Good day to you!                                                                                    October 23, 2011

What is Doing The Thing?

My lifestyle of DTT was set in motion at a very young age. It was born from a need /
a strong desire. I am a problem solver by heart.

I desperately wanted my home environment to be harmonious. It was not. As a child, I tried to make it so. I wanted things to change. I wanted people to change.

When my efforts did not work, I felt frustrated so I tried ever harder (I can be stubborn).
In high school I longed for a punching bag to hang in the garage. My not being able to fix things left me feeling powerless. I was lost.

I could have stayed in that feeling and lived my life as a victim...blaming my circumstances and the people around me. No fun!

I chose to continue to look for solutions. I looked for role models to help me feel safe. I did not find them.

Here is what I found:

If I couldn't fix my home life / change them / or rely on anyone around me, at least I had me. So, I started there. I started in small steps  to find what I had that I could work with. What could I shift / change / and count on within myself?

                                                        This is Doing The Thing.

What if I became my own role model? If I had found role models I was looking for back then would I be as self-contained now? I suspect it would have taken me longer to find out who I really am. This is one reason I look at problems as helpers / opportunities.

I am convinced that what we call problems are our fastest path to evolution. They are trying to help us step up and move past our struggles, so we can simply feel good.

                Can you identify with any of the feelings I describe from my childhood?

The reasons I am so passionate about DTT:

 It helped me go from weak to strong.
 It helps me feel at peace inside me no matter what is going on around me.
 It reminds me what I do have power with = me 
 ...and what to let go of trying to change = others.

Sometimes solutions start simply with a shift in perspective.
If you look at things in your life in a different way, what might you find?

You will always have you. Start there. The rest is just icing on the cake.

Do The Thing with Love,
Dana