Do You Want to LIVE A LIE or LIVE ALIVE?

I grew up believing that we all have unique and valuable gifts… presents from God that were given to us for the Purpose of Using in the service of others so that we would have a Joy-filled Life doing what we Love. My father discovered his gift at a very young age; it was playing the piano. He dreamt of being a musician and becoming a famous composer. Well, his Dream was stifled and his Spirit crushed in an instant when his father ‘told’ him he would be a doctor, no questions asked. Just picture that scene: a wide-eyed child so full of Life, so excited to share his discovery, full of Enthusiasm about what he wanted to be when he grew up and to be completely shut down by his dad, the one he trusted and believed. I saw my dad work very hard as a physician during the week (and whenever he would get called out during the night/weekend) and be a musician only on the weekends (or whenever he could fit it in). I knew he Loved music and he was a Brilliant musician. So there was this heavy contradiction in my mind. I believed in something that I didn’t think was possible. Yes, he was offering tremendous service as the amazing loving doctor that his patients adored. But, he wasn’t Living his Passion; therefore, he was never truly Happy & his Spirit was never really Alive. Some may say that his father wanted him to be realistic. I don’t believe in being realistic. That’s part of the lie! That’s what they (all those nonbelievers) want you to accept as true. And when you do, it’s like dissing your Dreams and your Soul will suffer from it. Reality is for nonbelievers who lack Imagination.
Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.
So what happens when you believe in something you don’t think is possible? For me, the latter part was subconscious. I didn’t realize it for many years. And, for many years I couldn’t understand why, when it came to doing what I Loved, I would only get so far. I always had some success right away (you will always have success when you do what you Love as long as there is no Inner conflict) yet then my mind would talk me out of it. I would stop, get distracted, and you know… self-sabotage. It never made sense to me! It would drive me crazy! I’d ask myself, ‘Why are you not doing what you love?’ My mind gave me plenty of really good excuses, which I believed! An excuse is a well-planned lie, isn’t it? Look at how much energy we give our excuses. After time the lies completely cover up the truth and we don’t remember our passion anymore much less how to live it. We pretend that the lies are the truth. We convince ourselves that we’re happy with our life or someday we’ll get to do what we Love or the worse thing possible… we decide to settle for less! Less than what? Your dreams?

What are Your Unique & Valuable Gifts? Are you taking Loving Care of them and Using them Freely to Express Who You Are? If you’ve never recognized your gifts, perhaps they’re lying dormant covered by reality. You can find them by asking yourself, ‘What do I Love to do more than Anything else, what is my Passion?’ Your Gifts and your Loves are connected. Wake them up today and Lovingly bring them to Life! Remember… just like Beautiful Flowers need sunshine and water to grow, Your Gifts Require Your Love & Attention in order for them to Flourish in Your Life.

I decided that I could no longer LIVE A LIE; it became way too painful and destructive. I woke up from my mental facade. I began to Value myself and clearly see that I was worth the time & energy necessary to Nurture My Gifts. Interestingly, when you add V for Value to LIVE A LIE it beautifully becomes LIVE ALIVE!

My Passion is to remind YOU to Live Your Life Alive! The only way this is possible is when you Love what you do and Always have the Freedom to Express Who You Are! Most people do not love what they do. If you love your life and live your love, congratulations! If not, I ask you: How long can you live cleverly pretending you are not living a lie, that you are indeed living the life you’ve dreamt of? Isn’t it time you take a moment and remember who you are, what you came here to do and get on with it? Pretending is exhausting. Living Your Passion is Exhilarating!

Amy Huentelman
Live Your Life Alive Love&Freedom+Expression=LivingAlive