…everything would be different if you changed
Can you recall pivotal moments in your life? These moments at the time may not seem significant but when you look back on them you realize something about you changed?
One such moment for me was when I began journaling. I remember the first journal I ever bought. I’d never written in a diary or journal growing up. It wasn’t until I was a married woman who was frustrated with the lack of consistency in my life. I would have these brilliant ideas and run full speed ahead with them, but I wouldn’t finish anything. I remember being in my kitchen and listening to a CD of a marriage conference. The wife was speaking. I don’t remember what she was talking about specifically, but I do remember her saying, “if nothing changed around you, everything would be different if you changed.” Pause a minute a take that in. If nothing changed around you, everything would be different if you changed.
With that single quote I started to make a shift in my attitude, which has served me to this day. We’ve all had moments in our lives that changed who we are and the direction of our lives. I couldn’t have articulated it at the time, but that moment for me set me on a path to live my life more intentionally. To live my life with purpose – on purpose. This blog will be about my adventures as a mompreneur living the Good Life while raising a family and a business, but it will also be about we, as moms, can will live more intentionally. I hope you will be an active participant on this journey by leaving comments on your own experiences and sending me emails with your story. We all have one.
I’m curious to learn about some pivotal moments in your life. Please, leave a comment to let me know what it was and how it changed your life for the better.
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Joanne Reed | July 10th, 2009 at 9:06 pm #
Kendra…I really enjoyed this article. My most recent pivotal moment was this past Tuesday at the class “Biblical Perspective of You” when the teacher said “if your not looking to God for your security, needs, and significance then your motives for your actions are rooted in your need. You become self centered. She kept talking to make another point but I was stuck there…the light came on for me. I realized that I have been seek different groups to join (book clubs, church groups etc) so I could meet new people but what really was going on is that I was feeling insignificant so I was looking to people to valid that I was ok right where I am in my life at this time. That comment help me shift my perspective and things have not been the same. I attempt to remain open or sensitive daily to recognize those moments. Keep writing!
Miesha Berry | July 11th, 2009 at 5:25 am #
Kendra, I love this article. I have had many pivotal moments in my life, some good, and some not so pleasant, but each one effectively changing the direction of my life positively. Of course the most significant one was giving my life to Christ, and that is definitely an ongoing process. God is so multifaceted, how can we not be constantly changed as we experience Him. Another memorable pivotal moment for me was becoming a mom. I remember a friend telling me when I was pregnant, that my whole life perspective would change, but not until I held my daughter in my arms did I truly grasp what he was saying. My life changed forever. Every single thing that I have done or said or thought from that day forward has been from the perspective of a mom. Your article was on point. I still had the same job, lived in the same place, drove the same car, etc… Yet everything around me was different.
goodlifediva | July 13th, 2009 at 5:27 am #
Miesha, I loved reading about your pivotal moment. I think most moms (parents) can relate to that turning point of realizing life is no longer about you (not that it ever really was). Our attitude can help us see life in a completely different perspective. Thanks for sharing your moment with us.
goodlifediva | July 13th, 2009 at 5:29 am #
I realized that I have been seek different groups to join (book clubs, church groups etc) so I could meet new people but what really was going on is that I was feeling insignificant so I was looking to people to valid that I was ok right where I am in my life at this time.
Ooooh, Joanne. What great insight! Your response really gave me something to think about. Thank you for sharing this. I know other women can relate and benefit from this.
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