{"id":694,"date":"2011-08-02T12:47:19","date_gmt":"2011-08-02T16:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/dailyjoys\/?p=694"},"modified":"2011-08-02T12:47:19","modified_gmt":"2011-08-02T16:47:19","slug":"augusts-wake-up-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/dailyjoys\/2011\/08\/augusts-wake-up-call.html","title":{"rendered":"August’s Wake Up Call…"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>August is the gentle nudge at your shoulder in case you have been sleeping through your 2011 years of dreams and visions and aspirations.<\/p>\n

“Wake up! C’mon,wake up,” is the voice of August stirring you in to a certain realization.\u00a0 If 2011 is a bank balance (and time is truly our only valued commodity when you think about it) then you’ve spent more than you have left.<\/p>\n

Wake up.<\/p>\n

What are the stories that you have been repeating in your days?\u00a0 Are they stories that propel your forward?\u00a0 Are they stories that deepen your joy?\u00a0 Are they stories that underscore what you CAN do or what you (think you) CANNOT do?<\/p>\n

August is the whispered invitation, “C’mon.\u00a0 It’s never to late to start what you dreamed about doing on January 1.\u00a0 Remember those earnest resolutions that promised THIS year would be different?\u00a0 It can still be different.”<\/p>\n

The calendar is simply a marking post.\u00a0 A way that we measure time between one thing and another thing.\u00a0 It is never too late to kick your resolve into gear and do just one thing toward your dream, your hope, your passion.\u00a0 One little thing.\u00a0 What is it?\u00a0 Do it now.\u00a0 Really. Just go do it.<\/p>\n

And while you are at it…tell the story.\u00a0 Speaking something out loud helps make it more real, and assists you as you begin to stay true to the story you are telling.\u00a0 Hear that?\u00a0 It’s August saying, “It’s never too late to begin.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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