Day 1,041 – Finding Joy in the Journey – Wednesday – 9/9/2020
Stories of your mind become stories of your life
“Stories of your mind become stories of your life.” I have heard
Kody Bateman say this so many times and I have created many stories in my mind since becoming part of SendOutCards (SOC) eleven years ago and attending my first SOC event ten and a half years ago.
A top 100 list dream came true to for me – to be invited to present a workshop at one of the major SOC events. I always imagined it would be our Convention and if it were not for Covid the 2020 Relationship Marketing Grand Summit (RMGS) would have been paired with our Convention. Originally we would have been in Dallas this week for both.
Sometimes our stories don’t come out exactly how we expected, though the power of visualizing is amazing. What an honor to be invited to present on the Virtual RMGS stage this year. Definitely a dream that was 10 years in the making. I have been able to speak at small workshops at past conventions and on the stage after receiving awards and on panels though what an honor this year to be trusted to deliver a workshop at the this major event. Thank you
Jodi
and the SOC Family for trusting me and making one of my dreams come true. It was such a beautiful honor.
About “Finding Joy”
And I’m off…. the 16-day adventure begins. The timing of this trip is interesting so I’m naming it “Finding Joy in the Journey.” I’ll be doing one dedicated post each day (at the end of the day or next morning). Since I typically post more than once a day, you’ll find it as a black and white photo. I’ll share the joy of the journey (on the trip or through this season), where I’m finding it and what I’m learning. I hope to inspire myself along the way. And if I can inspire others too, that would be a gift. So let the journey begin…
It was November 2017 and I was ready to head off on a sixteen-day trip. Nine days before leaving, my mom unexpectedly passed away from a heart attack. It shook me to my core. I had always been told the 40’s are the best years of your life. And in a matter of three years, since turning the age of 40, I had gone through a divorce and lost both parents.
I contemplated canceling the trip though I knew my mom would not be happy with that decision. She would want me to continue living my life. My parents did not raise me to sit back and watch life; instead to fully participate in every moment. So I promised my parents to find joy in the journey everyday on my sixteen-day trip and share my experience with others.
Little did I know what “Finding the Joy in the Journey” would turn into when I acted on the prompting to share my experience on a daily basis. It helped me see life differently and my wish is that it will inspire others find joy in their journey.
