I LOVE LEARNING

I am learning so much! I am learning to open up to my friends and family about what my true intentions are with this project, sharing my own personal views, appreciating everyone that I have in my life, being more open and collaborative and to not get attached to any story or any expectation for others or myself. I am finally getting the concept of fluidity!

If I am to share with the public, I must first learn to share with my nearest and dearest first. I must let go and not worry about the judgements that some people may have of me. I believe this is the preparation for what is to come.

I've finally cut the procrastination and dove right into learning WordPress - which is actually easy to use - just challenging to learn. I'm excited to get going and start designing things for our official site! There is no set date for it to officially launch yet - but the site is beginning to come into fruition. I am very thankful to my web developer friends who encouraged me to learn these things on my own. Thank you guys!!! (And I still need to ask you some questions about it too! hahaha)

This project of ours is really starting to show how much work it is to get everything organized and ready to go. Because of the amount of work that will be put into this, I am realizing more and more the opportunities that are arising for me to learn from these situations. I am liking the ideas of learning more of the technical aspects of this and perhaps that is something that will really prepare me for the future? Its funny because as an Art Director I was the one directing others to do certain things in the aspects of print producing, filming, editing, web development etc to bring the creative ideas to life. Now I am finding myself in the shoes of the directed in which I have to learn these programs. But I really do appreciate everything that I am learning out of this.

Also, one of my co-hosts and I have decided to join the 100 DAY REALITY CHALLENGE starting March 5. This will really help us personally and professionally. I really love who I am going to be doing this with. She is a great person and has a lot to share with others. I am learning a lot from her and I know we will learn a lot together in hosting this show :)

TO BE TRANSPARENT AND AUTHENTIC

trans·par·ent [trans-pair-uhnt]

adjective

1. easily seen through, recognized, or detected: transparent excuses.

2. manifest; obvious: a story with a transparent plot. 

au·then·tic [aw-then-tik] 
adjective  
1. entitled to acceptance or belief because of agreement with known facts or experience; reliable; trustworthy: an authentic report on poverty in Africa. 
taken from dictionary.com 

These words have been coming up a lot. I believe it is something that we are all working towards. What I mean is to not hide who we truly are from one another by sharing all facets of ourselves authentically and without fear. I am having a challenging time with this. I haven't necessarily been so transparent with my friends and family about my intentions of my new life plan with THE HOLISTIC VIEW because I am still working out the fear of judgement of getting a "great" job. Nevertheless, I somehow muster up the courage to go to these meetings, make plans, work out details and organize everything as it comes along because of my belief in this idea.  

I just saw the CE INTERVIEW WITH LILOU MACE a couple of days ago and I am thankful that I am not the only one who felt afraid of what people may think when they first started with ideas that don't play a part in conformity. I have been hesitating for a while now to share because of this. I'm realizing more and more that what feels right in my heart is to share knowledge and experience because I know other people are going through the same things.

I have to thank the many people who are already doing this and have shown me and the world what the possibilities are when you are your true and authentic self. These are the things that are worth sharing. This is what my heart truly desires - that people will open their eyes and take a good look of what is going on around them and realize what transparency and authenticity means. This is where we take responsibility for all of the things that we let happen. The best part is, we all get to use our creativity for these solutions. This idea of THE HOLISTIC VIEW is just one aspect of it.

FIRST OFFICIAL MEET AND GREET

So today was the first official meet and greet of what is coming together as a team. I and the people who are coming together for this idea are going to remain as fluid as possible in order to bring the best ideas forward. This isn't just one persons idea anymore. This is something that really resonates with this group that truly and sincerely wants to help others find their own infinite potential.

As we are coming together, I am starting to see the challenges that we will have to overcome. This takes me back to the advertising agency days (my old paradigm) where working with others could present situations where it feels uncomfortable. But this is different. Because we are all aligned in our intentions and passion of helping others, this is something that is not hard to overcome. When things flow naturally and feels right, then go with it. It only becomes a challenge if we let it. There is a solution for everything - we just have to be willing to see it.

In saying that - the idea is coming along beautifully. It is really great to put things on paper, organize and get the ball rolling. I have to say - I really miss that in the working world. And I actually love how busy I am getting because I am putting all my energy into something that I feel is worth sharing!

This meeting was the first of many, many, many more ideas that will be shaped, molded, pulled and pushed so that others can benefit from our services. I wish you could feel the energy that was going around in the meeting - it was magic! We are all eager to share our own personal skills to help one another out in our projects, which will then create more buzz and excitement for all.

HELP IS EVERYWHERE WHEN YOU NEED IT

I know I am someone who is pursuing their dreams unconventionally. And this is challenging because the way that we have been trained screams anarchy. The unknown is what many people fear the most and you can count on the fact that I am part of those unspoken statistics. But, somewhere along these past couple of months I have: met others who have the same intentions as me, who want to help people and are working on bettering themselves. And I know that this is happening because I am following my heart first and then my head. 

