Day 16: Stretch Your Limits
January 16, 2012
Today’s lesson is part of a two-exercise. It’s time to build your self-confidence and there is NO better way to feel better about yourself than to do something you’ve never done before or didn’t think you could do. When you push yourself to a new limit, your courage grows and your self-esteem increases.
It doesn’t matter WHAT you do, as long as it has meaning to you. For instance… my mother used to make delicious cinnamon rolls. They were warm and melted in your mouth. Cinnamon rolls were one of my favorite treats that my mom made. I attempted them once and it was somewhat disastrous. The tradition died with me! Since then, I have convinced myself that I can’t make my mom’s cinnamon rolls and that’s just the way it is.
But that’s all changing tomorrow. I am stretching beyond what my belief level is and I’m going to make cinnamon rolls. And they will be great! I will continue making them until I master them. I may not sleep for four days, but I will master these cinnamon rolls! I will be known as the cinnamon roll queen.
For someone else, making cinnamon rolls may not be difficult at all. It may not even be important to most people. That’s not the point. The point is – being able to make these cinnamon rolls will give me a tremendous amount of confidence in my cooking skills, especially since these treats are considered almost impossible now. It will give me the opportunity to share something I love with others in the future, while keeping part of my mom with me. To me, this is a HUGE win.
The challenge I issue you is to choose something you have been wanting to do but haven’t done for whatever reason. Now, determine that by Monday morning you will accomplish this new skill. It can be as big or little as you want. I’m not worried about WHAT it is… just as long as it has meaning to you and requires you to stretch. I can’t wait to hear how it goes!
Good luck! I’m sending high vibration thoughts your way!
Until tomorrow friends,
Tara
