Tag: Focus

CONFIDENCE, EMOTIONS

FILL YOUR CUP WITH CONFIDENCE

Donna-Lynn

DO YOU HAVE EITHER A WORD, AFFIRMATION OR A THEME THAT IS THE FOCUS FOR EACH NEW YEAR?

🌹At the beginning of each year many focused driven people who wish to thrive in their growth – either personally or within their own business – choose to focus on a word, affirmation, or a theme for the year ahead.

🌹When I first heard of this practice I was intrigued and soon learnt to appreciate the concept. I had previously considered adapting this practice into my daily routine, but it wasn’t until recently that I decided to FIRMLY COMMIT to standing by my vision with a meaningful WORD.

🌹My word and theme for 2021? CONFIDENCE!

🌹It is such a worthy and I believe, necessary word to begin this journey with.

🌹Having confidence is not necessarily a simple case of either being born with it or not, it is a skill that needs to be, and CAN be, developed and nurtured over time.

🌹If you feel you have low levels of confidence and often hear those not-so-supportive and unkind words revolving around and messing inside your head, please do not despair, please do not lose heart, all can be remedied if you have a desire to develop your skills of which will then allow you to live a more meaningful, purpose filled and joyful life in the areas you long to live more comfortably, freely, and lovingly.

🌹Confidence can have an enormous effect and impact on our life – whether we have it or whether we feel we have a lack of it.

🌹The word confidence can often be confused with courage and self-esteem, so it is my mission in 2021 to focus on the true meaning of the word and build that necessary confidence muscle to create greater opportunities in the hope to help not only myself but others that need guidance and support in this area as well.

🌹The practice of building our confidence muscle is something that requires regular and conscious observation so we can experience life with more purpose and meaning for our overall greater health, in particular, our mental health.

🌹We can often view another person in a particular situation, who “displays” a high level of confidence, as being “A Confident Person”. Our perception could then have us believe that this person is totally confident in every area of their life and business. We could also have a perceived belief that confidence comes easy to them. This is not necessarily the case. In fact, many who may appear to be confident in a particular field or area of life might deeply struggle in other areas but work extremely hard at overcoming any lack of confidence they may experience.

🌹It really is all about being willing and prepared to practice any necessary steps in overcoming our challenges where we lack confidence, and this can be achieved through learning to work on building faith and belief in our own capabilities and abilities.

🌹Creating and working through the steps that encourage development of our confidence can be a daily focus and task, depending on the purpose and area of which we would like to gain greater confidence in.

🌹Personally, from early childhood my life has been a series of events where confidence has been greatly lacking, but from where I now stand I am truly grateful for those times and experiences (although, at the time I could never have been so appreciative with such gratitude as I am today – as in many cases all I felt were feelings of horror, trauma, anger, frustration, fear and overwhelm, amongst other less favourable emotions and sensations) as I now have a purpose and mission that brings forth such understanding, compassion and empathy that supports my efforts in helping other women stand up to experience life with more self-awareness and self-assurance.

🌹If I am totally honest, I am choosing to get vulnerable here and say that I have many areas that still require me to build up my levels of confidence, as I have made a conscious choice to no longer play small in my life. This is because I genuinely wish to support other women to be drawn out from their own shadows and shine their light too, sharing their personal stories of achievement and happiness – NOT regret!

🌹Playing small can leave you feeling regretful when it comes time to looking back at your life, when there’s so little time left.

🌹It is through my own trials and discoveries that I will choose to share my journey in the hope to support others.

🌹I share my experiences, discussions, and discoveries in my Quarterly Magazine, “Nurturing Our Souls – NATURALLY”, as well as in blog and social posts.

🌹So, be sure to check out our next edition of “Nurturing Our Souls – NATURALLY” when it arrives online soon.

🌹If you do not wish to miss an issue, make sure you subscribe through our website @nurturingme-naturally.com.au

🌹IS THERE A PARTICULAR AREA OF YOUR LIFE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE MUSCLE? Feel free to comment below.

🌹WHAT WORD, PHRASE or THEME DO YOU CHOOSE TO FOCUS ON IN 2021? Care to share? Comment below.

🌹If you see value in this post please share with someone who may be in need of filling their CONFIDENCE CUP today.

Live NOW – Love MORE – Learn OFTEN

Donna-Lynn

Nurturing Me – NATURALLY!

NEW BEGINNINGS

IT’S THE SEASON FOR GROWTH AND CHANGE ……….. ARE YOU READY?

Donna-Lynn

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TO ALL WHO LIVE UNDER OUR GREAT SOUTHERN SKY

 Welcome to SPRING!

Spring – it’s such a beautiful season and my most favoured of all 4 seasons, as it brings with it the promise of hope, new growth, change and opportunities, things that I feel many of us if not all, truly do desire right now.

