Passion, Joy, Purpose

(PASSION) I hope you have something that you are so passionate about that you just can't contain your excitement. Something that you just want to shout from the rooftops and never shut up about.

(JOY) I hope you experience so much Joy that you just can't stop smiling from ear to ear. I hope you feel so much joy that you just want to dance even if there isn't any music.

(PURPOSE) I hope that you can find something that gives you purpose and meaning. I hope that you can find something that makes you want to get up in the morning and start a new day.

Everyone deserves that. YOU DESERVE THAT! You are worthy of that.

Young Living, essential oils and their chemical free products are that for me. It provides me so much JOY to use these products and share with everyone who wants to listen. I have so much PASSION for this company, these people and these products. I feel like this opportunity has provided me with a PURPOSE by helping me to empower people to achieve health, wellness and empowerment. I have found PURPOSE in waking up everyday to empower myself to provide the best for my family through products, availability and time. I have been able to experience all this PASSION, JOY and PURPOSE because of Young Living and I am forever grateful.

I am not sure what my Destiny is, but I will keep doing what I am PASSIONATE about, what provides me with JOY and what gives me PURPOSE. I will FULFILL MY DESTINY because I am worthy of PASSION, JOY and PURPOSE. And so are YOU!

What are you PASSIONATE about? What brings you JOY? What gives you PURPOSE? I want to hear about it. I want to see you smiling from ear to ear. I want to see you happy. I want you to feel meaning in your life. If you can't figure out what that is, please do me a favor and FIND something. Think hard, try new things if you have to but do something that can bring you PASSION, JOY and PURPOSE. You deserve this!

If you need a place to start, I highly recommend reading The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor. I heard him speak last night and will be getting this book when I get home. Everyone needs this!

Driving on the Four Lane

Thoughts From the Open Road

Lately I have been driving with the radio off or taking long shifts on road trips. I have really come to appreciate the solitude and silence not to mention it gives me a feeling of accomplishment to drive long distances. I know that I am a person that likes to keep busy and go a million miles a minute but I am learning to slow down and clear my mind. Yesterday I drove quite a bit on our road trip and it was refreshing to be able to drive without panic, anxiety and without the feeling of wasting precious working time. I am thankful to have my love of driving back after years of fear. It was so great to actually feel like myself again.

About 6 years ago I had a very scary moment while driving where I passed out and woke up having stopped in the middle of the road. It was only by the Grace of God that I happened to be breaking when I passed out and that there were no other cars on the road. I still (to this day) can't believe how my God took care of me and that absolutely nothing bad happened. I wouldn't drive for months unless I absolutely had to and taking big trips gave me such big anxiety. I had to constantly talk myself down and tell myself that it was all in my head. That I was fine and that I wasn't going to pass out.

Its always amazing to me how we learn things. Like how one day it is easier for us and you can't pinpoint the exact moment that it just clicks. That is how it happened to me with driving. I couldn't recall the last time I drove where I felt anxiety, panic or fear of driving. It is so freeing and was so amazing to know that I couldn't remember the last time it happened.

Anxiety is something I think I will always struggle with. I try so hard not to but it always seems to rear its ugly head. The thing about anxiety is that it sweeps in when you least expect it. When things are going good and you can't possibly believe or think that something will go wrong and feel like you can't handle things. It also gives people the ability to label you. Every moment has the ability to become too much; therefore, people have their pre-notions about you. It will be brought up every time you have a weak moment. You can't escape it and you will always carry around that baggage no matter how hard you try to get rid of it. How can you push past that?Some days I would tell you that you can't but I know that is not true. I know you can by taking it one moment at a time; one day at a time.

When your whole world is crashing down on you, I love remembering moments like this where there is hope. Besides being exhausted, I was completely fine (on so many levels). Fine isn't a word that I thought I could ever use to describe driving again. There is hope when you feel like there can't ever be hope again. There is hope that things can change. There is a reason for trying again and to keep trying even if it is so hard and you feel like people have given you no hope. There is hope when all you do is cry all day, shut down and refuse to put yourself in a situation where you might get hurt, shot down or where you might hurt people.

I am so thankful that God had mercy on me in that moment. That he protected and cared for me. It may seem like a small thing but it means so much to me. I am so thankful that I didn't shut down for good and refuse to ever drive again. I am thankful that the open road doesn't scare me anymore and I am thankful for the many adventures I will want to take. I am thankful that there is hope, that God is hope and that he provides us with hope everyday.