An interesting thing happened this week.
We worked quickly and we worked hard to create a special automotive and related companies career opportunity page.
We also worked here locally to support a very worthy cause for children and families in need.
The first was for people recently looking for work. Our friends, our colleagues.
The second was for kids in the Foster care system and the Foster parents that help.
When you get involved in something you feel needs your effort, you only see more opportunities to contribute, never less. There's notva point where you ever step back and say, "Okay, that's it."
There's nothing wrong, it's actually a great thing to say 'we did great work', but the more you do, the more you realize what's undone, not what is already done. And you decide to do more
And then I had some internal thoughts show up.
After looking at everyone else to see what I needed to offer them, the thoughts entered my mind of what I needed to offer myself.
Where was I holding back with my own self?
What did I need to focus on to boost my own efforts and opportunities?
Am I being as benevolent, understanding, generous to myself as I am so freely to others?
It's so easy to be kind to others.
But we rarely step back, flip the narrative and ask ourselves "what do we need, what do we want?"
What permissions aren't we giving ourselves?
What are our limiting beliefs or language from the past that makes us feel small and keeps us from being as fantastic as we were put here to be?
What are we afraid of asking for?
What do we think we do or don't deserve?
Doubly interesting, because when I'm faced with helping others...none of those things come to mind.
I want them to be their full amazing self with every possible opportunity. Meet their basic needs, help them achieve their highest potential and their hopes and dreams.
Am I my own best advocate while helping advocate for everyone in my path?
So I'm going to work on that a little bit. I think I actually have to have some intentional thinking about it first.
A quiet walk is in order even in this heat.
I do know this. whenever I hit the pause button and take a few to take the deep breaths and feel my soul with oxygen I am reignited even more powerfully than before. The next step is always a leap.
You're only stuck if you don't know you're stuck.
I'm urging you to unleash yourself to go after everything you know you're supposed to have, supposed to do, supposed to be.
We are then by some stroke of fortune able to give even more.
This life is yours to choose at this point. the clock is ticking, don't let anything slow you down.
I'm glad you're reading this. I'm thinking you needed this too.
Charity begins at home.❤️
Make it a great Sunday and I hope your week includes some moments to put yourself first for a few.
❤️Laurie
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