"Everything in Divine timing" I always say. When one keeps to his goals it will soon be apparent he is on track by the synchronicities that start appearing. People and situations will begin to show up in your life to support you and your desires. The trouble is, sometimes we don't know what they are until later. Lately I have been doing some things in my life that I felt called to do. Both things were way outside my comfort zone! However, the calling was so strong I did it, fear and all! It was so uncomfortable for me to step so far outside my comfort zone that afterwards I would be thinking: "Why am I doing this! This is so uncomfortable for me!" But a voice inside always said to me, "You will know soon enough. Keep on keepin on!" So I did and still do. Both areas have to do with public speaking. An area in my life that was historically the worst possible thing for me to do! I truly cannot express how scary it was for me. I avoided public speaking classes in college like it was the black plague and forget about even giving a toast at a friend's birthday. I would have rather cleaned port-a-johns than public speak. No joke.
However, with all that being said, I just KNEW that these opportunities were coming my way for a reason. I knew someday I'd understand why these opportunities kept appearing in my life. Of course, my ego would pull it's typical tricks and try to keep my fear high and talk me out of it. But with all my studies on the ego, I was hip to it's tricks and I made a conscious decision to not let it win. I realized how much the ego had sabotaged me in the past and knew that I had to actually go through with these things in order to strengthen myself and keep moving forward towards my desires! I have since joined a public speaking group and have been on a local morning television show 4 times.
Currently, I am working on my first book. Last weekend I attended a Writer's Workshop hosted by Mishka Productions here in Phoenix, Arizona. It was one of the most amazing weekends of my life. Not only did I learn so much, there were sychronicities all over the place! Way too many to count. I just knew beyond a doubt that I was in the right place.
During one of the lectures, the editors were talking about platforming. And building one's platform involves a lot of public speaking. A-HA!! There it is! The whole reason why these public speaking situations kept presenting themselves to me. I needed practice. I needed to learn a new skill. The universe was setting me up, grooming me for what inevitably will come up later in my journey. My goal/desire is to write a book, but what comes with being an author is public speaking. So there it is.
My intention in writing this article is to encourage all of you to listen to your inner voice. Be willing to step outside your comfort zone. When you know you should be doing something, do it! The universe is always working behind the scenes on your behalf. Sometimes we may not know the 'why' of it, but have faith. There is a reason...
Peace, Kristen Brown
