Take that chance.
Years ago, I lost my job in a RIF.
It was the first time I'd lost a job and I was devastated.
My kids were going away with their dad for two weeks and everyone I reached out to was busy.
I mentioned to a friend that I had always wanted to go to Italy and just for fun had looked at airfare. It wasn't horrible.
And then, an amazing thing happened.
She introduced me to someone she had just met and well, it's crazy, but this total stranger told me I should stay in her Tuscan home for free. She wasn't going to be there, but I should go.
And just like that, less than two weeks later, I was in Tuscany.
It was truly amazing. I didn't know a word of Italian. I didn't know a soul. I didn't have any real plans.
My dad had emailed me and expressed all kinds of concerns. "Did you register with the US Embassy?" "Do you have travel insurance?" "Have you looked at the safety ratings for Italy?" Etc.
\My poor parents were terrified that their little girl in her mid-40s, who had owned two homes by herself and raised two kids by herself, was going to a foreign country alone. They were certain it was a bad idea. I should stay home and look for a job and figure out my next move.
Nope.
I went. And it was one of the most magical experiences of my life. There were so many things that brought me pleasure, things I still reflect on today.
So, when you have a chance to sail away from safe harbors. When you get a chance to chase a dream, do it. You won't regret it.
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Shocking Discovery
A small chunk of glass from my accident made my heart race and my stomach drop. One tiny piece of glass that brought it all back in a flash.
Do you ever look back on your life and think, "Wow, I can't believe I ....?"
Do you ever look back on your life and think, "Wow, I can't believe I ....?"
You fill in the blank.
Sometimes, we're proud of what we've done, accomplished and overcome.
Sometimes, we would change things.
Here's the thing, life makes us who we are. I would not be where I am had I not endured some pretty horrible things. An abusive marriage, job losses, a traumatic brain injury.
But I grew and learned from those things. I am a better person because of those things. I am grateful to be who I am and on the other side of them and I am, in some ways, grateful I experienced them. I don't want to live that again, but I am who I am in some ways because of them. What about you?
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Breaking Bread
I am a firm believer that you can find your inner circle with love, compassion and putting yourself out there.
Perfectionism Reexamined
I’m a recovering perfectionist. I truly believe there is beauty in the brokenness of life. We can’t appreciate how good things are until we experience bad things. We start to take the good for granted.
First day of fall.
It's the first day of Fall.
Enjoy crisp apples, cool mornings and the promise of rest to come in the winter.
Do what you think you can not do.
It's amazing what we can do when we put our mind to it.
There are so many things that when I look back, I think, "How did I do that?"
So often, we keep looking at what lies ahead, that we forget to celebrate what we've accomplished. You can do what you think you can't!
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