Be as Great in Act as You Have Been in Thought.

“Be as great in act as you have been in thought” William Shakespeare.

I absolutely love fall because life slows down a bit and I am 100% okay with hibernating until my mind and body are back in balance. This summer I lived richly. I traveled, I experienced, and enjoyed exceptionally quality time with good friends, new friends and my family. The only downfall, which I only just recognized, was the sacrifice of my personal vision and growth for too long of a period. My mind and body became completely off base and it took a while to reign everything back in. One of the most frustrating feelings is to have the awareness that you aren’t where you want to be but not knowing how to get on track!

The realization that things weren’t going the way I envisioned came when I visited one of my most dear friends in Vermont. She knows I want people to think everything is alright when it probably isn’t, and she knows when something bothers me before I have even the slightest clue. For her friendship I am eternally grateful. After having a very honest conversation about money, relationships, and the future, I vocalized my fears and then called a few important mentors and realized I wasn’t clear with my goals and it was effecting every aspect of my life.

I made a short-term goal for the week, which cleared my mind a bit and allowed me to exercise and find work and eventually get the ball moving in the right direction

So what’s next? I have no sailing commitments for this first time… I believe the first time ever! My short-term goals are to gain my flexibility back; I used to dance and getting into right, left, and center splits were a necessity, now I’m getting it back! And to improve my memory by learning 10 new Italian words each day.

Long term? Life has always had the perfect way of letting me know where I need to be and when, and I will continue to listen hard.

Photos from the J/24 worlds, I had a great time sailing with my team (nicknamed the cookie monsters) which included my 470 skipper, Nikki. We haven’t sailed together in a few years and it was refreshing to reunite with the familiar!