I just had an experience where I had to make a decision to honour myself, by surrendering something I�ve really loved to do because I was honest enough to admit it was no longer working for me.
Some of you may have noticed I haven�t been around posting on Bella for a while. Actually, it�s been almost a month since I last posted on Bella. What happened? I was living out my passion and purpose, but my life got so hectic that the other things that are important to me started to slip away.
This past week, I decided to resign from the board of the pet rescue charity that I had helped to create. Although I�m an animal lover, it was getting to be a minimum of 2 to 4 hours a day in emailing alone, not including the actual meetings and helping the animals. This wasn�t good when I already had my own business that needed more time.
It was a huge leap for me to say �enough� to something I�m so passionate about. However, when I did so, I was able to really recognize that I HAD accomplished my purpose of getting an animal network established in our community. I�m still passionate about animals and there are different way to express it that honors my own needs too.
Now that I�ve adjusted to my initial sadness over my decision, I am so excited! I feel a new lease on life, because I have so many other things I am passionate about, including empowering women to lead amazing lives! I�ve been focusing on other exciting areas and re-creating balance in my life. I must say it feels so good!
I�ve learned once again that even passion and purpose require balancing in a way that is honoring to me. I�m not sacrificing what I love to do, I�m only shifting my desire to a different area.
I�m wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience? I�d like to hear how you are balancing passion and purpose in your life.
In warm anticipation of your reply,
Tami