Happy Friday Friends!
I hope & trust this post finds you all having a great day on this beautiful Saturday afternoon on the Texas Gulf Coast! :) A little late with my Happy Friday this week...
I want to share just a couple of thoughts/ideas with you. Both have been at the forefront of my mind this week and I thought perhaps they would be useful for you too! :)
Show up, just show up. Do you feel like doing the things you need to do every day? Most of us don't. Show up. Do you feel like pouring into your spouse/partner/kids every day? Most of us don't. Show up. Do you feel like helping others all the time? Most of us don't. Show up. Do you always feel like reaching out to someone who is sick or who has just lost a loved one? Most of us don't. Show up. Life is not about how we feel, life is about showing up. Show up, be fully present, and be the best version of yourself that you can be in that moment. We spend way to much time paying attention to our feelings, justifying our failure to do the things we know we should be doing based on the way we feel at the moment, and far too little time showing up and doing the best we can in the moment. Let's be different. Let's show up. Let's honor every commitment, duty and responsibility. Let's be there when we are needed, and even if we are not. Let's show up and simply be the best versions of ourselves. This Friends, will move the world.
Now, you might laugh at me on this second one...that's o.k., I laugh at myself all the time! :) Earlier this week I had a failing moment. And then I saw the most beautiful quote that spoke to the depths of my soul. The quote said, "You didn't fail, you are learning how to ride your bike." I can't tell you how much that silly little quote means to me. I bet you I have repeated to myself hundreds of times over the last few days and it immediately shifts my perspective. Crazy, after all these years of beating myself up over failing moments and this little quote finally made it all click for me.
You make a mistake/do the wrong thing as a wife, husband, mother or father? You didn't fail, you are learning how to ride your bike. You make a mistake/do the wrong thing at your job? You didn't fail, you are learning how to ride your bike. You make a mistake/do the wrong thing in pursing your life purpose? You didn't fail, you are learning how to ride your bike. I don't know about you Sweet Friends, but for me, repeating those eleven words reminds me that I don't have to be perfect, I am learning. I am learning how to be a Godly man. I am learning how to be a husband. I am learning how to be a Dad. I am learning how to be a friend. I am learning how to be a leader. I am learning... I didn't fail, I am learning how to ride my bike. And Dear Friends, the same is true of you! :)
Please don't hesitate to contact me if there is ever anything I can do for you or your precious families. I will always help you any way I can. You can reach me at kevin@whatwillyourinfluencebe.com.
Have a great day, enjoy the rest of your weekend and please cherish your precious families.
Kev
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