Just Take a Chance (Meet the New Love of My Life)

We are always presented with choices in life. Should I stay, should I go, should I invest or save? Should I go for it, or just keep things the way they are? The shoulds pile up and complicate our direction. They can even cause anxiety, sleepless nights and frustration, but what if there was an easier way?

What if we decided to take more chances…

In dedicating an entire year to pursuing joy and seeking out more connection and purpose, I discovered a new way of being, what I call the Joy Seeker way to life, and the secret, it’s really just trusting life and taking the chance.

How do we do this? We trust ourselves more.

If we are honest with ourselves, our feelings are always trying to show us the way — you will know the right path by how you feel. Does the choice make you feel expansive, joyful, hopeful and optimistic, or does it make you feel trapped, concerned, worried or fearful? The answers are already within us. We never have to struggle or second-guess ourselves again.

I see it all the time with life coaching clients, friends and even in my own life. We get an inkling, a gut feeling, an intuitive nudge that clearly aligns us with our highest good, yet we overanalyze, question and second-guess it. We don’t follow through because we worry it could be the wrong choice. But the more we listen to this intuition — the feelings that say go for it, trust yourself, it will work out — the easier everything will be.

If we just listen to that inner voice, the one that knows us best, then we will live a peaceful, abundant, fulfilled life. I decided to try this process out, by leaning into life and trusting the unknown more. It looked like this…

On December 9, I flew from China to the Pacific Northwest to help escort and rescue seven golden retriever dogs through the nonprofit organization Golden Bond Rescue of Oregon. When I first offered to volunteer back in October, I didn’t know it would lead me to meet the new love of my life. I just knew I needed to listen to that inner voice that said, “YES THIS FEELS GOOD, this feels right.”

Always go in the direction of what feels good even if it doesn’t make sense. It is always for your highest good.

What does living in complete trust and having faith that it will all work out look like? For me, I saw a photo of the male dog I would be rescuing and I immediately knew I needed to adopt him. When we trust ourselves the universe delivers every time. We can walk forward courageously into the unknown because we know that we are being guided.

When you live your life with this faith and unbiased trust in yourself and the universe, you cannot be off track, or make a mistake, because you are being who you are meant to be. You are living the life you were made for.

I’d like to officially introduce you to my new furry soul mate, “Chance,” the rescue golden retriever from China. You can follow his journey on Instagram here @chance_goldenlove

When you are in tune with who you really are and what is most important to you, your choices become so much easier, you are guided from within, and you know YOU CANNOT MAKE A MISTAKE.

Instead of leaning into fear, let’s lean into faith. Let’s listen to our inner voices, the ones that say, keep going, follow your heart, trust the process.

As we close down 2018, I want to invite you to become a joy seeker. I want to help you see that your inner guide is your best tool for a happy life. And it’s been trying to guide you this entire time — your feelings that keep popping up, it’s all part of your bigger plan. All you have to do is stop resisting, and trust life a little more.

Here are some uplifting reminders to carry you into 2019.

1. To be of the highest service to others, we must first be of service to ourselves.

By showing up so fully for myself this year, I learned what is most important to me. I wanted to travel with purpose and that led me to rescue dogs, and ultimately led me to more happiness than I ever thought possible with the arrival of my new fur buddy.

2. To trust life more, we must trust ourselves more.

We are never the same — once we step forward into the unknown and push past our fears, once we say yes to life and choose joy as our compass. When you commit to your dreams and live from your heart, you can’t go back to the way you used to be. And that’s a beautiful thing because all of it leads you to everything you are supposed to be. Don’t resist your life; dive in fully and embrace all that is emerging.

3. When you listen to your heart, you will always be led to what is in your highest good.

   Life is funny that way. You set out to do what you want, but the universe has a better plan, for it always knows what you truly need.

I filmed my journey rescuing the dogs from China, you can watch the video here. 

I’d love to hear in the comments what your intuition has been telling you, and what action you will take.

And of course, we welcome Chance to the Play With The World community.