Trusting Yourself to Go for The Adventure

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Dee Clark

There’s always that moment when you’re about to step forward into something new that you hesitate. You stop and wonder, “Should I really go for it?”

You look back and wonder if you should remain in your comfort zone.
Girl, gone on…there’s an adventure waiting for you. Trust yourself to go for it.
Let’s make this Fearless Friday! What do you say?
Journey on,

Dee

Photo credit: thanks to Ginny Barnes Photography

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Dee Clark

We all have that someone. Let me be honest, I have been that voice before. In my brokenness, I was guilty of being a voice with the wrong message. Here’s the horrifying thing about that message: it echoes on long after I forgot what I said, long after I have moved on and longer than I ever imagined.

How do I know?
Because, someone once spoke a similar message to me. That message shows up every time I need to be courageous and brave.
It’s designed to make me doubt myself.
Silence the “You are not enough” message.
Don’t doubt yourself. Be courageous. Be compassionate (to yourself). Be brave.

Give Yourself What Other Can’t

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Dee Clark

There is nothing more heartbreaking than the disappointment we feel when a person in our life can not give us what we deserve.

But people can not give us what they do not have.
Sometimes, you have to give yourself what they can’t. And it’s important that you do this without resenting them.
Resentment clogs the heart. Keep your heart open.

How To Give Up Your Hope For A Better Past

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Dee Clark

Forgiveness gives us an opportunity. When we forgive, we let go of the hope for a better past.

We can not make the past better than it was or change what it is.
We can do the intentional, purposeful work of healing from our past.
And we will find the opportunity and freedom to create a better present and future.
Journey on,

Dee

A Valuable Key To Whole-Hearted Living

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Dee Clark

According to researcher and author, Brene Brown, people who live whole-heartedly and experience more joy cultivate an atmosphere of gratitude in their lives.

The most valuable way I have found to do this is to pay attention and celebrate the small stuff.

We can all get excited over the dream vacation, huge holiday celebrations or our favorite team’s landslide win.

But the purest joy comes from the things that ordinary days are made of celebrated each moment of the day. You know, the things we sometimes take for granted.

It’s the small things that give life it’s interesting flavour like the sprinkled cinnamon that tops my chai latte.

If you are looking for fuller joy and the ability to engaged more whole-heartedly, the most valuable key is to celebrate the small stuff and cultivate greater levels of gratitude in your everyday life.

Journey on,

Dee

Mistakes Do Not Measure A Man

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Dee Clark

deeclarknz.com A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes,

deeclarknz.com Smart enough to profit from them,And strong enough to correct them.” ~John Maxwell

Mistakes.

I’ve made a few.

There’s a gut wrenching moment when your attention is turned to the reality of a mistake. The “I wish I could crawl into a hole right now” feeling that seduces a desire to deny its existence. Denying, though tempting, is enslaving. Disappointing. Haunting.

Truth is where freedom from the mistake begins.

Freeing the embarrassment from lingering.

Freeing the opportunity to learn, grow, mature, correct.

The difficulty is believing my mistakes represent who I am.

But they don’t.

They only represent what I did, at a given moment, with the knowledge, skill, and ability I had at the time.

Knowledge can be increased.

Skill can be learned or gained.

Ability can be improved.

And I can use all those to do better.

Owning my mistakes, learning from them and correcting them…are the true measures of a man (or woman, in my case).

Your Destiny,Own it

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Dee Clark

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You can sit looking longingly at your future.

But

Unless you take responsibility,

Unless you make a move forward,

Unless you take action,

You can’t own it.

It’s your destiny.

Live it!

Working Smarter Not Harder

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Dee Clark

Yesterday, I went down to Stewart Island with some of our farm staff to do a little hands on work. Today, I am exhausted and wondering if the person who coined the phrase, “A little hard work never hurt anybody” … Continue reading →