Why Does it Have to be so Hard?

Do you ever find yourself asking this question? along with who am I?  why and I here and what should I do?  We ask as if something or someone might be able to deliver the answer that will catapult us from the murky waters of indecision onto the path of self-confidence and poise.  Even if your spouse, therapist, or BFF provides an answer it isn't your answer it is their answer for you which has made it to you after traveling through their filters.

Why does it have to be so hard?  Well if you are like me, you keep asking others instead of getting quiet and listening to the woman within, the one with the answers.  Take a few minutes to stop and listen for your voice and the answers will come; the next step will be to believe then do. And try to be yourself every chance you get.

Yay! Yay! Yay!

Yay is one of my absolute favorite words; Yay Me is one of my absolute favorite phrases!
I think it is important to celebrate every opportunity you get.  If you make it to work without honking your horn at the yoyo parked in the center lane of the interstate, celebrate your patience.  If you stopped yourself before plowing through the entire bag of Hershey kisses celebrate your self control.

Let's face it, some days if you want to see your cheering section you better have a mirror handy.  Frequent and enthusiastic celebrations of the baby steps taken in the right direction provide encouragement to try again when stumbles occur.

Look for an opportunity to hand out a Yay to yourself and one other person each day; you might just find out you have more reasons to celebrate than you thought.