Hello Girlfriends – Have you ever hit a brick wall?  I’m sure you know how it feels….  Sometimes it may take your breath away and at times it’s a wakeup call.

You possibly can be in a dead end job and wake up asking yourself, “what am I still doing here?”  What are the risks of trying to find another job that may be fulfilling; or better yet start your own business?  To start your own business requires risk – risk requires – faith and trust that you are following your heart.  This is where you have to ask yourself, “Am I pursuing my PASSION?”  This also requires letting go of FEAR. 

Are you living in a place that you really do not like?  Do you feel as if you have the travel bug but are afraid to get in your car and travel the nation in hopes of finding a place that enhances your life style?  It’s easier said than done to get in your car and travel the nation.  Of course, it requires money and time.  How about saving your pennies and cutting back on a few things in order to allow your dream of travel to come true?  Why not – Because You Can!

Sometimes the brick wall comes in the form of a divorce.  In your eyes, your marriage is moving along nicely, everyone seems happy and then you hear the words – “I’m not in love with you anymore.”  The brick wall!  What do you do now? 

• Go in a corner and cry and cry some more? 
• Live in the pain of what has happened? 
• Or maybe do something positive for yourself? 

Sometimes events in your life have no rhyme or reason – take it for what it is.  Surround yourself with girlfriends that care about you.  Get in touch with family members that can lift you up.  In fact surround yourself with BALCONY people.  These brick walls hit all of us at some point in life.  The true question is?

• How will you handle your brick wall?

I try to take it for what it is and adapt a positive way of living.  How many of us can be truly grateful for our brick walls?  We as a society are thankful for wonderful things that happen but how many can say they are thankful for the not so wonderful? 

When I look at my life – I can say that it is in those hard times – the brick walls that I learned the most about myself.  I had to rely on myself and get acquainted with me.  Remember in order to love others, we must love ourselves first.  These were the times that I hit the brick wall so hard that it literally woke me up from impact. 

• The choice is ours – - – -
• Are we going to hit the brick wall and have the wall knock us out?
• Are you going to hit the brick wall and have an “aha” moment?

Remember, may the possibilities of today excite us all – even when we hit the brick wall!

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