People told me this would happen. Not being able to think of what to write in a blog. Hmmm. Here I am determined to deal with and beat down the “Mr. You Can’t Write” saboteur that keeps lurking around my blog. Actually, the more I think about it, the more the rebel in me rises and I am determined to not let the saboteurs take over. I will write, dammit! (she says in a Scarlett O’Hara way.)
And this on the eve of announcing my live blog. Okay, Jo, so just throw off the stupid restraints and write. Talk about the name of the blog, at least.
Dance Travel Connect Love. That’s the name of this blog and it goes around the dancing women logo.
Dance Travel Connect Love
And what it means is that I will be gathering women to dance with me, travel to exotic places for retreats, connecting with each other and their own hearts. And then there’s love. Always, it’s about love….love to the other women in other countries and to the people along the way in our lives. It’s about loving ourselves, too.
I keep thinking that there are rules to this blogging and there probably are. But so what….I’m probably not following any of them. I’m just finding my way and I am writing. I really do have something to say but I don’t want to pretend, I want to be authentic and worthwhile for people to read.
I had a special treat today. A former client lovingly told me that because of the work we did together, that she was where she is today in the world. That she had realized some of her own dreams directly through our work together. She said “I heard you talk about your own dreams and it made me realize that I could have mine, too. And then you encouraged me to do a vision board and as a result, I am now in this house that I love so much.” I paused for a moment and thought to myself, well, Jo, you said the same thing to your coach a few years ago when you were so grateful to her for the growth in yourself. There is nothing, nothing better than having someone really “get you.” And having someone give you that unconditional regard. Good lord, if I’ve done that with my clients, I feel proud. And today was a pure demonstration to me of how it works. We really do pay it forward. Each time we are with someone and we listen and we inspire them with our own boldness, they get to do it too. How cool is that?
So here we are. I did it. Wrote another post. I figure that if only one other person reads this and felt inspired or touched, then it’s worth wrestling the saboteurs. Thank you, dear readers for getting through this. Let me know what you think about what I’ve written.
Questions to journal on or think about: where are you being a role model for others? Who has helped you along the way? Where are you paying it forward? It may be time to send them a silent thank you and/or it’s time to recognize how you make an impact on others. Pay it forward and see what happens.
