How do we ever reach our lifetime goals?

I am completely astounded that I am now in the final stages of publishing my first book. This just happens to be one of the most important goals of my entire life!

You cannot imagine the excitement and joy I find in reviewing the final drafts, especially because my editor and designer, Sarah Johnson, is doing such a fantastic job of making my book a unique and beautiful vision of everything I have ever wanted to present to the public as my work. This is not just a book, but a piece of art and a lovely keepsake.

It boggles my mind, when I think of all of the things that have had to change in my life, for this moment to arrive! I have gotten to know so many great people on this journey, especially friends and family who have stuck with me through so much apparent failure and adversity. I have transformed my life from the ground up, and this book is simply the story of how that happened.

I am reminded of something I read decades ago from the German philosopher Schopenhauer (1788-1869). He said that as our life progresses, we rarely see how one experience or chance meeting leads to another and another, like a kind of chain reaction, but when we look back over it all, near the end, it all makes perfect sense.

For example, I now know that this particular chain reaction began for me with my own brave decision to leave my angry, controlling husband back in 2001. From that one decision came many more transformations in both myself and my belief in my own power to change, and finally choose my best life.

Along the way I met some amazing people who spurred me on, even as they helped me to reject certain dead end paths I found myself on, therefore forcing me to choose something different. One change led to another, meeting one person led to meeting another, who taught me that I really could change my life and finally make it completely mine.

I slowly began to trust in the universe and its wisdom to guide me to my heart’s desire. I learned to listen to the still small voice within whenever it gave me a subtle nudge. I now know what a powerful tool my own intuition is! And I have also learned how to accept support from those who truly love me. Heartfelt thanks to those closest to me!

I have recently begun to live a life I could only have imagined back in 2001. How? By trusting in the dream, learning to love myself fiercely, and believing that I had the power within to bring this all to fruition.

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