Comments on: Thank God I Was Fired! http://thatconfidenceguy.com/2009/05/thank-god-i-was-fired/ one of the world’s most exclusive coaches: you are more powerful than you think Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:14:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Rich http://thatconfidenceguy.com/2009/05/thank-god-i-was-fired/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Rich Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:01:18 +0000 http://thatconfidenceguy.com/?p=598#comment-35 @Deb: that sure is inspiring. You have been through so much... I love the saying "It's better to regret the things you HAVE done in life, than to regret the things you haven't done..." Love, Rich @Deb: that sure is inspiring. You have been through so much…

I love the saying “It’s better to regret the things you HAVE done in life, than to regret the things you haven’t done…”

Love, Rich

]]> By: Debbie http://thatconfidenceguy.com/2009/05/thank-god-i-was-fired/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Debbie Mon, 18 May 2009 01:36:25 +0000 http://thatconfidenceguy.com/?p=598#comment-19 It is so true that when these kinds of experiences manifest themselves in our lives, we struggle to hold on to that which we know, even when we are certain it isn't right for us. We so oftentimes fear the unknown and thus, would rather stay where we are miserable...the space that we know...than venture out into that scary place of uncertainty. But isn't it also true that what we believe to be "certain"..that space we choose to stay in..never really is.....certain? I've read that there are only two true emotions; fear and love and that everything else we call an emotion, really falls under one of those two primary umbrellas. This is an interesting concept, yes? So when I'm feeling an emotion, I try to place it under one of those categories. So when I moved back to Cali, I was so excited about my new life (excitement=love)! I went to school, I started my business, I created my website, marketed myself, spoke at various places to get known and did pretty well for a while. Then I met someone who turned out to be really bad for me; and watched my bank account dwindle until I was using my charge cards to pay my rent (fear). Now here's the very interesting thing about this. All the time I was trying to figure out what I was gonna do about this reality I had created for myself, I was CERTAIN that worry was not the answer and that I was being looked after....and that everything was going to be fine (Faith=love). Through my challenge; through my heartache; through the despair (fear) and humiliation (fear) I was fighting off, I knew I would step through it all and be better off...better off BECAUSE of the challenge I was moving through. Ohhh the lessons I've learned over the past year...my oh my oh my! And you know what Rich? I needed to! I've gone through some hell and I've manifested in my life, an outlook that according to my friends I visited with last night for the first time since moving, has me "glowing." They looked at me as if they were trying to see right inside my soul and moved very close, eyes never leaving mine. I looked at them puzzled and they said, "You look beautiful! So healthy! This move was right for you, wasn't it?" So as you know, the above is the Reader's Digest Condensed version of what manifested. The point to the rambling is that with a decision to move "Into the Mystic" (thank you Van Morrison)...into the "unknown", by excepting my responsibility for what manifested in my life and moving through it, and then away from it, I am in the best place of my life! No energy expended on regrets and never a thought put into whether or not I failed! You know I don't believe in that word, remember? Lessons learned that will serve me going forward....lessons learned = no failure! So I've just spent the past 4+ hours at a drum circle with a remarkable person hanging with amazing people. What a wonderful day I'm having! Hope yours is too! Kisses and hugs, Deb It is so true that when these kinds of experiences manifest themselves in our lives, we struggle to hold on to that which we know, even when we are certain it isn’t right for us. We so oftentimes fear the unknown and thus, would rather stay where we are miserable…the space that we know…than venture out into that scary place of uncertainty. But isn’t it also true that what we believe to be “certain”..that space we choose to stay in..never really is…..certain?

I’ve read that there are only two true emotions; fear and love and that everything else we call an emotion, really falls under one of those two primary umbrellas. This is an interesting concept, yes? So when I’m feeling an emotion, I try to place it under one of those categories.

So when I moved back to Cali, I was so excited about my new life (excitement=love)! I went to school, I started my business, I created my website, marketed myself, spoke at various places to get known and did pretty well for a while. Then I met someone who turned out to be really bad for me; and watched my bank account dwindle until I was using my charge cards to pay my rent (fear). Now here’s the very interesting thing about this. All the time I was trying to figure out what I was gonna do about this reality I had created for myself, I was CERTAIN that worry was not the answer and that I was being looked after….and that everything was going to be fine (Faith=love). Through my challenge; through my heartache; through the despair (fear) and humiliation (fear) I was fighting off, I knew I would step through it all and be better off…better off BECAUSE of the challenge I was moving through.

Ohhh the lessons I’ve learned over the past year…my oh my oh my! And you know what Rich? I needed to! I’ve gone through some hell and I’ve manifested in my life, an outlook that according to my friends I visited with last night for the first time since moving, has me “glowing.” They looked at me as if they were trying to see right inside my soul and moved very close, eyes never leaving mine. I looked at them puzzled and they said, “You look beautiful! So healthy! This move was right for you, wasn’t it?”

So as you know, the above is the Reader’s Digest Condensed version of what manifested. The point to the rambling is that with a decision to move “Into the Mystic” (thank you Van Morrison)…into the “unknown”, by excepting my responsibility for what manifested in my life and moving through it, and then away from it, I am in the best place of my life! No energy expended on regrets and never a thought put into whether or not I failed! You know I don’t believe in that word, remember? Lessons learned that will serve me going forward….lessons learned = no failure!

So I’ve just spent the past 4+ hours at a drum circle with a remarkable person hanging with amazing people. What a wonderful day I’m having! Hope yours is too!

Kisses and hugs, Deb

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