My mother and my sister both dropped out of high school. I have alcoholism on both sides of my family, and I didn’t even know it was unusual to ride with people who were drunk until I was in my 30s. My graduating from high school, then college, and getting a masters degree is a bit of a miracle.
This is my fourth trip to Bali. How did I ever get myself here, and what does this have to do with you?
Step One: Believe it’s possible.
When I heard that Bali didn’t have a word for art because everything was arts in Bali, I had to believe it was possible. I had to be able to see myself actually being in Bali for this dream to become a reality. Was it okay for me to be the kind of person who gets to go to beautiful, exotic places? Did I have a rule in my head that told me it was not okay for someone like me to do something like this? If so, I needed to be willing to break this rule.
Step Two: Set an intention
After my body resonated so deeply when I heard about art in Bali, I started speaking my intention to visit Bali. I said it out loud. I told large groups of people that one of my goals was to go to Bali. I didn’t know when this would happen, I only knew that it would happen for sure.
Step Three: Be ready to say Yes! when the opportunity arises.
In about July of 2007 I received an invitation to join a dear friend of mine, Jana Stanfield, on a trip she was arranging to go to Malaysia and Bali. I said an immediate Yes! Did I know how I was going to pay for this? No. Did I worry about this? No. Jana is a singer-songwriter/inspirational speaker just as I am, and I knew this was a chance of a lifetime and there was absolutely no way I was going to let this opportunity pass.
Step Four: Repeat steps one through three until you die.
This is my fourth trip to Bali. I am here partly to meet with the President of the Bali Institute for Global Renewal, Marcia Jaffe, and an awesome group of people she has assembled to help plan an international conference in December of 2010.
When I read a list of the names and descriptions of the people who are attending this planning session, I had to chant to myself, “I have something to contribute. I have something to contribute. I have something to contribute.”
I know I have something to contribute. I have my own, unique, authentic self. I have my compassion, my experience, my humor, my insight, and my willingness to step up and do whatever is needed. So there!
So what does this have to do with you? Everything.
Are you interested in learning how to listen deeply to yourself and trust what you hear? Are you interested in building your Courage Muscle, so that you can take advantage of opportunities that present themselves to you? Do you need someone by your side, so to speak, to help you see clearly who you are meant to be? Then contact me today. While I’m in Bali. Right now. Do it. You can e-mail me at Vicki@outrageousvisions.com.
Don’t hesitate. You have nothing to lose. Get off that pot or do what you’re supposed to do while you sit in there.
Blessings,
Vicki