Do you have JOY in your life? If you do have it, is it constant? Can you touch it and feel it OFTEN? Or is it something you have once in a while or even RARELY? I think that many of us feel that JOY is not for us or something that we have a right to experience, but a rarity to have it in our lives most, if not all the time. Recently, I got a visit from a very special bird who taught me that JOY should be one of the most important aspects of your life and that we should have it in our lives ALL THE TIME, not occasionally. The bird in the picture is a Goldfinch that was bright yellow with black wings. The message I got was that JOY is important because time is short. Do what makes your heart sing. Do what makes you happy, no matter if others tell you it can't be done and ESPECIALLY if they don't understand it. Your JOY matters. But how do we bring MORE JOY into our lives? The answer is simple-->>Act on every impulse you have that makes you happy! No matter how large or small (in fact, the smaller impulses usually work better because they are easier to accomplish and take less time). Small impulses like: Calling your friend that you haven't spoken to in quite a while. Taking time to walk in the park with your dog. Having lunch with a friend who needs your guidance. Creating some alone time doing the thing that you love to do (writing, painting, riding a horse) etc. Whatever makes you happy is what you want to do more of. The moral of the story is that so often, we put aside things we would like to do that bring us joy because we have so many other duties that need our attention. Before you know it, months have gone by and you haven't been happy because you haven't carved out some time to do WHAT YOU LOVE TO DO. Stop doing that right NOW! Do what makes you happy at least once per day! Even 15 minutes of pure JOY is better than no Joy at all. So what do you love to do? Carve out some joy time everyday starting TODAY and let me know in the comments what brings you happiness. If you want to Embrace Your Power and learn what your mission and life purpose is, I am having a Retreat at the end of September. Details are coming soon, if your interested in learning more and would like to get on the Early Bird list, send me an email so I can send you the details. Julie
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Today I wanted to talk about you and YOUR LIFE PURPOSE.
Honest Question: Are you truly living your life purpose? Your life mission? If not, do you even know what your life mission is? Think about it for a minute, I'll wait. It's OK if you don't know what your life mission is and it's also fine it your not living it. We put so much pressure on ourselves to be perfect and most of us feel like if we don't know what our life mission is by a certain age, then we are sunk and complete failures. That is not the truth. You are right where you are supposed to be and when you are ready, you will begin your life purpose. If you don't know what your life purpose is... Here's a tip: Your life mission should be: Something you LOVE!!! Something you would (and may be currently doing) WITHOUT GETTING PAID FOR IT Something in SERVICE to others Sometimes we look far and wide for answers (outside ourselves), when the answers may be in our hearts. So let me ask you... QUESTION 1: WHAT HAVE YOU ALWAYS LOVED TO DO? If you had one month off right now - how would you spend your time? What is the ONE thing that makes you super happy and hours can go by without you noticing, because your so into doing that special thing/project/being with certain people (or four legged creatures) that you lose track of time? QUESTION #2: IF MONEY WERE NO OBJECT (you are now a Rockefeller), WHAT WOULD YOU DO/CREATE/MAKE or GO THAT WOULD MAKE YOU HAPPY? Where would you spend your time and what makes you happiest? Where would you be all day? QUESTION #3: WHAT ARE YOU SO GOOD AT, THAT YOU EVERYONE ASKS YOU TO HELP THEM WITH X? What can you do that is very easy for you (no ramp up time needed, not much thought or prep work for you), but can be quite difficult for other people? What have you always been adept at doing that is it second nature to you? If you don't know, what do people constantly tell you that your good at. Hint: You must enjoy this activity, sometimes we are good at something but we don't like doing it. This would be something you actually really like to do and you do it effortlessly. QUESTION #4: WHO OR WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE IN SERVICE TOO? Hint: What do you see on TV or in the World that makes you really angry, very upset or sad and you say "Someone has to do something about this!" What moves you? What makes you want to get up off the couch and start to make a change in the World? If you put all of those 4 answers together, you should start to see a clearer picture to finding out what your mission and life purpose is. If you want to delve deeper into finding your intuition or need more guidance around what your life mission is, I am hosting an upcoming Retreat in Connecticut on Friday, Saturday and Sunday - September 29, 30th and October 1st. We are going to be learning and listening to our intuition, working with horses, getting up close and personal with Falcons and Hawks, as well as shamanic journeying and much more. This entire retreat is based upon your empowerment and helping you find and listen to your intuition and your true life mission! More information will be up on the website soon, but if you are interested, please email me and let me know so I can put you on the early bird list. We would love to have you. Julie Welcome to a brand spankin new series that I will be writing about this month. Over the last 6 months, I have gotten a lot of questions around HOW to move forward? Or “WHAT am I doing wrong, no matter what I do I just can’t seem to reach my goals?” Some of the most important topics I would like to discuss will be centered around YOU!
