 
Hello
There!

This
is truly a fantastic time to become empowered. So, if you need
a some inspiration, please don’t hesitate to email me at
donna@foryourjourney.com.
I’m very excited about what’s to come!
Peace,
Donna Lopez
Empowerment Life Coach
The journey to somewhere new by Donna Lopez
"If
we did the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves."
- Thomas Edison
One major thing
I have realized over the last several years is that people are very
resistant to change. I have also come to believe that much of the
frustration that people live with is because deep inside we actually
desire change very much. Often though, we simply keep ourselves
from growing and expanding because of that limiting fear of the
unknown.
I am not much
different than anyone else in that I do have some discomfort when
it comes to the unknown. I do sometimes hold myself back and don’t
always do all I can do. On the other hand, I have admitted that
I do know I like change. I acknowledge that feeling
within me that craves more, better, different… And so, I try
to live my life taking those steps towards whatever is calling me
at the moment.
So when this year began, and I began hearing a calling within myself
for something new, I listened to that voice inside of me. I admit
though, at this point in my life, I don’t have any clear life
plans for myself. I was telling my daughter the other day that it
seems much easier when you are younger to know what you want in
that plans often include all the standard things everyone else wants—go
to college, get a good job, get married, have kids, buy a house,
etc. But what do you do when you are in your 40’s and those
are no longer goals? Been there, done that. Now what?
Well, these
are the questions I ask myself. I also know very well that these
are the same questions most of my clients/readers have too.
Anyway, back
to my calling… While I don’t have clear goals at the
moment, I knew it was time for something new in my life. I decided
it didn’t really matter what, just something new and different.
The “something
new” for me became completing a half-marathon. It’s
a long story (which you read in my blog) as to how I decided on
a half-marathon despite being non-athletic. Nevertheless, this is
what I decided. I trained for four months and completed the half-marathon
in the beautiful redwoods at Avenue of the Giants in early May 2009.
While it was an amazing experience, I had no intention of doing
more. The purpose was to simply take myself to somewhere new…
temporarily.
During my training
however, I had some other unexpected life challenges. While they
were unexpected, however, they weren’t really surprising to
me. I always tell (warn) my clients that when you begin to make
changes in one area of your life, other areas of your life can unexpectedly
change as well. This is what we are asking for (a whole better life),
even if we don’t know it.
Basically, my
training was affected by my other life challenges, which left me
with a desire to do better in my next run. Yes, my next run! Actually,
I have two or three more planned, including completing a whole marathon
next year! Shocking—even to me! In addition, my life coaching
career has come to the forefront of my next plans. Until now, I
had just been sailing along and letting whatever happened happen.
However, during the last couple of months, I landed myself in the
position of helping another woman build her business. While I enjoy
seeing how much I am able to help her succeed, this actually makes
me desire an even more successful business for myself.
So this is what
doing something/anything, but new and different can do for someone
like me—who doesn’t really have a clear plan of what’s
next. I still don’t have a clear picture, but I am ok with
that, because things are definitely becoming clearer for me. Yay!
Your something
new doesn’t have to be running a half-marathon, but try choosing
anything new, and see where the journey to somewhere new just might
lead you!
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Most
months I get a chance to write about a lesson I learned or an inspiration
that came through me as a result of my life experiences. I've decided
to archive them for you because as I have realized in my own life,
when I need to hear something, synchronicity seems to bring just
the right thing to me. Hopefully there is something here for you
today, because as I always mention, my intention behind sharing
so much of my journey is to inspire you to become empowered on your
own journey.
Enjoy! Donna, founder of FYJ

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