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BBQ: We plan and God laughs

I am a control freak planner. However, this life of mine…has rarely if at all gone according to the “plans” I envision for myself. I suppose that is part of the fun of living. And I’m learning to love the adventure.

Today’s Beautiful Blog Quote comes from Therese Shwenkler, creator of The Unlost who shared this on Wednesday. And according to newly minted 30-year-old Therese, “…this life, right here, right now, no matter how off-track it may feel right now, is exactly it.”…and I totally agree. All we get is this one precious life and that’s it.

THIS IS IT. You don’t have time. All you have is right now.

What are you doing with your time? Are you happy? Are you excited for another day?

Earlier today I was telling my sister that I am on the path towards yet another fork in the road. I see it up ahead and I am excited to meet it. And as I move towards it, which ever way I choose to go, I know that it will lead to another adventure.

Whatever the path, there is no good or bad…just experience and lessons. And that is okay. Because while I set goals and have a destination in mind and work towards that end, I have released the attachment to a specific outcome. And I have most definitely released the need to have a strict road map to get there. I will dream. I will act. I might succeed. I might fail. Either way, I will learn. I will grow. And I will start again.

Life is about growth, not about progressing according to “plans.” It is about growing, step by step and day by day, into the person you were meant to be. It’s about claiming the life that is yours and yours alone, the life that can’t be rigidly planned and mapped out because it’s yet to be explored — until now.” – Therese Shwenkler

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Therese describes her blog as “a reality check for those who are faking their way through life. Be you and don’t be ashamed of it.” If this resonates with you, click here to read more about her journey.

Now my lovelies, has your life gone according to “plan”? Yes or no…please feel free to share below.

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I’m participating in this wonderful series created by Kozo over at everydaygurus.com If you haven’t heard about it please click here to read more.

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If you want to be part of this awesomeesauce BBQ, here’s how you do it:

  • Take a quotation from a favourite blogger
  • Create a BBQ post with the quotation
  • Link back to the blogger you quoted
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Year of Enough

He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.” Matthew 13:31-32 New International Version (NIV)

When I think about what “enough” means to me I think about the mustard seed in the parable. This tiny seed, had everything within itself to grow into a tree. So often I get caught up in where I would like to be and why I’m not quite there yet. Then I get down on myself when I think about how far I have yet to go. And I am so afraid of failing. I don’t want to be mediocre but then the gremlin in my head tells me that maybe I am…just a little bit. And I get even more down on myself. Then I remember the mustard seed. That from something so small and insignificant, can grow something so strong and bountiful. And I am reminded that I have everything within myself…in this moment to be everything I want to be. I am enough just as I am.

Like the mustard seed needed sunlight and water to grow…so too do we need help along the way to come into our fullness. That’s why when I read about the Year of Enough I was quick to sign up because remembering that I am enough just as I am is not always easy when times get hard and things are rough. And this challenge seems like a fun way to start 2014.

Sooo You’re Invited to the 2014 “Year of Enough” Kickoff Challenge!

I’m super psyched to take part in the upcoming 2014 Year of Enough Kickoff Challenge Event, hosted by Therese Schwenkler of The Unlost.

About the event: Imagine starting 2014 off with a newfound sense of confidence and a spring in your step that can only come from an internal sense of security, worth, and inherent “enough-ness.” This can be your reality, and the Year of Enough Kickoff Challenge exists to help you do just that.

This worldwide FREE streaming virtual event — sent straight to your inbox every day in January — gathers 23 of the wisest, kindest souls on the interwebs for daily heartfelt conversations on what it means to be enough, have enough, and come from a place of sufficiency and worth in a world of “never enough” + 23 daily challenges that will help you foster a sense of “enough-ness” in your own life.

Date: Every weekday in January

Price: FREE

Where: Sign up here

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I don’t know about you…but I really am EXCITED for 2014. I’m so ready for a fresh start, a new beginning…will you join me?