If you want to either make an impact on the World or change your life in ANY area, it’s vital that you change not only your thinking but your MINDSET. This is key and my mottos: CHANGE YOUR MINDSET, CHANGE YOUR LIFE. It’s that simple but it’s easy to say and can be a little more difficult to do because it takes constant work. Some of what we discuss will be a work in progress and won’t be something you fix in one day. But the fun part is that the more you work on yourself, the better your habits will be and the stronger you’ll become. Ready? Let’s go! Today’s topic is regarding your professional life titled: Where I Am Today Does Not Equal My Tomorrow. Now hold on! I know you may be sitting there thinking “This doesn’t apply to me. I’m fine in the professional department”. Really? Here me out for a minute. We are taught that what we “do” and what our profession is, is DIRECTLY TIED TO OUR SELF WORTH. I polled a couple of my friends and gave them two examples and below are the scenarios and their answers. Example #1: Angela is a mogul who owns her own Company, they are in the high tech IT industry and offer cutting edge products to Companies like Google. How would you picture her? The answers I got were: She is wealthy, smart, leading a team of Engineers in a glass office, possibly travelling on a private plane? She would have it all worked out right? Look good, tough, smart and going places. Example #2: Mary is working at Walmart as a greeter part time in the mornings. She is 65 years old and retired and shows up every day on time. What would you think about Mary? The answers for Mary were: Since she is older, she needs the income so she is working at a job like Walmart because she could not get work anywhere else. She may not have many skills and makes very little income (minimum wage). She works part time because she cannot work a whole day without getting tired. Before you read any further, what did you actually think about both scenarios? Be honest with yourself. Here are the REAL RESULTS: In Example #1: Angela is really struggling. On the outside she looks put together, but she recently put on 30 pounds under the stress of her Company not performing as well as others think they are doing. She does have Google as a client, but Google recently told her that if she does not produce a new product soon, she will not be considered for future endeavors. Angela is falling apart financially physically and emotionally. She has sky high bills and she is on the verge of a nervous breakdown because she doesn’t have the man power to give Google what they want. By Contrast in Example #2: Mary is doing very well for herself. She worked all her life as a Nurse and through overtime, stockpiled away a lot of money for her retirement. She only works at Walmart because she did not want a stressful job, and she works part time because she doesn’t need any more than gas money. In truth she has all the money she needs, she just likes to be with people. Quite a different viewpoint than what you originally thought right? Here’s the main takeaway I want you to remember: WE ARE NOT OUR JOBS and DON’T JUDGE A BOOK BY IT’S COVER. If you are doing a menial job today, making minimum wage or less than you want to, the good news is that there is nowhere to go but up. Even if you are making great money but hate your job, it’s time to rethink where you are and what your truly here to do. Your instincts are right, there is more and you were put on this Earth to be HAPPY and to live your LIFE PURPOSE. In the next installment in our series, I will be giving you real life strategies on how you can move from here to there, from being unhappy professionally à to living your life’s mission and LOVING what you do. In the meantime, please remember that YOU ARE NOT WHAT YOU DO – especially if you hate what you are doing. There is light at the end of the tunnel and I believe you can have what you want and be whoever you want to be which includes be a happy human. Have you been struggling professionally trying to figure out exactly what it is you are truly here to do? Are you multi-passionate and have more than a few things you would like to do, and you can’t decide which profession would be best for you? Or have you tried a few professions on for size and nothing has worked out quite the way you wanted it too? I would like to walk you through a scenario to see if this resonates with you: There once was a girl who was multi-faceted and had many passions in life, but there was just one passion that she’d had since that never left her. It was horses. She was put on a horse when she was 5 and caught the bug immediately for the gorgeous animals that carried her on their backs. Throughout her young life, she rode sporadically and at 15, she asked for a horse when she was going through a difficult time at school. Her parents bought her a horse and that horse took her away from the fights at school