So I had a completely different post in mind for today. Funny how the things you have planned always have a way of unraveling themselves and manifesting themselves into something completely different. I love that!

At this very moment I can’t quite wrap my brain around everything that has transpired over the course of the last week 2 years. There have been so many ideas, changes, challenges, victories, opportunities, adventures, disappointments, and dreams that at times it has be literally paralyzing.  I am an “act now think later girl”. I get an idea  and I go. 110%. just move on it and make it happen. I figure out the details later. Sometimes this has worked for me and sometimes, um, not so much. Either way I’m ok with the fact that I just roll with things. There are moments of frustration but aren’t there in everything.

However, as much as I’m OK with rolling with things there is something to be said for living  intentionally.  I’m trying to embrace this and learning how to implement this idea into my life & my business. At least for me, it’s a tough concept to grasp.  I still believe that as with anything, you must find the correct formula for making the parts come together to equal the sum of what it is you are hoping to create.

I will spare you the details of what has and hasn’t taken place over the course of the last two years and get right to the good stuff which is actually what has only occured in the last week. Yes, the jumping off point was the FT Roadshow last week in Austin (it might be a while before I stop talking about this so if you read regularly and this bores you to tears, deal with it, you’ll be glad you did) There have been a handful of times in my life where I have felt I was in the right place at the right time.

Or rather,

God led me to where I needed to be.  I still struggle, alot, with wondering if God has placed me in every single situation I’ve ever encountered in my entire life for a specific purpose and plan. I realize this comes very easily for some people to understand and connect with but I think if we are all honest it has been really difficult for us, much of the time, to hold onto that known certainty. I mean, it’s so hard for me to understand why God allowed me to be right where that police officer was on the oncoming street when I ran that stop sign when I was a junior in highschool resulting in a hefty fine and a loooong conversation with my grandmother regarding my responsibility as a licensed driver on the streets of our community.

However, even in my most doubtful moments there is an unconcious knowing in me that can’t deny the lessons I’ve taken away from every situation He has led me into. This week has been one of continued reassurance that I am right where I need to be for right now and that He has afforded me some amazing opportunities.

Even writing that with clarity, I shudder at the realization that with big opportunites come big risks.  Risk is like intentional living for me….not a huge fan. Embrace it! (tha’ts me convincing myself) This is going to take some time. So with these opportunities I’ve been granted over the course of the last week I’m pushing forward to take big-ish risks in life & in business. I hope to share some of them with you in the coming days.

Today I was once again reassured of this direction and of my intentional living experiment when I stumbled upon David Wenzel’s story again.  It was absolutely no coincidence that today of all days I decided to re-read his story in it’s entirety.  This is important to note because I’ve already heard and read portions of David’s story but I missed a pivotal moment in his journey. And I find it so incredibly amazing that the reason I rediscovered his story today was all because I was researching brand ideas, hit Amy’s blog (that I haven’t read in months) and instantly popped over to David’s blog. If you haven’t read his story it really is nothing short of amazingly inspirational and it’s not even an option. just read it!

So again, I’m reassured that I am right where I need to be, right now.