Moving Down to Go Up: Making Room for a Big Goal By Terri Marie

Overnight my daughter and I had plunged into poverty.

When my ex- husband moved out, it was a struggle to survive and keep my daughter in our home. I wanted to provide her with as stable a life as I could give her, considering all the upheaval.

Literally overnight, we had to live on less than a quarter of my ex-husband’s substantial income. How it shocked me! But I made a life-changing decision then and there - I would follow my heart and dreams the rest of my life.

Soon I would get the opportunity.

One day, after I had raised my daughter, I got a message in my head, "This is not the place for you." I fought it for a few years - until I had to move. That message was blaring steadily at me.

Most people move up as they go through life. I went from a house in a neighborhood surrounded by doctors and architects into a 600 sq. ft one-bedroom apartment. In order to do this, I had to sell or give away almost everything I owned.

Why did I make such a drastic move? Why did I move down? Because my dream was calling.

I gave up the big home for a small place near my favorite spot and moved to a small oceanside town. My life blossomed. My dream could finally grow.

Don't get misled by the trappings of success. The big house. The big car payments etc. Steve Covey says, "Don't impress. Bless." The person to impress is yourself. When you know you are valuable you create that value in yourself and give it to the world, That’s when you start blessing yourself.

Later, when it doesn't hurt your dream to do so, you can bless yourself with a big home (or the right small one), with the car you want and the vacations you want.

If you have a big dream, a super-size goal, here is something to help get you from where you start now to your new dream destination.

Practice blessings. As you bless your food, your dreams, your mission, your purpose and your goals, your life magically improves wherever you are.

(It's not really magic.)
If you were God wouldn't you love to give things to someone who appreciated everything you did for them? I believe so.

So when things get really tough, find something to be grateful for and bless it.

After 9/11, I, like much of America, felt shock and complete upheaval. It didn't seem like there was much to bless. But I had been in the habit of writing down at least 5 things I was grateful for every day.

For months after the attacks I was thankful for things that were very basic but profoundly necessary. It was all I could think of.

I wrote things like:
Thank you God for another day. Thank you for my body.
Thank you for the blue sky. Thank you I am breathing.

(Here's an actual page from my gratitude journal)
Thank you for another day.
Thank you Brooke (my daughter) arrived safely (She was on a flight the first day planes were allowed back up in the sky)
Thank you for the planes in the sky.
Thank you I learned a few more things on the computer.
Thank you for a wonderful bath.

By being grateful for everything, even if I saw only small things for awhile (and breathing is NOT small!) gratitude moved me forward.

Be Willing To Move if Things Seem Stuck. By physically moving my residence, I showed God I was grateful for the dreams and goals he put in my heart because I was willing to MOVE on them.

I turned my house into a book.

Things started to manifest amazingly well after I sold my house. That house energy turned into books, articles, columns and seminars. Wonderful people and opportunities flew my way. I gave myself the time To write my first book, “Be the Hero of Your Own Game.”

Today no one comes over to my little apartment and says "What a beautiful home!" It's Okay. Instead, they say, "We love your column! Your book helped me so much." That feels so much better to hear.

Because of “moving down” I am building a new home outside of one of the most beautiful, special places on earth, Sedona, Arizona. Following your dreams doesn't mean you give up everything else. You only do that temporarily, until that dream is birthed. Then all the other things you love will follow.

Don’t let False Success Trap You - Don't let the “success” you think you have, keep you from what you really want. Don't be afraid to give up everything when you hear the call of your dream.

When the big Coach calls you into the Game and tells you your next play, don't say, "I can't. I'm not ready." Instead say, "What do you want me to do?"

Have you gotten the call of success yet? You will. You only move down until you touch bottom. Then you can move all the way up!

Live like a hero,
Terri Marie

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Terri Marie is an award winning author and producer who believes we all have a hero within. She writes a column called, “Heroes Among Us.” Get a FREE inspirational message at SpiritualArena.com.
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