing homework. Plays video games and wastes time. He’s messy. He’s silly. He’s lovely. He’s mine.
My FAV image on your new site, Sir, is the 3rd in the series of Will, in portraits, where he’s scratching his head. LOVE.
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This is encouragement for my heart.
Taking this morning to really focus. It’s been an amazing time. Friends, do what you gotta do, to get right, to live your best life. It’s too short to not live abundantly!!!!!
