Sandy's Mindset Ideas

I heard someone the other day talking about the Astronauts on the International Space Station. They were having problems and had to shut part of it down because of a gas leak! They needed to crowd together in tight quarters until they could get it repaired. This meant they needed to get in a place that they were uncomfortable to be in. They actually had to close the American side and move over to the Russian side. Out of their normal surroundings.

I think that would be pretty scary. Here you are in outer space, you have nowhere to go, death all around you, and you need to fix it or else.  It’s not like here on earth. Down here problems can be fixed rather easily, or some can be ignored all together. It depends on YOU and what YOU want to change, or the question is “DO you want it fixed”.

Show me What Scary Is?

Facing your fears and going into the unknown is quite a difficult thing to do, especially on your own. Finding your way and knowing that there is help around the corner can be your first step.  When I wanted a change in the way I was living my life, I wasn’t sure what it was. I had a family that I loved, I had a house and a car. Some might think that I was pretty well off. Well, I can tell you it just didn’t feel right.

I was working many hours away from the house and the other family members, and when the weekend came it seemed like all I did was clean the house and do the laundry. We got paid just enough to keep what we had, but repairs and updates were not in the budget. Vacations were a whole other story, it was a choice of what to give up in order to go somewhere. Is that really living?

Overcome and Face My Fear

I said that was enough. I needed to find a solution to fix this problem. It just wasn’t living to me. I felt like the robot, doing the same thing day in and day out. I did these things just to keep doing them again and again. Enough already!  I needed to face my fear of the unknown and step out of the comfort zone I made around me.

By now most people would give up and go back to their routine. Back to the answer of ignoring the problem? Not ME! I needed more, I was far enough in my life that I did not see anything changing. I would be stuck with my horrible carpet in the living room and the crappy windows that you cannot see through anymore.

Was I scared? Well, yeah, change is always scary. You do not know what it will be like, you do not know if you can do it. There are a lot of unknowns when you start something new.  Be strong!

When things get tight and uncomfortable, don’t panic!  Face the unknown and show fear that it has no control on where you want to be.  Fix the problems and move on.