Faith is a Motherfucker Part 2

It is crazy what a difference a week makes. One week you are in the depths of despair, and then the next week, you decide to take control.

We all have crap weeks where the light at the end of the tunnel fades like a distant memory and it's just easier to flip off the world and sulk. That is usually not my style, however after a very eventful three quarters of the year, I realize that I tend to react to things much more differently than I used to. I wondered where I lost my optimism. This week I realised that I let it escape me.

These are little reminders I found helpful this week, and for those of you who may read this, feel free to take these nuggets of almost wisdom for yourself:

1. Worrying about money is absolutely, ABSOLUTELY pointless: It is. All the people I know who have money--not that I know tons who have it at this point--are not totally reckless with money, but trust that it's coming and do not even think about it. There is tons of money in the world. It will find its way into your pocket. As long as you think positive, do things that will create the opportunity to make the money--I mean, don't sit on your ass an hope it comes to you---and think big. I have a friend that is going to write a book about making sock puppets--I know she'll love doing it and make some cash from it.

2. Take time to read. Really: Take time to sit down and read. Even when you are super busy. I have been really busy lately, but I'm taking at least 30 minutes to an hour to devote to the book.

3. Write--even if you have nothing to write about, write. Write about what you want and what makes you happy and the things that you are curious about. Don't write about the shit that sucks you down into the pits of hell. Don't. Just don't. Support yourself and be good to yourself--think about the things you want to do and accomplish.

4. If you are not happy with your job make steps to change it. Even if they are just baby steps. If you are just sending out one resume a week and researching places you would love to work, you are doing something. You are putting it out to the Universe that you want something, that you want change. Baby steps! Every week do something more and track it.

5. Do something nice for yourself everyday. I know if you have to save the pennies. I do. But it makes me happy to buy a nice latte every now and then or to buy myself a nice cup of tea while I read.So that's what I do. And every now and then, I buy a really good book. It keeps me going. Take care of yourself.

6. Dream. Dream. Dream. Your best ideas come from dreaming. Dream, write them down, and know that they are possible. Not wishing or hoping, but KNOWING that they are possible. There are people that are living their dreams and doing the unexpected. It's not a matter of 'if' it happens but 'when' it happens.

7. Faith. Yes. I know...it's back and I have reclaimed it. Have faith that it will all work out, because it will.