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If I Could Live My Life Over Again There is One Thing I Would Do More Of And It Seems to Surprise People

December 4, 2021 Maggie Holbik, Offering Inspiration for Living Freely and in JOY!

In Hindsight

It is interesting what becomes clear to one when contemplating life and in looking back especially after being diagnosed with a serious illness.

No regrets…. But….

I have no regrets in life but I have become clear as to what is important to me and I have also realized what I have really enJOYed doing in my life. It seems to really surprise people when I tell them that I wish I did more of this!

I Would Do More….

Cooking!

I would cook with fresh and interesting ingredients. I would try more recipes! I guess this surprises people because I have cooked a lot in my life and I still cook when I can.

Cooking With Fresh Ingredients

Here Is The Difference

I always saw cooking as taking time away from what I could be doing. And that ‘could be doing’ was usually related to ‘work’ or to ‘working’.

Being a serial entrepreneur I seemed to always be racing to some imaginary finish line and I was and am very zealous and dedicated to my work and in helping other people. I love to help people and have found many different hats to wear to do that. But with that said it kept me busy so although I indeed do and have done a lot of cooking up until now, I would have done more of it!

This just tells me that in retrospect, it was and is really important to me! Food is one of the greatest earthly pleasures! I would not only have tried more recipes and used fresh ingredients but I would have also had more fun with it by allowing myself to do it more and with JOY! I would have been more passionate about it!

Unfortunately today I don’t have the same appetite or energy depending on the day, and all of this affects the enJOYment of food or in the making of food. I have been enJOYing food gifted to me by friends and family which has been lovely too.

My Main Message For Everyone Today!

What do you love to do? What do you put off doing or make excuses about doing because you don’t think you have the time or that you think you might be wasting time by doing it? Or that it’s not a priority. Maybe it is a priority? Maybe you really enJOY doing it? What is that? What is that thing? You know it. 🙂

I invite you to get clear and seize the day and start doing the very thing that you have just received answers and direction on. You know what they are, even if it is just one thing.

I love you all. Have a great day!

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Good Morning World!

November 16, 2021November 16, 2021 Maggie Holbik, Offering Inspiration for Living Freely and in JOY!

When my daughter was little and she would wake up in the mornings, we would look out the window and with glee say “Good Morning World!”

When I look at the picture of this little girl, it reminds me that each day is fresh and new.

I am not a little girl anymore and I don’t know how much time I have left on earth, nor do most of us, but I do know that each morning I have the opportunity to view the day with childlike wonder one more time.

I hope that you too wake up each day in appreciation of the gift of a new day. I hope that you let yourself be awe inspired by the opportunities in each day that can give you JOY 😊

I love you all. I am now going to get excited for the day……