I gave myself and received from
other folks, I was able to ask
myself if my prerequisites were
really necessary. Did I have to
have an RV? Did I have to have
$5000 in the bank? Did I have
to deal with everything in my
small storage unit? Did I have to
… ? And I realized that my pre-
requisites were actually blocks I
had put in my own path to keep
me from moving forward.
Decision 10: I finally realized I
could make the trip in my car—I
was already living in it, so why
not? I could make money on the
road as easily as I could in Morro
Bay (or not!). I set a date a week
away, did what I could and saw
who I could, and I took off on the
day I’d chosen.
I left in Morro Bay my 1995
Honda Civic that needed $400
in engine work with 2 dogs and
a parrot, what fit of my essen-
tial belongings, $2000 in debt,
an overdrawn bank account,
$20 in cash, no plan but a trip
along the California coast on my
way to Sedona via Phoenix, and
nowhere to stay along the way or
except for a week at with friends
once I got to the Sedona area.
And guess what? I’ve had more
fun (and made more money
during a three-day period) along
the road that I did in the last
month I was in Morro Bay—lots
more. If I needed confirmation
that I made the right decisions, it
got it!
How I Did It
How, you may ask, did I make
all these choices and decisions?
How did I stay positive, clear,
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out of fear and old patterns, and
moving forward in the face of so
much so fast?
As in everything, there were lots
of factors but the biggest ele-
ments were following my gut,
using the myriad tools I have at
my disposal, being gentle with
myself and, perhaps most im-
portant, one step at a time.
and to simply escape for a while
(yes, it’s okay to escape for a
while; you just have to be sure to
come back and live!)
· Playing with the pups and
taking them for long walks
· Going to the beach (this one
will have to change soon!)
· Soaking in long, hot Epsom-
salt-and-essential-oil baths
· Getting a massage
This is not to say that it was easy
or that I don’t get scared, para-
lyzed or trapped on the hamster
wheel of overthinking. It was not
easy and I do. Witness my 10
weeks of inaction in Morro Bay
this spring! But when I remem-
ber to focus on just the one next
step, use my tools and follow my
intuition, I always gain clari-
ty and become able to see and
make the one next step. More Decisions to Come
My favorite techniques and tools
include for making choices—and
living my life in general—include: When this is published, I’ll be
in the Sedona area settling into
my new life and business, hav-
ing made tons of decisions and
facing still more. I’m so grateful
I have my tools and my connec-
tion with Source to guide me and
keep me on track. I’m super-ex-
cited for the future and can’t
wait to see what possibilities
show up next for me!
-Meditating to calm my mind
and keep me in touch with my
intuition
-Tarot and oracle cards to clarify
situations and see next steps
-Using a pendulum to help me
make simple yes-or-no choices
-Energy healing, like Reiki and
Jin Shin Jyutsu, to clear blocks,
negativity, old beliefs and pro-
gramming from my energy
system so I can see what I truly
want
-Focusing on parts of my work
that I really love or require lots of
concentration, or getting lost in
a really good book, to “distract”
me from the monkey mind
-Lots of self-care:
· Taking naps both to make
sure I’m getting enough sleep
As I write this I’m on the road,
currently in San Diego, on my
way toward Sedona. I face more
decisions—seemingly mundane—
during the rest of my road trip:
which road to take, where to
stop, what to see. But then, we
never know which choices are
truly mundane and which are
life-changing, do we?
What decisions are you fac-
ing now? Do you need support
making a choice, whether it’s
rather mundane or life-altering?
Try some of the tools I list above.
And please check out my Face-
book group, where the theme
all month is facing and making
choices, considering possibilities
and taking the one next step.
We’re having a blast in there!