Then, I started listening to my truth speaker, aka my husband of thirty years who tells me as he sees things and encourages me to be the best ever. I know that he loves me unconditionally and it is from this perspective that he reached me. There have been many talks; many moments of truth; but I think it was the, “How can you do the same things and expect different results?” that jolted me out of my complacency.
Shortly after this I received some mail from my actor’s union. It was the usual bi-annual report that it was time to vote for Board Members and Convention Delegates who would serve for the next two years in their elected positions. Mind you, I have been receiving these Board Member missives every two years for over twelve years with the addition of Convention Delegates in the past few.
I would usually read the mail, think about all it said and lay it aside. I would even revisit the letter and consider running for any of the various positions listed therein. That was all I would do!!! After a few weeks I would pick up the mail again to find out that the deadline and any possibility of participating had passed.
Fast forward to 2017! When the mail arrived, I read the guidelines and immediately took action. I completed the necessary steps and launched my campaign to be a Board Member-at-Large and Convention Delegate. Shortly following this, I was notified that I qualified to be on the ballot and that further action was needed. I was so very proud of myself that I was able to complete the following steps needed, even redo them because of a glitch in the system, and still make the deadline.
To say that I am energized would be an understatement. I am so excited about what lies ahead because the new and improved me is not waiting for deadlines to pass, but I will be embracing each opportunity with gusto – no more missing out because of procrastination.
One discovery I have made is that this new way of being does not add stress at all. My chill mode is still in effect while taking care of business in a most responsible way.
This is my next! What’s yours?
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