Happy Sunday!

For the past 5 days, we hosted two girls from The Young Americans (YA) while our daughter did her first YA workshop.  We chose to be a “home-stay” family (aka host) in hopes it would do two things – deepen the experience for my daughter, making her feel more comfortable trying something new, and support a great community.  It did those things.

We also became very attached to *our* YA girls, Sasha and Moriah.  😉 This morning, I felt like I was sending my own children off to college as they loaded the tour bus for their next stop.  Which I suppose I was – The YA school of performing arts is based in California where both the girls attend and live.

When I asked the girls how they keep their energy high on tour, Sasha laughed and said, “Well, sometimes coffee”, then added, “The way I see it is, being tired is a choice.”   They also added that when we think we’re tired, sometimes it’s important to push through it and get to that edge, to go beyond where you think you can go.

Doing what we think we can’t takes courage.

How often do we stop doing something because we feel tired, or because something feels “too hard”?   I know for me, I’ll procrastinate, telling myself a story that I either don’t know how to do something, it’ll take too long, or I don’t have what I need to complete it, etc.  Then I waste mental energy ruminating over details in my head, making myself “tired”.

Truth is, if I simply DO that one thing that I think I “can’t”, or that I tell myself I’m not ready to do, it opens up a whole other level of energy.

Without knowing it, Sasha & Moriah gifted me this morning.  They reminded me time is energy.  And energy can be a feeling.  A belief.  A choice.  Granted, I’m not advocating to push past healthy boundaries, where we ignore our need for sleep, rest and rejuvenation.  I am saying sometimes we give up too soon.  We tell ourselves we can’t do something, when in fact, we may not even try.   Maybe we *could* accomplish it – if we chose to try.

Next time you feel tired, ask yourself what’s underneath that mindset.   Do you really need sleep or rest, or is there some action you need to take, or some small step you could complete that would boost your energy?

I’d be remiss if I didn’t share our experience with YA.  If you know children that love music and performing, definitely check out a YA workshop.  There are still a couple stops left on this tour.  After that, the next tour is in 3 years.

Sending a big hug to you on this gorgeous November day,

Chris

xo

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