Hello Belovelies! I found this in my notes today after I sent out my first Newsletter to my email list. Today is August 11, 2020. This note was drafted in October 2019. Sharing how I stepped out of my thoughts and became the observer of my thoughts. I took the time to check in on my emotions and honor what was going on inside myself. I prioritized ME over my CREATIONS at the time, which ultimately made me a better ME for my future creations and clients. Enjoy the look back in time and listen to my thoughts. Feel free to comment about how this is challenging for you. Or maybe you totally agree. Maybe you think I was a cop-out. I am super curious. Coming soon will be another post with my thoughts about my first Newsletter that I fell in love with and honored myself and my clients.
Welcome to the first Ginnie.Life (Meet Me On My Playground) Newsletter. There was a draft created before this one went out. It fit newsletter requirements, had creativity, included beautiful and thoughtful photos related to the topics that you might expect. I would call it A work! Clean, crisp, beautiful layout with call to action for the reader. I never sent it out. I would look back at it and say to myself, yeah that’s good. I checked some boxes, took the action, did the deal and then what?
Then WHAT? I didn’t feel excited, compelled, filled with joy, free, passionate or connected to my Soul’s purpose. From a place of curiosity and observation, I look back over the whole process of creating the newsletter. I was determined, deadline driven with the subconscious belief that I am
should send out emails
should send out newsletters
should follow the rules
should not make mistakes
should figure it all out
should do what my peers are doing
Yeah, you should, Ginnie! No. I give myself permission to not “should” on myself. When I allow the thoughts that I “should” do something to arise and gently choose another thought, then I am creating a new outcome for myself. Also, when I stop “should”ing on myself with my own internal dialogue, then with the most beautiful grace, I feel the need to “should” on you less and less.
Here’s the REAL DEAL:
It is completely ok to take action without feeling excited, compelled, filled with joy, free, passionate or connected to my Soul’s purpose. Do you know how I know? Because you and I are doing this every day to some extent. It is completely ok to think I should do things. But it is also ok to not believe that I should do those things. All thoughts are possible and ok. That is what I want to share with you in this newsletter. That is what has come up from this process of spending time with you and sharing my experience in creating a newsletter for you.