"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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