The Angel You Are, The Devil You Are….

The Angel You Are, The Devil You Are…

How do you see yourself, Angel…Devil, maybe a little of both? How do you want others to perceive you, do you really care what others think? 

We all have this personal idea of how we think we are perceived by others. You are one single human being, but out in the world you could be 50, 100 maybe 500 different people. You see, not any one person sees you the same way as anyone else does, everyone has a totally different perspective of you. I mean, that’s really quite interesting if you think about it. You can totally have some fun with this! No one ever really knows the true, authentic you, in fact it takes many years and hard work for you to even know yourself! So basically, what I am trying to say is that what the world sees means absolutely nothing in regards to who you really are. Let me ask you a question. What have you learned about yourself through your self-awareness? Pretty complex questions isn’t it … .I know what I have learned is that I am most happy when I embrace ALL of me, the put together parts and the broken pieces alike. I have learned that the pieces of me I was always told were flaws, are actually some of my greatest strengths. For example, I am a very emotional human. I wear my heart on my sleeve and have zero issues with expressing how I am feeling through raw response, either about myself or about someone else. If I have feelings inside about something, I no longer suppress it because I’m being told that I am overreacting….I let it all out! Now that being said, I use my common sense as well … .I mean I don’t actually cry over spilt milk, but the stuff that’s worth feeling, I feel. Just use your discernment, think and respond rather than react and you’ll know what’s worth moving through vs what to disregard.

Everything in life has contrast or a polar opposite, however you want to phrase it. BLACK-WHITE, HOT-COLD, NORTH POLE-SOUTH POLE, DAY-NIGHT, UP-DOWN…..and the list goes on…..this is why balance is so very important. You truly have to have balance in your life to experience all the amazing goodness and excitement that is out there for you. If you choose to restrict yourself in certain ways, you will neglect yourself from experiences that you would normally have had the opportunity to collide with. Let all of your senses guide you. So now you’re probably saying, I have no clue what you’re getting at Janice…..let me elaborate 😉

“I love everything about this photo and what it means, thinking this may be a great new painting to tackle!“

ANGEL-DEVIL: this is where it’s at, the essence in living a balanced and fulfilling life. Over the last few months, life has been most eventful and really starting to gain some serious momentum. There are so many things in my life currently that I am so excited about and I can thank myself and the Universe for this. Why? Because I have discovered that to feel excitement & passion you need to be a little of both “good and bad”. If you’re all “good” so to speak, you might lack a bit of zest or “guts” if you will, to try things you’ve never tried before because of common sense or reserve. Just to clarify, being “good” has its moments and purpose for sure and is very valuable to help develop your sense of moral compass. It’s the good part in people that reach out to others in need and lend a hand when needed. Provide support and comfort to those suffering. They are the volunteers of the world that help rebuild communities and ALL THAT GOOD STUFF. We as mankind need to see this sort of kindness and accomplish good deeds every now and then to maintain a sense of humanity . Children of this world need to be reassured that there are in fact still GOOD people out there who will love and protect them. So please don’t ever let go of the “good” side of you, embrace it!

When I refer to “DEVIL” or the “BAD” side of you, I don’t mean to rob a bank or steal a car (unless it’s a 69 convertible Mustang, then you can bring that straight to me LOL). What I mean is the fiery side of you, that side that takes risks and forces you to go beyond your comfort zone. The side of you that grabs life “by the balls” and says, this scares the fuck out of me so I am absolutely doing it! Without having followed the depths of my soul and uprooting my entire life, I most certainly would NOT be writing this blog at the moment. I wouldn’t have met the people I have or rekindled certain friendships and developed the new ones I have. I made a promise to myself that this chapter of my life is known as the “YES CHAPTER”. This is what I want for you, if you’re not already at that stage yet. Living with this kind of bravery leads you to more in depth passion, love, success and satisfaction. The YES chapter means that anytime you are presented with an opportunity no matter how small or large it may seem, grab hold of it. Don’t let that little “angel” voice in your head say, NAH…..you’ve got work in the morning and you have to be responsible, or NAH, you literally just sat down with your PJ’s on. If it’s not the angel on your shoulder then it’s those little fears trying to convince you not to, so don’t listen! I have actually done this a few times. I was at home, reading or writing, all relaxed with my pajamas on and would get a text or call to go somewhere….and that’s exactly what I did. I got up, got dressed and went out and had the night of my life. These moments prove to be the most satisfying and exciting times of all. Throw caution to the wind and set sail on the sea of discovery, find out what really makes you tick, what really gets your “engine” running on high gear…red line it!

LIFE IS SHORT, I can’t say that enough!

I never before would attend conferences or events alone and since my “YES CHAPTER” I have attended three and during each event I was either presented with a unique opportunity, received some form of confirmation that my life’s on the right trajectory or the Universe put someone of importance to my future in my path. I have always said and am a firm believer that everything happens for a reason, be open to guidance and you’ll end up where you need to be when you need to be there. But you can’t be open to these forms of guidance if you’re living such a strict, regulated life. Leave room to breathe, move and be fluid in life. Plan your day of course, I mean you can’t forget to meet Mom for coffee, but allow for flexibility so the course can change direction when the divine calls for it.

I am going to share one last little nugget before I wrap this up, this will be written in a bit of a code and won’t be super clear in meaning but I promise, as this story progresses I will elaborate at a later date…

Sitting with friends one evening relaxing and having a few drinks at one of our favorite local restaurants downtown, there were 4 of us in total and we are all single (crazy!). So we started discussing meeting new people and how dating is definitely a unique experience to say the least. We were sharing stories and ideas on the different “means” of meeting people. Clarifying which ones were worse, OK, good and better. A few days later I found myself pondering on our recent conversation and I decided to step outside my comfort zone. I chose to put one of those “means” to the test and see what would happen. Did what I needed to do to prepare and allowed the Universe to carry me along the way to where I was meant to end up. It was about a week later, after using my intuition to weed through what I knew for a fact wasn’t meant to be, and WELL………..

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Until next Thursday, Be Happy, Be Kind and most important…LOVE YOURSELF <3

Much love and light,

Janice D

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