When is the last time you gave yourself a shout-out?

Like, literally, told someone that you were awesome?

When is the last time you hollered from the rooftops that your future is bright?

Living Life Out Loud

It’s one thing to be proud of your accomplishments, but it’s another to tell someone about them! We are conditioned to believe that promoting our talents and our successes is boastful. We are trained to be humble; to dim our light for the sake of others. Pride in self is seen as being egotistical, even boastful.

It is shunned. It is disliked.

Especially in women.

My husband has a home office and on his wall he has this quote from Marianne Williamson’s book, A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of “A Course in Miracles”:

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” 

So very often it is our very power that frightens us. We shrink away from happiness. We fear success because for some reason or another, we worry that perhaps we don’t deserve it. These are things meant for ‘other people’. Society leads us to believe that abundant joy is not ours to have until we’ve accomplished this, that or the other. We hold ourselves back because we believe that is what we’re supposed to do.

I refuse to continue to condone this way of thinking.

Why?
Because I myself have believed it for far too long. By mistakenly teaching myself that happiness, abundance, and unconditional love were just not ‘for me’ for so many years, I have gotten in my own way time and again.

I have, in essence, blocked my blessings.

Man. I’m so done with that!

I am ready to serve the world. I am ready to shine. It is my time to give myself and others the permission and space to be great. I am powerful beyond measure.

Are you?

Yes, You Are!

You are one-of-a-kind, designed for greatness and destined to walk in your purpose. You have a light and you are doing the world a disservice when you prevent it from glowing. Just like when one tiny light goes out goes out on a chandelier, the balance is changed. That one little dull light changes the mood and composition of the entire room. The chandelier needs every single small bulb to blaze forth in all its glory in order for the world to receive its full beauty.

You matter. Your light is important. Commit to letting is shine brightly and brilliantly. The world needs you; free from fear, free from self-doubt, armed and ready to liberate others with your own freedom and power.

Shine Bright Like a Diamond

For the next month, I am committed to wearing my shine proudly. Just call me Lady Glitter Sparkles, seriously! I am dedicating myself to this relentlessly because I know my light can shine a path towards gracious abundance and increase. We all have greatness inherent in us and we can no longer play small. I am proud of my accomplishments and you should be too! Everyone has a light within them and it is past time to let it shine.

Will you join me?

Here are some things you can do to support me on this exciting  journey and a few ways I can help encourage you to start on your very own path, right alongside me:

1. Join my FREE Facebook group: Ladies Living F.I.T.: Faithfully Intentionally & Tenaciously. Within this group you will find a community of women from all walks of life who are living in their purpose and walking in their destiny. This network provides hope, inspiration, guidance, support, and fellowship. I encourage you to join us and share your story!

   

2. Subscribe to my newsletter for updates, info and offers not included on my website or blog. I send messages about once or twice a week to my subscribers. You can opt-in to my newsletter at the bottom of this post!

3. Purchase a copy of my book, Living F.I.T.: A 40-Day Guide to Living Faithfully, Intentionally, and Tenaciously. For a limited-time only, it is available for Kindle download for just .99 cents! This book will give you the tools you need to make a healthy mind-body-spirit connection. It includes daily devotionals and health guidance as well as healthy recipes and meal ideas.

4. Attend Fall Into Your Dreams: A Visionaries’ Retreat with me, this October, in beautiful, sunny Mazatlán, Mexico. This is a four-day retreat designed to allow you the space to dream, experiment, and create This retreat is for anyone looking to turn off the external noises and turn on inspiration and creativity.

Take the Lead – Your Future is Bright

How are you letting your light shine? Now is the time to tell the world! I want to hear about your projects and endeavors and I want my audience to hear about them too. If you own a business, offer a service, or simply wish to share how you are living in your purpose, please give a brief description in the comments and leave a link (as it applies).

Remember, if you ain’t talking about what you have to offer, or the amazing things that have happened in your life, no one knows about it. If no one knows, no one can patronize your business, nor celebrate your wins…so tell me what you’ve got in a concise (and polite) little comment!