Morning Walks with Madi

Every morning I begrudgingly drag myself out of bed, awake Madison out of her deep sleep and head to a local park for our morning walk. During our walk I do my best to introduce her to new things: squirrels, trees, tennis courts, birds, grass, runners (of course not her mommy) and all the other good stuff at parks. Once Madison falls asleep on me - I'm left to my thoughts. Thoughts of why, what, how and when? Why life is the way it is? What my purpose is? How am I going to do this mommy thing? And when is all my hard work going to pay off? Questions I ask myself not only during my morning walks, but throughout the day. These questions have become a constant in my everyday world. These are thoughts and questions you can't get out of your head no matter how hard you try or how many ways you attempt to divert your attention.

As these questions pop in & out of my head I reflect on a book I'm re-reading by Jack Canfield (author of Chicken Soup for the Soul books) "The Success Principles - How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be." I say re-read because this is the 4th time I've picked up this book to assist me on my life's journey. During my morning walks I remember the things I've read the previous night and make my best attempt to apply it to all those questions I have floating in my head. My readings recently focused on life's PURPOSE (I'd like to share a few excerpts from my readings)...Without a purpose in life, it’s easy to get sidetracked on your life’s journey. It’s easy to wander and drift, accomplishing little. To be “on purpose” means you’re doing what you love to do, doing what you’re good at and accomplishing what’s important to you. Without purpose as your compass, your goals and plans may not fulfill you. You don’t want to get to the top of the ladder only to find out you had it leaning up against the wrong wall. Like most of our cars have a navigation system - we're born with an Inner GPS (global positioning system). For our Inner GPS system to work, it simply needs to know where you are and where you want to go. When you know what you want and stay focused; your Inner GPS will continue to unfold the turns to reach your destination.
“Decide upon your major definite purpose in life and then organize all your activities around it.” -Brian Tracy (One of America's leading authorities on the development of human potential & personal effectiveness)