Be the person you want to be. Be the feeling you want to have. Be the experience that you desire. It is all within your reach to create. I think we spend a lot of time wanting or desiring something instead of being in action about it. It is much easier to be in fantasy. But I believe that God needs people who are doers of life. People who take action. It may be small or large action, it doesn’t matter. Just do it (as Nike says). I find that I can’t always think my way into action but I can act my way into thinking. Taking even a small step in the direction of where I want to go is a step. If I am looking for kindness then I need to be kindness. If I am looking for excitement then I need to be excited. I cannot wait for things to happen to me. I am not a victim who is waiting to experience things, I want to be a player of life that creates experiences. It is risky and vulnerable to step out and do things. It is much safer to stay in fantasy about how wonderful things will be when (fill in the blank . . . I get the job, the boyfriend, the car, the acknowledgment, etc.). However the reality is that if I do not cultivate that which I want to draw from the experience within myself I will have not be able to receive it when comes to me. I continually see that God uses whomever shows up. Not the people who do things perfectly, but the ones who step up and say, “What do you want me to do now Lord.” I believe that the dreams and desires that we have in our hearts are placed there by God and they are ultimately an expression of God in the present physical moment when we move towards them. We may be waiting for all the perfect moments to line up in order to take action. All the while we are missing out on the present moment (where God dwells) and opportunities to take those small steps which lead to the culmination. Life is about the process, not the end result. I know this because my life today is not at all the way that I thought it would be as a kid. I thought for sure by now I would be married and have a family. I imagined I would still be teaching and well, I am not sure that I had many other thoughts of the future other than that given I was mostly just trying to survive growing up. Today, however, even though I don’t have those things I feel the way I always wanted to feel–a sense of peace, lightness of heart, delight in life, compassion for myself and others, and richness of spirit. I didn’t set out to achieve those things and it’s not as though I feel them all the time, but certainly more often than not. It comes from right living. From connecting with God and aligning myself with His will. Most importantly it comes one moment at a time by showing up. How can you be that which you desire or dream in this moment today? My prayer for you is that you have the courage to take a step in the direction (no matter how small) toward that which your heart desires and know that God is with you. Make it a great one! Peace~Colleen
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dailydatewithgod 
love this…