Be Bold!

I promised a fellow blogger that I would give her some 'press' in my blog. So, I direct your attention to one the blogs I follow faithfully, The Bold Soul. Lisa Taylor Huff is a woman after my own heart...she took a giant leap of faith to make her dreams come true...and they did! Lisa blogs from Paris. She's a life coach who shares some of her secrets and a lot of her life in her very entertaining blog. Yesterday's post about not worrying about 'how' to make your dreams come true, but rather determining 'what' exactly your dreams are and 'who' exactly you are, really made sense to me. I get very caught up in the 'how' part. And of course, when you do that, it becomes overwhelming. So, I know what I want to do and I'm pretty sure I know who I am (I've had lots of years to figure that out). And I also know I'm getting pretty tired of waiting for 'something' to happen. I think that all boils down to...I have to make that something happen. Now, I just need to figure out what that is! Maybe Lisa will give me some ideas.

A New Journal

I started a new journal this morning. Does it surprise you that I have been an almost daily journaler for many years? My guess is...it doesn't! And I have a whole shelf on my bookcase dedicated to filled journals to prove my daily habit.I actually had two new bright empty journals to choose from; I picked this one for its 'connections.' Entitled Provencal Entree, the photo is by Lisa Taylor Huff who is the author of Bold Soul, a blog I've recently begun following. If you click through the link on the photo's title, you can see some of Lisa's other photos on items for sale through CafePress.

Of course, I love this journal because it combines two of my favorite things...Provence and Provencal doors. It also connects with two other passions I have...photography and writing. Lisa is primarily a writer who is also a life coach inspiring others to become their own Bold Souls. What better inspiration for a journal?

Because I've been told that the only way to make dreams come true is to put them out there for the Universe to work on, I've decided to share part of my very first entry in this journal.

"Here is my goal that I will work on from now until this journal is filled...and beyond! The goal:

a new life living and writing in Provence. I have no idea how I'll make that happen...but

today, as I begin this new journal I'll re-dedicate myself that with God's help, I will make

this happen!"

Okay...so now you know my deepest dream. I don't know how to make the dream come true. I don't how in the world to come up with the money to enable this dream. Yes, I know I'm 'way too old to go off and live in a foreign country with no income, possibly no talent, all alone. Yes, I've thought about all the 'what ifs.' What if I get sick, what if someone in my family gets sick, what if I never see my grandchildren again, what if I end up being a homeless bag lady. My feeling is you can 'what if' yourself into never doing anything. And anyone reading this who knows me (like my family and friends) knows that I've always had a tendency to seek the adventure instead of the safe, non-what if path.

Wish me luck! No matter what happens, no matter if I never make my dream come true....it will be an adventure!