Day 2: Making a Commitment To Change Your Life

"I honour my commitments to myself and others."

Day 2 of Soul Coaching is taking a stand in the world, and being the change you wish to see.  It is where I am challenged with the question, What Are You Really Willing To Do? and What Is At Stake?

What has been the impact of me not keeping the commitments I've made to myself in the past?

This is a powerful day.  It requires real bravery.  I feel my desire to be in integrity with my values supported by the act of sharing the Soul Coaching journey with so many of you; you are my witnesses. 

At the end of the day, it is only myself to answer to, but somehow your witnessing is serving as a metaphor for all the little pieces of me who witness my word and wish for me to step into my best self.  I can not see them but they are there, waiting to support my bravery.  Thank you to everyone for your warm comments and your openness in your own journeys.

My One Empowering Daily Action:  I am committed to spending 10  minutes a day dreaming my future.  I love imagining a future so beautiful, with all my dreams blooming and thriving in a magical meaningful way.  Martha Beck  speaks about this dreaming practice in her latest book, Steering By Starlight.  She suggests spending 10 minutes a day envisioning your future destiny for a month and seeing what happens.  It was on my list to do, until now.  Now I am committed to a daily dreaming practice for the duration of Soul Coaching.

Values:  Believe it or not, I am still tweaking my top 10 values.  Since I began working with a life coach, and then became one myself, I have found this to be a fascinating and empowering process. 

I find myself engaged and at ease when I work with clients to help them pull their values apart and discover the core of what is important about each of them.  When it comes to my own values, I work myself into a tizzy.  I become so hawk-like, coming at each word with a blade.  It's ridiculous, and so I love my ridiculous self through this process.

What I've Been Putting Off:  Lots of stuff.  Calling a naturopath.  Updating my taxes.  Studio time.  The one I've chosen to take action on is making time for my relationship a priority. 

My baby and I try to make dates as often as we can, but so often our workloads slog through the week and exhaust us before we get a chance.  We had tossed around the idea of having a regular night of the week for each other, so that we would both always know not to make plans on that night.  The action I took today was securing that idea. 

Our day is Wednesday.  We did not choose it because of this song, that was just a comical coincidence.

Speaking of my special date night Wednesdays, I'd like to share something I began doing with my ex that I have carried over to my present relationship.  We would plan what we called "Space Dates."  Each of us took turns planning a Space Date for the other, from a retro themed night in playing board games and eating Kraft Diner, to blindfolding the other and putting headphones on with their favourite song blasting while you get in a cab and drive them to the Air Canada Centre to see the Toronto Maple Leafs play (thanks again Steve!).  We got really creative, sending an invitation with instructions for what to wear and where to meet.  It was just as much fun to plan one as it was to be taken on one.

Hmm...Space Date ideas are bubbling.  See what happens when you take a small action?

Comments

[Genie Sea]

Daydreaming and Space Dates... I sense a theme! A wonderful, real dream. Wednesdays are much more than "hump days"! ;)

I am so happy we are embarking in this adventure together! It's so damn exciting! I must remember not to hyperventilate! :)

[Danette]

I know Genie, I was totally resisting the "Hump-Day" jokes. :-)

[Allison]

Wow, Space Dates sound wonderful! Such a great way to see your partner's creativity shine through.

[Judi]

Wow - you guys are making me feel old - wait, i AM old :0 -

The song was - different - sort of cute.
Space Dates - hmmmmm - now all I need is a date!

I like your plan to manifest through visualization !

[leah]

love the space date idea.

and i *loved* steering by starlight. that ten minutes of dreamtime sounds like a great commitment.

[Planet Shannon]

Awesome post Danette! I love the collage, its so full of energy.

I totally forgot the action was associated with empowerment - now I know why chose that I did.

I think 10 min of daily dreaming is a rockin' idea! Woohoo for dreaming!

[pen*]

from a daydreaming commitment to space dates... your posts rock with inspiration. love it.

[Serena]

What a wonderful and fun post! You are an inspiration, girl ~ :)