“The power of our story could be the key to someone’s healing.”-Dear Divorce, Thank You
(even though I HATE you) Sincerely, My Parents' Grown Kid: A Journey of Hate,
Healing and Understanding, By Lauren Alicia
Yes…I know it is a long title.
“If I commit,
I can’t quit.”-YOU
“You never know who is waiting to be influenced on
the other side of your commitment.”-Life
Well…here
it is beautiful people…my moment of honesty that cant/wont be filtered (no worries, I don’t cuss, I
have other words…truth)…nor can/will I take it back.
Breathe
Lauren, Breathe.
My
official commitment to my 1st Rough Dream becoming reality…
aka this post will be like a ceremony with a little bit of everything!
*key
music…
I wrote a book, THE BOOK
that I’ve been referring to since the beginning of 2013 (or maybe even
earlier…hmm…), and now I am sharing it with the world…officially, Tuesday,
August 19th!!!
HERE IS THE COVER!!!!!!
Let me just say that I am proud!
Okay, back to the GYC Girl YOU Crazy Commitment Ceremony…
First
off… Girl, what is a rough dream??? (because I know you were thinking it…)
Rough Dreams
Definition
GYC SideNote
Rant (you know miss these)… Rough
Dreams will make you say, “Where Is My Success?” , “Let me get on the elevator,” “The surface is the only thing that matters to me,
forget substance,” “I’ll just wear my shower shoes,” “You’re right, I am all over the place,” “If I keep knocking they’ll answer” and the
2 classics, “I don’t have to reap what I sow if I just keep doing
good deeds” and “yeah I know ‘What is for me is for me’ but I also want
what’s his and/or hers too”…you get the idea…GYC is FULL of posts
about YOU/ME/WE getting this thing together!!
I call them Rough Dreams because …
+They’re
not glamorous and you’re not sure if it will ever appear to be glamorous
+They’re
not what you expected
+They
might be hard for those around you to accept
+They’ll
make you find 50 (or more) reasons…really good reasons to quit
+ They’re dreams because you
know deep down that even though the route is rough, the destination is a dream,
it’s beautiful, amazing, ____(insert your favorite description here), and you
know that you need to commit!
“When we
commit, it’s like that 1 thing Purpose is asking for hits the surface while the
rest of you is still marinating in the substance waiting for Purpose to call it
too.”
What does it mean to commit?
These following 4 points
were my struggle as emotions made me say maybe I don’t publish this, which is
the main reason I self-published…yep so that I can have a way out… Can I be
real?
**I won’t write GYC Commentary after the points…I’ll just
let your thoughts be enough.
1. See the vision, Hear the
directions, Take the steps
++ GYC Note To MYSelf (and you too if you need it)
//
Make it plain… Do NOT overcomplicate this thing Lauren, please stop…RIGHT NOW!
Whew!!
Breathe
Lauren, Breathe.
2. Take steps until the
vision is complete!!
++ You’re not done until the vision is an
image YOU can hold!
3. Let passion
be present and refreshed!
++ Give it your all so you can be re-filled
with greater!!
4. Minimize (or cut off)
communication with what distracts you from where (and who) Purpose asks you to
commit.
++ Know your priorities beyond the surface.
So…
This is ME taking the next step, commitment.
When
I commit, I get quiet…
Focusing
on the less to create the greater
Muting
the noise that attempts to override the voice of Purpose and direction
Choosing
to be guided by what already lies within
It’s
been nurtured to maturity
Although
I do have my moments…
But
this is The Moment that I shall take
Hustle
it until the vision of victory is part of my history
and
stepping stones for my future
I’ve
let the pain of the past not be told because all I wanted to do was hate it
Now
it’s time to turn the page
And
welcome you to this part of my story…
A
Journey of Hate, Healing And Understanding
More completely Dear Divorce,
Thank You (even though I HATE you) Sincerely, My Parents’ Grown Kid: A Journey
of Hate, Healing And Understanding
This is only the beginning.
HERE IS THE BACK COVER!!!
Now Available for Pre-order
on Amazon.com
to be released Tuesday, August 19, 2014,
the day before the reason this journey began (my parents’ wedding day)!
Stay
tuned by following DearDivorceThankYou.com!!! Watch out for
interviews, articles, journal
videos, posts & posters, and how you can join and help me promote!!
“ I can’t stop until I see
the win, you’ve felt achievement before so can you be patient enough to wait,
dedicate and commit until you feel it again? Your answer better be YES.”-My
Note to Self
GYC (unnecessary)
SideNote // I’m loving adding in these gifs…!
Thank
you everyone for your support, patience and blessings!!
Last Note (and I’m done…)
What
if GYC-GirlYOUCrazy.com was unintentionally intentionally created to bring me
to this point and keep me going? What if the thing(s) you’re doing right now
that you might think no one is listening or everybody is watching me not be who
I WANT to be, or ______(you tell me…) is unintentionally intentionally paving
the way to your dreams into reality… Honestly, that “What-if” is actually (or
probably) “What IS.” One day we’ll see and be able to feel the vision of how
each step was a puzzle piece designed to create a masterpiece…that looks like
the most amazing version of the person in the mirror!
What if
just might be what is…
I
appreciate you all soooooooooooooooooooooo much!!
Defeating
Crazy with Courage…watch me commit and hold me to it,
Lauren
Alicia, GYCGirl…Getting her Author on!
P.S.
Here’s a preview of the posts you’ll see on DearDivorceThankYou.com
