Today is the 14th day of the 100 Day Challenge. It is also the third day in a row (I’m on a roll 
) of waking by 5:30 am without the aid of my alarm clock. I have it set for 5:31am just in case I don’t hit the goal of waking before, AND getting out of bed … but so far so good.
How do I do this? My system is to *tell myself* how much time I have available to sleep when I go to bed and then I *tell myself* I must be awake and ready to start the day in *this many hours and minutes* … since beginning to do this a week ago, I’m finding falling asleep is actually quicker and I have been sleeping better. If I wake during the night, a quick glance at the clock and *telling myself* how much longer I have available for sleep/rest/dreams (more on the dreaming in a moment) and back out I am.
Each night before bed I go over the goals I have long term, what I was to have accomplished in the day just done to be able to reach my goals and the things I plan to accomplish the next day. I also *tell myself* what an awesome job I am doing and how wonderful and productive the next day will be.
But what if the day just done wasn’t awesome? It is what it is. As long as I do the best I am able to, in the time allotted, then it IS what it is, it IS awesome, and I am therefore AWESOME as well 
What if the day just done I goofed off and didn’t get what I wanted to get done, done? Being as I AM awesome, everyone deserves a break now and then – BUT *I tell myself* if I really want to achieve my goals I have set forth, then the next day I need to get back to the thrill of advancing on my goals.
BUT – what if the next day I slack again? Then it is time to sit down and re-think my goals. Are the goals I’ve set forth really what I want, or are they what I think I should to want? Trying to achieve goals one really does not want is a lot like trying to paddle upstream and why would one want to do that, unless it is a life or death situation … and in that case, it probably something one would want very badly
So where am I going with today’s blog? And what about the dreaming part?
Ah – the dreams … note to self begin faithfully writing in a dream journal … my dreams have taken on a mentoring (?) coaching (?) ATTA GIRL!!! feel.
What do I mean by that? hmmm … let me think a moment – An example is a dream I had several nights ago:
I am white water rafting with several other people, it is exhilarating. The river, the raft, all the people on board the raft (including myself and yes the river and raft had feelings in my dream) are all feeling euphoric and WHOOOO HOOOO!!!
Suddenly there is screaming from the bank of the river … a baby is in the water being carried down stream. The baby is sure to drown. The river has no mercy for those who do not bow to it’s power. The water is going fast. White water all around. No one is moving. The raft alerts all to hold on TIGHT. Fear of what the water is capable of grab hold of me, the polished rocks bear testament to it’s true power as white water spray covers everything and everyone, and then a calm blankets me and I know I can save the baby, I can do anything, all I have to do – is DO IT
… and I do.
So, where am I going with today’s blog? By defining what it is we truly want and then breaking it down into the pieces that will make it happen – we are capable and ABLE to do ANY THING we truly desire to do. But to make it happen – We MUST Act!
Do It Now
But that is our choice.
If we choose not to, then the accountability sits squarely on the shoulders of the one who chose not to act.
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