As a subscriber to ‘O’ Magazine, I generally turn to the last page of the magazine first to read Oprah’s ‘What I Know for Sure’ column. An interesting column, it usually leaves me wondering what I know for sure – in fact this came up in the recent ME FIRST retreat and I challenged everyone to take the time to write down their list. Of course this requires that I do the assignment as well. Last week, while sitting at my favourite table at The Grind Cafe in Cornwall, I put pen to paper and this is the result:
What I know for sure:
- that love trumps fear and all other negative emotions.
- that when I live from my heart and trust my intuition I make better decisions
- that no matter how it is cooked, I still hate liver (okay some liver pate is palatable!)
- that paying it forward is better than paying it back, and expands the energy of good will
- that making peace with my body, warts and all, has a huge impact on my self-esteem
- that intentions have a much bigger impact on my life than simply setting goals and objectives
- that I look and feel better in red than pink, in turquoise vs. navy, purple vs mauve and emerald green vs olive
- that answers do not reside within books, they live inside me
- that I waited too long to go sky diving for the first time
- that getting lost in a creative project, whether that is writing, vision boarding or doodling in my ME FIRST Playbook, shifts my energy to a magical place
- that when I share the load, and remember I am not responsible for everything, my life and my heath is a heck of a lot better
- that sun rises and sunsets, rainbows and full moons lift me up as nothing else can
- that I love my work and that work is very different from a J.O.B.
- that the moment I began to mine my own diamond, see myself for who I really am, is the moment I finally began to live
- that my self-critic is sadly out of date and I really prefer the tune my self-coach is humming
- that I get to choose my life
- that when I take care of ME FIRST, everyone around me benefits as well.
That’s my list for now and I invite YOU to record yours and share your ‘what I know for sure’ here in this forum.
Until next time…
Betty