:::::tossing confetting::::: Yay, Moxie!

Moxie is five years old. It’s birthday was actually on February 25th—I was close to a week late in even noticing. When I did, it stopped me cold.

FIVE years? How could it be that five years had passed and I’d not noticed? More, how could it be that I’d been writing this thing for FIVE YEARS? Never mind that I only write weekly…to do anything for five years, on a schedule, committed-like is pretty damned awesome.

So kudos to me. And kudos to you—especially if you’ve been reading this whole time. If you have, and if you’ve been in business this whole time, too, then give yourself an extra-big high five—you’ve been more successful than the vast majority of people who start micro businesses.

This whole thing raises something else, for me, and maybe for you. It’s that we humans don’t give ourselves credit for the cool stuff we do. And I think it’s because we’re just too close to it that we have no real perspective on it. And, of course, that we get so busy with the doing of it that the noticing of it takes a backseat--assuming that it's even in the car with us at all.

That sucks.

We need to create our own noticing posses. Know what I mean? Groups of people who love us and who want to remind us of how fabulous we are, how big-deal our accomplishments are, and who want us to make sure we get and celebrate each and every last one of 'em. 

Because when we celebrate how far we’ve come, it entices us and inspires us to intentionally keep becoming who we're here to be, and it keeps us creating and doing according to our visions for ourselves. And that, in turn, entices, and inspires others to do the same thing. It's absolutely love in action.

Today's Bit O’Moxie is a wish. Here’s to continued our greatness. And here’s to even greater noticing. And to being a valuable witness for others. May we each have the moxie to step up and step into our greatness with even more presence!

(photo credit: tawntawns)

Comments

[Mika Howard]

> Groups of people who love us and who want to remind us of how fabulous we are...

AssistU! I don't know what I would do without all the love and support I get from the AU community. :)

[Mary-Lou Ashton]

Congratulations Stacy! For the accomplishment, for noticing and for sharing.

Mary-Lou

[Pat Williams]

Being a valuable witness to others. Such a great statement. So true I never realized how fantastic the work I did was until I saw it through someone else's eyes. Stacy, I think your fantastic and I will bear witness to your greatness. Happy birthday Ms. Moxie!