Hello Peeps! It’s been a minute hasn’t it? But I have a very good reason why I haven’t blogged in a while. I’ve been a busy gal writing a book! Yah, a book!  

Writing a book is something that I have always dreamed of doing.  What I found while I was going through the whole process is that it takes quite a bit of self-confidence to write and self-publish a book. The good kind of self-confidence – not the obnoxious kind.

Confidence is something that is harder to succeed in attaining than it is to just say you want to possess. And this process gave me the opportunity to test my own confidence level. The actual writing of the book was amazing. Putting it out into the world to be read…..and then judged – NOT SO MUCH!

After I had finished the book, I had to put my heart where my mouth was and just go for it! I have to say that I have received many wonderful compliments from those who did read my book. Some said that they liked it. And some said that they loved it. WHEW!

But back to the confidence thingy. We have to go out on a limb……no matter how high the limb is or how fragile ‘it’ seems to be, if we truly want to have the confidence in ourselves that we say that we do.

This includes not minding if someone doesn’t like it, or you, or how you believe, or whatever there may be that could rattle you. You notice that I said ‘not minding’ instead of not CARING. That’s because I feel they are very different emotions. Not caring means you don’t give a flip what others say or think of you. At least that is what you say out loud in the loudest bravado you can muster. But not ‘minding’ means that you don’t let any negative statements about you get into you MIND. As the saying goes, a ship doesn’t sink from the water AROUND it…….it only sinks if the water gets IN it.

This is the same with what we allow to penetrate our peace of mind. We can only be ‘hurt’ by another’s harsh words and criticism if we let it get into our mind.  Hence the reference to not MIND-ing. And if we don’t take anything personally, we can remain steadfast in our confidence and feelings of self-worth.

When we do allow what someone thinks or says bother us, as they try to hurt us, we are allowing the other person’s insecurities to intrude into our mind. Because it does take an insecure person to blatantly try to hurt someone else. And that just doesn’t make good sense. To me anyway!

So, keep your head up and forge ahead with something that you want to do that may be scaring you to pieces. Let the chips fall where they may. If you really want to possess the bold confidence that you say you do…..this is a good beginning. And Hip, Hip, Hooray for you!

Ta, Ta for now!  Scoot now……you can do it. Goms is pulling for you!

This is the link to my book BTW.


https://www.amazon.com/Awakening-Through-Loves-Losses-Laughter-ebook/dp/B07GTZNFVG

Hugs and Mush, Gommy

Shakespeare was more spiritual than I ever gave him credit for being.This quote takes on a different meaning for me these days.

Make your life an epic production. All the while remembering that you can edit any part you don’t wish it to be.

This is so because we are the producer, director, scriptwriter, AND actors, all rolled into one.

                                                                Hugs and Mush, Gommy