Messages From The Universe..Think Like A Queen

Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is steppingstone to greatness.

Said by the one and only Oprah.

I woke up this morning and did a search on quotes by Oprah. I wasnt feeling especially motivated, but I look up to her (like we all do) so I thought reading her wisdom would pick me up.

I read this quote and it stuck out...I simply couldnt keep reading any more. And so, I shut my kindle and just thought about those words...and they started influencing my day. 

The universe started talking to me.

First I was in the store and I kept seeing products with the word..QUEEN...QUEEN...QUEEN on them.

Then I tuned in to one of my mentors (who doesnt know me but I cyber-stalk him to learn all I can), Gary Vaynerchuk.  And his words stopped me in my tracks, just like Oprah's.

He said....you have a 1 in 40 million chance of even becoming a human being. That is what keeps me motivated and grateful and humble. That keeps me going.

And I stopped again. It felt like I was receiving a download app from God.

Those quotes were stuck in my soul and I felt almost driven (like I had to) to create something beautiful with their words...that I could share.

And when I saw this....even though I had created it...it almost felt as if I was seeing it for the first time. I was in awe of her beauty and I felt connected...to her...and to more.

The message was this...........

My darling. I have been asking you to trust me for years...and yet you havent. You have taken mini-steps, ones that were safe because you remember what it feels like to be burned..you remember the hurt, the embarassment and most of all you remember that feeling like a failure (and that hurt the most).

But IT IS TIME NOW. I have been sending you signs...and you are only now noticing. It is time my dear one for you to take what you have learned and use it to walk the path I have sent you. (at this point I saw myself in a small town, where I wandered streets I knew, but never took the beautiful nature path that led out of town...to some big adventure). 

The likelihood of you being born was only 1 in 40 million. ...breathe that in. And yet...you are here. You cannot hold on to fear and to my hand at the same time. I am asking you again, more firmly this time to hold on to Gods unchanging hand and walk with me out of the town you know into the adventure I KNOW. You were no accident. The world needs you. I need you. 

The most powerful woman on earth has told you how to do it, how to make it easier and how to succeed.

Think like a queen (they know they have every resource, tool, expert and form of help. A queen is not afraid of failure. She knows that failure is just a steppinstone (something to help lift her up and help her on her way) in her journey to greatness.

Many have used the words...you are special. You are chosen. You have a purpose. There is a reason for you.

Today I use these words...to all who can read, to all who can hear.....

You WERE chosen...to light the world...in the smallest and largest ways imagineable. You only need to begin in your own home, from your own computer, from your desk or from your phone. 

The world has been waiting...I am asking you to be the Queen I made you to be. I am asking you to think like the woman I created you to be...and to trust me when I say...that any failure is a step to lift you up and propel you forward to your infinte greatness.

You have seen signs, coincidences and hints...now I say...GO. It is time.

And with that...the message stopped. So..if you stopped by here today...this wasnt just a message for me. It was a message for you. Its time to be brave, Queen. No failure can stop you. You were chosen from among 40 million other souls to be here at this time. So use it...your time...today.

Why Must I Be Perfect?

Have just felt down when you first woke up? When you first opened your eyes? I dont often, but I did today.  My throat was scratchy. The underwire in my bra was broken and it was poking me.  And when I stood on the scale it said the same number as the day before..even though I had tried my best.  I felt so frustrated, like I was tired of trying because it just wasn't doing any good.  

It wasn’t just about weight....it was an old fear that had crept back in.  Im a type-A kind of chick with some type B traits. So when Im pushing and achieving my goals I feel great. But on those off days, when I dont feel 100% and when I dont see results right away I begin to doubt myself.  

And then that little voice whispers.... What if you can't do this? What if you fail...and people see you?  What if all of this work youre doing is for nothing?  What if you are not...enough?  

Wow, I really dont like that little voice, becauase in the past it has stopped me from my dreams. It stopped me from moving forward. 

But I found a way to get past it!  I remember MY TRUTH..and sometimes I make a new one. I have to speak to the God inside of me and ask it to come out and help me get a grip. I have to remind myself of all I've overcome. 

I have to admit that I feel sorry for myself for a minute but then I start to remember.  And I say to myself ....

Do you know how many things I've overcome? Do you know that I beat cancer? I beat cancer! Do you know that I was an orphan and yet I have a couple college degrees? Do you know that I used to make bad choices about men and love. I was married to an addict but now Im with a man who loves me!  Do you remember how many times I wanted to quit...but I didn't!  Do you know who I am?

When that voice starts talking, you gotta  go back and dig deep! Look at your childhood, look at yoru adulthood..look at all the times you've had to be strong!  Some people didnt make it this far. YOU DID!

You need to say to yourself....I AM BADASSERY at it's best, baby!!  I don't have to be perfect. I only need to keep trying.  That is enough!

I am enough. God is in me so I am actually MORE than enough. Look at all I've overcome.

So my darling...when your little voice tries to whisper that you are not good enough...you talk right back to it and you tell it who you are! You say....Do you know who I am!?! Look at all I've overcome.  

I don't need to be perfect everyday. I just need to keep going! God is in me and I am enough!