Challenges are temporary and dreams and goals don’t always have to have a deadline if in their pursuit you feel happy and healthy, body, mind, and spirit, if they bring you joy and contentment and a reason to get out of bed. We all have those moments, hours, days, when we want to give up. Yes, sometimes I rant and rave that I am going to throw in the towel, then stomp on it and even burn it, life isn’t fair, this is too hard, I can’t keep doing this, but then I take a big breath and I go back to my BIG WHY. Yes, there were many, many times I wanted to throw in the towel but in the end I visualized, I acquired knowledge, I practiced gratitude, I set goals beyond my wildest dreams, I stepped way out of my comfort zone, I consistently used positive affirmations, I met failure and heartache with renewed courage and action, I had faith as small as a mustard seed and I believed if God had put that idea, dream, goal or vision in my head then I had best listen to Him. I would never have overcome my anxiety and agoraphobia, I would never have authored books that have helped others believe and overcome their own fears and obstacles and I would never have chosen a new career at the age of 55. Had I not believed in myself and a life better than I was living all those years ago I would still be in the fetal position on my couch, fearful of having a heart attack, fearful of the ‘what ifs’. What is my BIG WHY in their pursuit? If the answer is that they make my body, mind or spirit happy and healthy, if they bring me joy and contentment, if they make not only my life better but someone else’s life better than I am on the right track. Where do I start? When do I stop? Why do I even care? So when this happens I must stop my noisy mind and ask myself what purpose these ideas, visions, goals and dreams serve.

I sometimes feel like I am a mad scientist as my mind is overflowing with ideas, visions, goals and dreams. When is it time to throw in the towel on our ideas, dreams, goals and visions? Now that is a question I have personally faced many, many times. NEVER GIVE UP ON SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN’T GO A DAY WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT.

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