3 Minute Zen Zone -- October 2nd, 2008

My blog is about self-discovery and the realization that the journey of self-discovery requires you to sit down, really think about what you are doing and why. The coolest part is that as I go down this path of self-discovery -- I actually find that I am able to reach out to those around me more.

I started this journey almost 2 years ago -- quite by accident. I love talking about it with my friends and I've often spoken about it in class but I was fortunate enough to be enrolled in a corporate leadership building series -- once a month seminars to help us work more truthfully -- not a question of integrity but being true to ourselves and opening up to allow ourselves to have the hard discussions -- which are always more productive in the end.

The beginning of that series was so hard -- it was so tough to face the fact that I was the only one that could take responsibility for me. I loved those days at the same time -- it was a time when these seminars were the only place that I felt that I could be creative, be spontaneous, be "out of the box". I was so exhilarated -- even though I would often feel like crying.

My pivotal moment was when I was standing in my Family Room, just standing there -- and I looked at my husband and said "I'm so unhappy and I know that I am the only one that can fix it". It was after that that my courage began to return, that my spirit began to come back, that I started really mapping out a life path and facing the fear to take a risk. It feels like a million years ago -- but it was only 18 months ago.

As far as I feel that I have come, I know that it is only the beginning of the journey -- I will never finish but I was always be close.

If you want to start your own journey start by thinking about these questions:

Do you spend some time each day thinking about where the day is taking you?
Are you doing something for you that enables you to say "I am living life to the fullest"?

Do you stop and think about your work / life balance?
Do you sit and wish that you'd "just tried that new path"?



Stop wishing -- start doing! Even one small step moves you forward. My small step today is writing this blog. What was yours?

My 3 minutes are up for today...
but what about tomorrow?
jal