So - I've been wondering about the HOW alot - HOW are we going to make this idea of THE HOLISTIC VIEW work? And although I don't know the answers yet, I have been putting all my trust in the Universe to show me the way. And help is what the Universe has shown me. One of my good friends, actually told me to read this book by Lilou Mace called I HAD NO MONEY, AND I LIKED IT. What an amazing and inspirational book! There are so many similarities between this woman and the way that she feels and thinks that I was shocked! This woman really fired up my belief in pursuing my dreams. I feel like I've landed on a goldmine of truth. I recommend everyone who is pursuing what they believe in to read it! She alleviates any doubt that I have in my mind. Love you JESSICA SCHAB for recommending this book!

Also, when I went to the COLLECTIVE EVOLUTION seminar on the 28th, it led me to some amazing people. (These are the young men and women who are co-creating and collaborating on the ideas of THE HOLISTIC VIEW) - can't wait for you all to hear what they have to say. Almost if not all of the ideas that these people have are so insightful, worth knowing and makes your body tingle because of its simplicity and truth. AMAZING AMAZING PEOPLE!!! We are planning to meet this week to expand on these ideas so I will keep you posted more on the progress.

Another thing that I have been keeping myself busy with is collaborating with my one of my good friends on creative ideas for BRANDAID. They are an amazing company! Right now, they are helping artists from third world countries like Haiti by helping them brand their artwork. If you have not seen or heard about this, please look them up! I absolutely LOVE coming up with advertising campaigns that will help create interest for the brand because it will change their perception of their economy. These are the types of things that I love doing!!! Definitely brings my spirits up!

I feel like I don't have any excuses anymore to feel in doubt of myself and of what I want to do. Just know that there are others who care enough about the world that they will stop what they are being told to do and just go for whatever feels right in their heart. If you feel like there is no help, just reach out and do something that feels right, and the Universe will nudge you the right direction.

Oh and by the way - cleaning bathrooms is so worth it! There are more connections at this center to help out with THE HOLISTIC VIEW!

LEARNING HOW TO GO WITH THE FLOW

So I'm sure some of you have heard the term, "Go with the flow." Do you know how challenging that is for someone who has been taught to keep working and keep busy? I was taught that if you're not working, you're wasting time. It took a lot of effort to learn how to sit still and relax. You would think that it's easy... try freakin' strenuous!!! "Just calm down," I would say to myself, "all is well!" I am an ambitious, get 'er done now, type of person. When I have free time - I'm doing something. Working on this project of The Holistic View has taught me to slow down... which was a direct conflict of my go-go-go attitude.

I met up with the ladies for the first time all together today to see how the energy would flow between us. Turns out: we are a MATCH! Our passions, morals, values, and most importantly our personalities, are completely aligned! We are moving from the old paradigms of being disconnected, to the new paradigm of oneness and this is proof of it! We absolutely loved sharing our views of what we believed in - which works perfectly for this concept. It's slowly manifesting! Thank you Universe!

Another thing that I am in the process of learning is humility. I've recently started doing hot yoga, but was a little dismayed by the fact that it costs X amount of money. Because of my financial situation, I've decided that I'm going to volunteer my time to this yoga studio that I love in exchange for free classes! It's a great match made in heaven, however, I discovered that I would not only be doing the front desk... I would be cleaning too. Cleaning!!! And I'm not talking just the simple wiping of mirrors - I'm talking about cleaning BATHROOMS! Coming from a great corporate job, to then doing this type of work? What will people think? My brother had to calm me down and list all the reasons why this is a good opportunity: 1. It's great networking 2. We could attract audience members and 3. FREE YOGA. Sigh... he is right. I'm doing this for the greater good.

EXCITEMENT FOR THE UNKNOWN

If any one of you had talked to me about leaving behind my job to pursue my true hearts desire 6 months ago - I would have looked at you like you were crazy. I was a really different person back then - so fearful of the unknown. I've had to go through a lot of tears, self-doubt, discomfort, humility and another whole nine yards to get here. And I'm still going through it! But an important lesson that I have learnt is that fear isn't as bad as it seems. Fear is just an experience that clouds our judgement so that we can't see the whole picture.

So now having realized that, I wake up every day feeling more and more excited. The unknown that used to scare me so much seems so minuscule to the amount that I have learned and am still learning. I discovered that I love learning about things that I feel very passionate about. And when you have ambition, passion and drive for the unknown - the places it can take you are amazing.

IN THE BEGINNING...

I find myself at the beginning of a beautiful idea that is coming to life. When I put the intention of using my creativity for my highest good and to the highest good of others into the Universe, I didn't expect the response that I was going to receive! Such wonderful, loving and quirky people have entered my life to help assist me in this quest and since then, it has not stopped being exactly what I needed. I always find that the beginning of any idea is the hardest to create, however, when you finally get the ball rolling, it seems to gain such intensity and speed that it doesn't stop for anything. The trick is to keep believing. And that is what I am doing now.

Just to backtrack here - a lot of you who are reading this are probably wondering - who the heck am I? I am no different then anyone else out there. I began to realize this as I was becoming more and more dissatisfied with my life and was coming to the conclusion that I was not filling my soul purpose. Have any one of you felt the same way? Oddly enough, I'm finding many people out there who resonate with that same feeling. I am one who only understands a fraction of the knowledge that our Universe supposedly holds, but I also understand on a deeper level that there is more to life than what we know. I am on this quest to keep learning, and to share what I am learning, because it feels right to make this information available to everyone. Anyone who is considered spiritual will understand what I am saying. And its not even about being spiritual... its about being at peace with oneself.