Clarity.

When I need clarity, especially in critical moments, I journal a lot. I’m likely to discover new things about myself and uncover things that were obscure. This declutters my head and benefits my ideas.

It’s Sunday late night. I’m supposed to be sleep, but I can’t. I’m searching for clarity and I got a hunch that in this moment I’ll discover some inner work that I need to do, especially because I want my ideas about GoneGirlGo to continue to blossom.

There might be some discovery in my moment of clarity that perhaps you can apply too.

Discovery #1:

Releasing the fear about an idea that has been in my head for a while creates a channel in which everything I need comes to me right when I need it. There isn’t a striving for it. I actually experience the natural progression of the idea blooming. Basically, things fall into place rather than fall apart. And if some things don’t fall into place, oh well. They weren’t supposed to.

Discovery #2:

How can I ever stop learning, growing, changing? I can’t imagine a life in which I stay the same. (Well, okay. I did stop physically growing at the age of 11, but I’m not talking about height.) I won’t ever become set in my ways. I won’t ever be unwilling to learn something new or to challenge myself to grow, even if I live to be 92.

Discovery #3:

After a while, my sob story became boring. I realized that no one cared to listen to it but me. And when I kept repeating it, I kept losing. The more I pitied myself, the more that story dictated my movement or lack thereof. Pity parties are debilitating. I had to stop that nonsense so that I could continue to run my race and make my idea blossom.

Discovery #4:

That unrelenting small voice, which was the source of my inspiration to relaunch GoneGirlGo, continues to reverberate in my mind. As it became louder, it became hard to ignore. What that small, but loud voice said to me gave me the power to continue my race, despite the embarrassment and guilt I felt about stopping in the first place. I’m learning not to ever ignore the small, but loud voice that gives me life and inspires my ideas.

With the chaos and busyness that we encounter in our lives frequently, I can’t stress enough how important it is to capture moments of clarity. And here’s why:

Key Points about Moments of Clarity

Pause for a moment and click here to download a journal exercise. After you complete it, let me know what you discovered and perhaps how you plan to apply it. Leave your comments below or on the GoneGirlGo Facebook page. For a private exchange, email me at zoe@gonegirlgo

Looks like we got some work to do. I’ll talk to y’all later.

Zoe🌺