| p>While on our way to school listening to a solo piano | | | | time was the secret to creating my own life's music, I |
| CD this morning, (it's a great tool that I use to calm | | | | made a plan to make it happen. I began to create that |
| everyone down after a hectic morning rushing to get | | | | quiet space so that I could make sure that "my music" |
| out the door!) my 5 year old daughter Jenna asked | | | | was alive and full of energy and had a big presence in |
| me, "Mom, how do you make music?" It reminded me | | | | my life. |
| of when I was a little girl and my piano teacher once | | | | How about you? Are you making your music? Have |
| told me, "It's the space between the notes that makes | | | | you created a life full of inspired action, passion, and |
| the music." | | | | purpose? Does your Big Idea make a musical melody |
| I did not fully understand the value of her answer back | | | | that calls out to you every day? When it happens, it is |
| then. Most days I just wanted to hurry up and finish my | | | | the most magical sound that you will ever hear. The |
| lesson so I could get outdoors and chase a ball! If it's | | | | doors of possibility open to you everywhere you turn. |
| the space between the notes that makes music, let | | | | Why? Because it's your song, your music, and it flows |
| me ask you - Are you creating some space in your | | | | naturally inside of you. The women in my Success |
| life to make your music? If your life, dreams, and goals | | | | Circles are focused on creating the "space between |
| were a song, what would it sound like? Do your days | | | | the notes." They are boldly creating their music and |
| have "space between" all of the "to-do's", or is it one | | | | their song in their lives. They have given themselves |
| long note being held down? | | | | permission to live a life full of passion, purpose and |
| If you find it difficult to see where the "space | | | | dance to their own beat. |
| between" might be for you, that's not surprising. Our | | | | I invite you to create "the space between the notes" |
| society is one that thrives on productivity 24/7. We | | | | so you can find your music. We all have a calling, a |
| have technology available to keep us connected to the | | | | song inside us that longs to be heard. Remember: |
| world at any time of the day or night. It's "un-American" | | | | There will never be another YOU. Your song is unique |
| to not be busy all the time. I was a very "busy" woman | | | | and can never live in another person. |
| for many years, especially in my 30's. My motto was, | | | | I don't think my daughter Jenna fully understood my |
| "Never put off until tomorrow what you can get done | | | | answer today. It will be part of my music, my song to |
| right now!" My life was one long musical note fading | | | | encourage her as she gets older, to create her space |
| into the background. | | | | between her notes, her own music, and her unique life. |
| When I realized that giving myself plenty of space and | | | | Anything is possible. Everything is waiting for you. |