and focused her energy into something pure – looking after her horse. Her father still recalls coming into the barn where she would be talking to the horse as if it were human. What her father didn’t see was that the horse was talking back to her and she UNDERSTOOD what the horse was saying. She took a prestigious job and knew immediately that it was not a fit for her, she was there because her mother wanted her to be what she was – working in the 9-5 in a subservient position. She rebelled and started her journey of trying to find what would work for her. She tried everything she could think of to be successful professionally. The problem was that she knew she was different and didn’t fit in. When she got the opportunity to start her own business – she was scared and tried things she THOUGHT would be popular, but she didn’t excel in those areas. She was Avoiding Showing the World What She Was Really Good at - Horse Communication. She had a unique gift that horses could speak to her, sending her words and images. But she was scared, because she didn’t know how to market herself and more importantly – if she put HER REAL SELF out there – she would be vulnerable and if she failed – then what? Then she thought – nothing else has worked, it’s time to try JUST BEING ME. For the first time ever, she is putting herself out into the World just as she is. She is letting others know what she can do, her love of animals and being open to see where it takes her. She is 100% sure it will work because someone recently told her “The first time I met you, you told me you were an Empath. You ARE an Empath that is WHO YOU ARE, not WHAT you do”. There is a distinct difference between WHO you truly are and WHAT you do. What you do is something you can stop, put down and change, who you are is your soul blueprint and can’t be changed! It is the essence of the one and only you. It takes bravery to put yourself out there, but it’s necessary for people to see the real you. Not following what others do, and showing your uniqueness. Your tribe will find you and love you for you - NOT following the pack. That means you’re a true leader. Now it’s your turn. If you’ve been hiding your gifts and talents, it’s time to show us what you’ve got. You are unique, there is only one of you and this World needs what you have, and we need your gifts because by showing who you are, you are also helping others in ways you can’t image. What are you waiting for? You got this and I believe in you! Is it time to try a new way? Sometimes just when we think things are going great, life throws us curve balls. Even worse we can get put in difficult situations that we may not have chosen. It's these times when you WILL feel helpless, alone and possibly misunderstood (or not understood at all). This is what I call a "Come to Jesus Meeting" which means that one way or the other, you will be taking a different path then the one you are on now - it's time to wake up! It's all about how to be brave now - not in the future. This is when it's really easy to repeat the same old pattern that has gotten you virtually nowhere OR... You can face your fears and think about WHY things have gone south. You can take the time to reach for the stars and try something NEW. Because the ONLY way to get to a better place is to do something different, probably something you have NEVER done before. It's probably the thing that SCARES you the most. This can be scary but instead of looking at life's challenges as "bad things", what if you flipped them around and looked at them as opportunities. Opportunities for you to find your way, realize what your good at, stop making excuses and not articulate what you really want out of life. Because that helps no one and holds you back from true happiness. Trust me, I know alot about this subject and this is when you need to dig deep and face what you fear to put it to rest and finally move forward. Instead of just repeating the same old pattern and taking the easy way out (which is not to try), why not spread your wings, believe in yourself and FLY!!! Which, by the way, you were meant to do all along. Here are some steps to help you figure out what you can do differently:
I am here to help you be BRAVE, to hold your hand when your scared and to push you when I know that you are capable of breaking through to be the best you that you can be. I also know most people need that push because without it, you may never reach your full potential. I have a few open spots to help you remove whatever is blocking you from success and to get you take those brave next steps. Reach out to me so we can chat to see how I can best help you. Until then, Be Brave! Julie |
AuthorMy name is Julie Saillant and I am an Equestrian who uses my intuitive Empathic insight to help others embrace their own gifts so they can find their life purpose. Archives
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