Posts Tagged ‘out of the comfort zone’

Changing the playing field

Posted on May 23rd, 2010 by Shawn

The doubt
As we are learning how to stretch ourselves beyond the comfort zone, and can step more solidly into our callings, we will experience periods of doubt and fear, as well as the joy of breakthroughs. Fear and doubt will likely warn us of the danger of crossing into the unknown, the dangerous new [...]

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Fear and Discomfort Don’t Disappear

Posted on February 8th, 2010 by Shawn

“However confused the scene of our life appears, however torn we may be who now do face that scene, it can be faced, and we can go on to be whole.” ~ Muriel Rukeyser
“We can expect to feel fear, even dread at some points in our lives. We will always have situations that, for [...]

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Sugar detox

Posted on January 23rd, 2010 by Shawn

When you’ve gone through a holiday season and KNOW you’ve eaten way too much sugar, you might think you should do a sugar detox. It sounds like a great idea, especially if health and well being are among your top values. But I encourage you to think long and hard about that decision! [...]

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Winning despite…

Posted on October 13th, 2009 by Shawn

Hallelujah!
Had a great day today!   WHOO HOOOOO!    I delivered a presentation to a new group of people…not people who would typically be “my people.”  Oh, the mistakes I made!!  Some really big blunders like misreading the audience and the energy level I “should” have delivered from.  But the point was I stepped out of [...]

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What I’ll do for friendship

Posted on July 30th, 2009 by Shawn

I love this! Stepping out of your comfort zone, in support of friends!
What kinds of things would you be willing to do for your friends? Especially on their “big day”? Dancing down the aisle would be a no-brainer for me…of course I’d do it, but what if their request really was out [...]

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Little miracle

Posted on April 24th, 2009 by Shawn

Don’t you just love it when you pay attention to inner guidance,  follow through on that guidance, and something really beautiful comes of it?
Saying ‘yes’ to guidance
Last night I received an inner urging to go cut some roses and give them to the lovely Russian grandmother who lives across the street and always admires my [...]

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