Hello and welcome beautiful Insight Timer community.
Today we are on day 4 of our 12 Days of Gratitude Journaling.
And today I decided to pull a card from Colette Barron Reid's deck Postcards from Spirit.
Another one of my favorite decks and I think what I love about this is that each card literally looks like a postcard and it looks like a postcard that a friend has sent you and it reads like one as well.
So here's the one I pulled.
Dear you,
There is only one you and you have a unique place in the universe.
Sometimes situations come up that challenge you to be authentic and that means you have to be fully yourself and let go of being what you think others may want.
Now is not the time to conform to other people's standards or expectations.
Be proud of who you are and be courageous.
Stand tall in your convictions.
Being yourself is a powerful statement and will only lead you to success and ultimate happiness.
Don't compare yourself to other people.
Want what you have.
Choose what your heart wants and know that your purpose is yours alone.
No one else can claim your magic nor take it away.
When you place authenticity and originality high on your list of priorities and give them a prominent place in your awareness,
Extraordinary things happen.
Your life is a beautiful one.
Love you always and forever.
What a beautiful card and what a beautiful thought.
So I decided our prompt today is going to be what is a challenge you've overcome this year and how has it made you stronger?
Think about the year that's gone by.
Think about everything you've been through.
I know that we all have challenges we face.
Some are tougher than others and sometimes when you look back they don't seem as hard now in retrospect as they did at the time.
For me this year has been a lot of boundaries.
Learning how to set them,
Learning how to enforce them and accepting that they change as we go along.
So let's put some time on the clock.
Let's listen to this beautiful background music from Blossom Violet.
I believe this is one of her newer tracks called Whispers.
Don't quote me on that.
I might have gotten the name wrong but be sure to find Blossom Violet on Insight Timer and check out her beautiful music because for me this kind of music is just amazing and inspires me to journal.
All right my friends let's put some time on the clock and let's meet back here in a few minutes.
All right my friends I hope you had a lot to write about and got some good inspiration and are thinking of how much stronger you are now than you were before because of these experiences that shape us.
I know that for myself I've grown so much in the past year and I'm sure this time next year I'll have gotten even further.
So just keep that in mind when challenges come up.
They do make us stronger.
They do teach us so much and I for one am very proud of the person I've become because of challenges and I can tell you that you should be proud of yourself for the challenges that you have overcome.
And if you want to drop some of your thoughts in the comments for me I'm always happy to read them and I'm thrilled to interact and respond.
All right my friends have an amazing day.
Continue thinking about everything you have to be grateful for and let's meet back here tomorrow for day five of our 12 days of gratitude journaling.
Until then,
Have an amazing day.
