Looking at Life through Washi Tape Glasses of Gratitude

Here's what happened.  

I thought I had it figured out.  

Again.  

NOT!  

But each time that happened, I learned A LOT!  I didn't stop.  I kept going forward, keeping my eye on my ultimate biz goal.  Do you know what that ultimate biz goal is?  I didn't either, not really. 


Do I now?  YEP!  I got some clarity looking through a roll of washi tape.  (of course I did!)  Trying a thing, seeing if I could do it.  Was I just fooling myself or could I really do it!  Did I have what it takes?  

YEP!  

Do I have it all figured out?  

Nope.   

But I will work my bunoonies off and it will grow and be successful, In sha Allah. (God willing)  And it will have ups and downs and all arounds.  Just like life.

So, I am sticking with this ONE great idea and I'm going to give it my ALL!  How do I know it's the right one?  Cause, I want to do it all the time.  I can't wait to get out of bed and do it.  I LOVE 
to talk to like minded peeps who know what I mean, who get what I'm doing, who feel the same passion!  I love to learn all I can about it.  I just LOVE the "work" of it!  I can't get enough of it.  I could eat, breathe and sleep it!  

I finally REALLY get that I can't do everything!  I can do a lot of different things, but I certainly can't make them all into a business.  Who could do that?  Alright, you're right . . . Martha Stuart.  But she has a BOATLOAD of help!  She didn't start that way.  None of us do.  So why did I keep thinking I could?  Was I some kind of Super Woman?  Of course not!  Right?  (hehe)

I had to get real with myself.  I had to decide if I was really serious.  How bad did I really want a small biz that brought in some decent money.  Did I want to keep saying I want to be a success, yet keep sabotaging my plans.  Did I really think it was just going to happen all by itself, like I would get discovered like the ladies sitting in the malt shoppe dreaming of being famous actresses?  Maybe.  Yeah, sometimes I did. 

Sheesh. :P

Does that mean I stop doing all the other stuff I love?  NOPE!  You'll never see that happening, that's part of me.  Some of it will become part of this biz and some will be just cause I saw something on Pinterest and couldn't sleep until I tried it!  It will all have a place in my life just not always in my biz.

My BIG, GIANT, ELEPHANT sized epiphany was:   that we all get it . . . when we get it and not a minute before.  We can have all the "answers" and still not get it. But you must keep going and moving forward and persevering.

And you know what else was key was for me?  People. 

Family. 

Friends. 

And of course, you. 

I am so very grateful. :D

Your encouragement and support has been out of this world!   Kinda like having my own private pep rally!  Seriously, if I ever am feeling like pooh, or like what the heck do I think I'm doing or just plain having a sucky kind of day . . . I can just go to the comments that you ladies leave on my blog, on Facebook, on Instagram, on Pinterest and  in my email box.  That, my friends, is the best part of my biz.  I'm closing this out now, cause I'm tearing up and I make way too many typos when I sob.  A big pain, ya know? 

So, big giveaway tomorrow.  Dana's got one and I've got one!  How's that grab you?  Also, hop over to Dapoppins and check out one of the most EPIC blog posts I've ever read.  I am not exaggerating one iota!  She lays it open and shares a difficult time in her life and does so with such honesty and strength and just the right amount of humor.  Man, I love that lady!  She can't spell-check for crap, but she writes like nobody's business! :D A wicked good read!   I'll see you all tomorrow.  Thanks again, my friend!

CRAFT HAPPY!


NANCY