Addendum…

I’ve had this next email simmering in my head for a few weeks now. Since moments after I sent my last email, actually. If you missed that one, here are the cliff notes: I posited that if you want to make a change - if you want to make progress or have a different outcome - it's time to stop operating based on your mood and your feelings.  It's time to start operating based on your commitment to yourself and your personal integrity.

I got some really great responses. People loved it. People hated it. It stirred something and that's what I like to do. The thing I realized is that I forgot to discuss an important part of the “live your life based on your commitments rather than your feelings.” I realized that I needed to write an addendum. 

So, here’s the thing - ultimately, this whole idea of doing the thing you’re committed to rather than what you feel like doing is about being in CHOICE and action rather than reaction. So - if you’re exhausted and need a break, choose it. OWN it.  And then, get back to what you desire and you’re committed to. There's a big difference between letting life happen to you and making life happen for you. Make sense? 

So I had a whole email simmering in my head. But life has been way busier than I could have expected and a little bit harder too. And so, I CHOSE to keep it short and sweet and I'm hoping that you’ll pick up what I’m putting down. Set intentions. Make choices that support those intentions. Sometimes those choices will include a break and rest. But choose it - don’t just let to happen to you. Live consciously.