From the Heart

I believe that having trust in yourself is the key to your own happiness. If that trust is lost, so is your direction in life. It's true that you can have others guide you, but do you really want that? Do you want to be a follower? And do what others tell you even if it's not what you really believe?

I'm really going to be myself all the time. That's a commitment I make to you as the readers of my blog, to Leap of Life Creations, and most importantly, to myself. It's a lot harder to do (or be) than you think too.

So, I'll be completely honest, these past few weeks I've felt fairly lost. My direction with myself personally has been very confusing and not totally on track. I noticed the confused feeling before Sasquatch. I sort of forgot about it while at Sasquatch, since it's its own world where happiness and music flows, and when I came home it hit me full force. I felt totally disoriented with who I am, what my purpose is, and where my place is in the world. I was pretty disheartened, but wasn't sure with what or why.

I reached out to some very incredible people who understand me completely and what I'm trying to accomplish. I shared with them what is going on for my heart and that I feel overwhelmed and exhausted and not sure what I'm doing. They made me realize that I'm still on the right path and that I'm merely in transition from one phase of self-development to the next. I'm just experiencing the rough patch in between that can be difficult to adapt to. Another wise piece of advice given to me was not to take on so many projects. I tend to say "yes" to everything that crosses my path and I do genuinely want to do it all. However, if I do it all then I won't do it nearly as great as one project, right? So my next goal is to simplify my life. Why make life complicated? Simplicity is true bliss.

I wanted to share this experience with you because even though you have taken or will take that leap of life, there are still times of confusion and loss where you don't know what you're doing. You just have to completely believe in yourself and your passion. If it takes some soul-searching and some much needed time by the beach with your thoughts to regenerate (that's what I need to do!) then do it. Take care of yourself and know that you're on the right path.

Thanks for listening :).

Here's a video that I regularly watch over and over again. No matter what Mickey Smith lives his passion and you can feel it through this short film.