How to Go From an Ordinary to an Extraordinary Life in 5 Easy Steps!

 
Every one of us sits around each day wishing we had more of something – a better job, greater health, more money or more meaningful relationships.  Why are we wishing?  Why aren’t we doing something about making changes for happiness? 
 
After having a life-threatening brain aneurysm in 2016, I found myself being so much more grateful for the simplest things.  Like showering or eating without help or loving my animals – to say nothing of the deep love I would have so missed from my husband and my family.  So, for those six months in bed, I messaged myself with thoughts about how I would live my life when I could get up and around. 
 
After what I experienced during the angiograms and from the pain from the blood vessel that burst, I knew I had to share my journey back to the more extraordinary life I live now with you, the reader.  I am only one of 15 people in the world in the last 25 years who has survived this particular type of aneurysm.  What did I learn from this amazing event?  What can I share with you?
 
So, here are my thoughts on how to live a bold life of extraordinary joy:
 

1. Realize that you CREATE your life with your thoughts and your actions.  Even when we don’t consciously create an event (ie, a brain aneurysm), how we react to the event is what creates our lives.  What are you creating today?

 

1. Every day give gratitude that you are alive.  The more grateful you are for what you have, the more of that same thing/energy comes back to you.

 
Regardless of your struggles, you are learning to work through those challenges in your time and place.  This life expedition is all about becoming totally free to be ALL of yourself.  No one else can direct your path or your healing.
 

1. Do not “sit on the fence”.  The status quo does not serve you.  Take chances for change.  Eat more ice cream and fewer beans!

 

1. Say “yes” to opportunities, not no.  Open the door that presents itself to you.  It could make you the happiest you have ever been in your life!  Follow your Path of Passion to be in an extraordinary state every minute!

 

1. NEVER GIVE UP!  Life is so grand on the other side of “never giving up”.