A year or so ago I attended a training seminar and the facilitator closed with the following words of wisdom. He said you can have your dreams or you can have your excuses…but you have to choose one. You can’t have both. Those words have lived with me. I have found myself making plenty of excuses lately. I’m sick. I’m tired. I’m afraid. I’m busy. And so forth and so on.
This week I have decided to trade all those excuses for dreams. For the past several years I have wanted to decorate doors for Christmas. This year I’m going for it. For the past several years I have wanted to make crafts and to sell to others. This weekend I’m going for it.
I’m as nervous as can be. I have several finishing touches to put on my products today for the fair that begins tomorrow. I so hope they are well received. Whatever the result I can hold my head high knowing I chose dreams and put the excuses to the side!
How about you? Are you making excuses or fulfilling your dreams? I pray it is the latter! Have a blessed weekend! ~Southern Fried Gal
November 6, 2009
Wow…convicting!!! I’ve had a lot of excuses lately. :s Good luck this weekend!!!
November 6, 2009
Good luck this weekend! We all want to see pictures of the things you made. We might want to buy some!
November 6, 2009
I think this is so wonderful! And I think you will do great!!
We never know until we try, and nothing ever came from “what ifs”!
Good luck this weekend!
Lou Cinda
November 6, 2009
I have a dream that you will come and help me with my door this year! I am art mesh challenged as you know! Have you ordered yours? Want to order it together?
Amy S.
November 7, 2009
From one fried Southern girl to another~~ Great job!! Check out my blog if you get a chance!
November 7, 2009
Good for you!! I’m very excited for you! What fair are you selling at this weekend?? I’d like to try to go. Have you thought about putting your crafts on Etsy.com? It’s a really great resource for homemade items! (I’m sure you’ve heard of it)
I look forward to seeing the doors you decorate this year!!
November 7, 2009
Good luck!!! I love your front door all decorated up, I wish you lived closer to me you could do mine!
November 7, 2009
Y’all are so sweet! I am full of nervous excitement!
November 7, 2009
Good luck girl–I hope you have a great response.
Cheri
November 9, 2009
Thanks for sharing – always good to get a bit of inspiration!
November 9, 2009
Oh, wow. I needed to hear that today. You go, girl! I LOVE the door. I’d pay for your services in a heartbeat!