I hope you have discovered some amazing things about you until now. I know it may be tempting to quit the challenge and the journaling at this point. Don’t! Continuing will help you explore and acknowledge the emotional difficulties that roll over you as you discover your true self. You will undertake healing the shame of past failures.

Whenever you feel that you haven’t accomplished the tasks you set out for yourself or even begun, your blocked self calls it laziness.

Do not call the inability to start laziness. Call it fear.

Fear is the true name for what makes your blocked soul to suffer! It may be fear of failure or fear of success. Most frequently, it is fear of abandonment. This fear has roots in childhood reality. Most blocked souls tried to become their authentic version against their parents’ good wishes or parents’ good judgement. For a youngster this is quite a conflict. To go against your parents’ values means you’d better know what you are doing.

Fear his what blocks you. The fear of not being good enough. The fear of not finishing. The fear of failure and of success. The fear of beginning at all. There is only one cure for fear. That cure is love.

You can beat your fears with enthusiasm. Over any extended period of time, being a creative requires enthusiasm more than discipline. Enthusiasm is not an emotional state. It is a spiritual commitment, a loving surrender to our creative process, a loving recognition of all the creativity around us.

Enthusiasm is an ongoing energy supply tapped into the flow of life itself. Enthusiasm is grounded in play, not work. Far from being a brain-numbed soldier, our creative is actually our child within, our inner playmate. As with all playmates, it its joy, not duty, that makes for a lasting bond.

Action steps for day 19

Values

We are told that living in accordance with our core values will make us happier and more fulfilled. But what exactly are our values?

Look at where you are in your life right now and ask yourself the question : What matters to me most?

Write down the first five things(love, family, adventure, contribution, recognition etc.) that come into your head and then rank them 1-5, with 1 being the most important. These are your core values.

Put the list somewhere you will see it regularly and stop for a moment each day to consider whether your behavior is helping you to realize your core values. For example, if a close family life is one of your core values then your habits should reflect that, which means not bringing work home at the weekend or checking your email on holiday.

Remember to focus on what matters and have fun !

Dream big, shine bright and sparkle more!