When experiencing challenging or less than desirable times I’d like to think that I’m a Glass Half Full Kinda Girl as I always say, with faith, “Well, it’s one day closer to (____whatever I’m hoping for_____)”, instead of taking on the burden of stress that will weigh heavy on my spirit. Mind you, this has not always been the case but as I’ve matured in years, I’ve thankfully realised what serves me and what does not –  AHHH – the blessings of such wisdom!

Many of us now have such time on our hands that prior to the current global concerns may not have been available to us so freely.

Many things may appear out of our hands or control at the moment, but we need not believe that everything is out of our control. Often we can feel this way due to fear, but sadly though, the majority of the time it’s our fear that clouds our judgement and our greater thinking ability, possibly in part due to our societal conditioning and part due to the low level of belief and confidence within ourselves.

It can be so easy to get caught up in all the drama of what goes on on social and within traditional medias when we’re not paying close attention to how we are allowing it to affect us. Being aware of, and focused on, our mindfulness is extremely important for our health as it can obviously impact heavily on our daily creativity and productivity, as well as dramatically affect those around us too.

Instead of focusing on the drama and negativity that surrounds us (that the media so heavily bombards and attempts to brainwash us with each day), we should consider taking this opportunity to seek out groups that uplift and inspire positive change within each other and the world because, at the end of the day what we seek in life should make us feel good and positive about ourselves and provide us with a sense of  joy. 

When we feel good within ourselves it stands to reason that we’d have more energy and motivation, therefore, we’d have a greater physical and mental capacity to strongly support others in need of help and healing.  When helping and inspiring others it should be understood that no matter how small or great the gesture or act of goodwill, we are making our own valuable contribution towards building stronger foundations for a much better place to live.

What’s going on in the world right now, in some respects, could actually be a blessing in disguise for those who choose to take advantage of opportunity.

We could take the view that this is an opportunity to press the refresh button and reinvent ourselves. Considering this view I feel is something that could well and truly be utilised to benefit many of us right now.

We always have a choice to press that refresh button, and forbid fear to hold us back. 

In realising that there may be many things we personally cannot control right now we can however, make good of this moment to move towards the things we can alter or influence positively, allowing experiences of favour and therefore allowing more promising and desirable moments to be manifested.

Time in anyone’s language is valuable and precious so regarding the current global circumstance, why would we not take advantage of this opportunity to focus primarily on our own personal growth, mindset, welfare and “WELLNESS – OF – BEING ”?

When we consciously become aware of, and in tune with our thoughts and actions, we have the advantage of a focused ability to make greater decisions and choices which could literally bring more joy and purpose into our lives, for example, taking the opportunity to change that job description, get a new hobby or lifestyle interest (not everything requires money for a greater life experience, many maybe, but not everything!) or possibly make new connections and friends that truly are aligned with our higher values and purpose. Seeking and achieving these things heightens and strengthens our energetic life force which in turn  has the Universe prepare us for greater opportunities that energise and propel us towards a vision that is so much more meaningful and life fulfilling.

By taking advantage of the current situation, we could impact major changes in our personal lives  just by doing small and simple things such as cleaning out our cupboards (metaphorically and literally speaking) so we can see with clarity what’s cluttering up our space, mind and time, to then reveal what really is necessary to hold onto and what’s not of benefit to us in anyway any longer.

Many professionals will say that decluttering our environment and life can change our world in ways we could not  imagine. As the saying goes, we need to rid of the old so we can receive the new, and it certainly stands to reason that even on the most basic level, once having cleared away the crap and having found those newly aligned opportunities, interests and friendships, we’re bound to psychologically feel much better for having done so and everything else that bears fruit will be a bonus.

So, with the welcomed and timely arrival of Spring and it’s natural ability to generally lift our spirits as we emerge from the seasonal  wintery cold dark days, why not allow ourselves to experience our own human seasonal change by considering what we can do to blossom into the version of ourselves that we truly DO desire.

  • Let’s allow ourselves to be open and seek the greater hidden possibilities that promote change and growth.
  • Let’s be kind to our current and future selves by viewing this time at home as opportunity, not necessarily or solely one of sacrifice or restrain.
  • Let’s take this time to learn new things, empower ourselves with greater knowledge and go for that new life we’ve been dreaming of.

If you have taken this time to seek opportunity –  If you have taken this time to realise new gifts, talents and skill – please be kind enough to share ……..

⇒ what this time has brought to light for you

⇒ how it has altered your course of direction, or at least the potential to do so

We cannot underestimate the power of sharing our own story as, what may seem of little importance to us may actually be of some value, worth and inspiration to someone else.

I’d like to express my sincere gratitude if you have taken the time to read this entire post – If you believe this post to be of some value please comment and/or share, as your positive participation is very much valued and appreciated. THANK YOU

With blessings, love and faith

DonnaLynn ~ Nurturing Me NATURALLY!                       

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