Passionate Theme of the Day: Live Laugh Love

"Live a life less ordinary
Live a life extraordinary with me.
If I could name you in this song
Would it make you smile and sing along?
This is the goal: to get into your soul
If I could make you dance for joy
Could that be the second-chance decoy?
The bird-in-hand I would need
To help you understand?”
Life Less Ordinary - Carbon Leaf

Happy Holidays. Merry Christmas. Happy Chanukah. Merry Festivus. HoHoHo and mistletoe and all that jazz.

Just wanted to drop off a little holiday love. I haven’t posted since Thanksgiving. I know it’s been a while. Life’s been moving at warp speed these days and LOTS of transitions are happening and are set to happen for 2008. My sister and my niece are leaving today for AZ and her hubby is heading out next week.

That’s a BIG change for me. I’m used to seeing my sweet niece Alyssa at least once a week, and I probably won’t get out there for a visit till sometime in March. So…a little sadness here for the holiday, but I know they’ll be really happy out there and that makes me smile.

My mom is still living with me after some issues she was having in the fall. Things are going well and we haven’t been stepping on each others toes too much yet. Big changes are on the horizon for her and I this year. Can’t divulge all the details yet, but I am committed to living in the present moment and living from my values. That commitment will come in handy as massive changes evolve in 2008.

Back in May I wrote Brand YOU Part 2: Values & a Solid Foundation and wrote these words:

“Decisions become less of a struggle. There’s a lot less pushing and a lot more attracting. Negative relationships will fade out, bad business partnerships will be broken and toxic family scenarios will be dealt with. Because if you ARE a walking billboard for your core values, the rest won’t fit anymore.”

Being clear about my core values, I’m definitely witnessing the truth in that and loving the amazing opportunities that continue to float my way. Bit by bit, allowing the puzzle pieces of the future to fit together. (Versus me trying to squeeze pieces that aren’t intended to fit together - work!)

My wish for you is to continue to become clear about who YOU are and what you truly desire in your life. It doesn’t have to be a struggle. It doesn’t have to be painful. It’s simply a matter of CHOICE and commitment to taking action. Even if it’s one tiny step at a time. When we stop talking about IT and just start living IT, we are out of the starting blocks and on our way around that first bend.

Sidebar: I’ve been reading Ken Wilber’s book Grace and Grit. It’s the true-life, beautiful love story about Ken and his second wife Treya and how their relationship evolved during her battle with breast cancer.

One of the (many) points that stuck me is after Treya was first diagnosed she made a list of the things she wanted to change in her life. Not because she had cancer and should change these things, but because these were things she wanted to change anyway. Things (many of us want to change) like fitness, nutrition, journaling, meditation/spiritual practice, etc. That got me thinking…why do we wait?

Why do we so often wait for a break-up, a breakdown, a bankruptcy, loss of a job, loss of a family member, loss of a marriage, or diagnosis of an illness - to step up and shift into high gear?

This book has touched me on many levels and I feel so close to Treya’s spirit as I read each of her journal entries. We share many personality traits. Over-achiever, perfectionist, control freak, independent woman. I feel like I was called to read this book as a reminder that I have the power to change anything I desire in my life right NOW. I don’t need to wait.

And I wanted to share that message with all of you dear friends. We don’t need to wait another minute to get busy living our best life ever. We have permission NOW to take life by the hand and DANCE. Shake our groove thang. Jump for JOY. LAUGH our collective asses off! Make more money and MEANING than we’ve ever imagined. Create more BEAUTY. Spread more LOVE. Design the finest tapestry of a life we could ever imagine.

There is nothing standing in our way except ourselves. And we have the power to MOVE. To choose different than we’ve chosen before. If we don’t like it, it’s high time to stop bitching about it and CHANGE it.

That’s my 2008 New Year wish for you. If you aren’t happy with something or several things about the way your life is operating, get ballsy and step up to the plate. Swing that bat and really let’er rip! I’m game…how about you?

Peace, prosperity and pretty pictures of a life less ordinary,
Kam