Do What You Love With Courage, Laughter and Heart Part 1

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By Diane English

As I sit quietly, watching the sun sink behind the Blue Ridge Mountains, wrapped in
the warm spring air of North Carolina I take a moment to celebrate the changes in
my life. Change has brought joy, doubt, growth, passion and confusion to me
during the last few years, but I wouldn’t trade the opportunity to do what I love for
anything. The Buddha said “Your work is to discover your world and then with all
your heart give yourself to it.” My world is made of laughter, creativity and being
who I really am and believe me, I give everything I have to it. Each of us has the
chance to live the life we have always wanted, regardless of age, gender, color or
size; we just have to take it.

How I Discovered What I Truly Loved

For years I did what people do in the early years. I wandered, wondered and tried a
variety of career choices and jobs. Medical technician, graphic artist, metaphysical
bookstore owner-I was successful at all of these endeavors, but deep inside, hidden
from sight was what I loved most. The part of me that had been creating art since
childhood was buried beneath fear, misunderstanding and logic. While I managed
my existing business I read a book called The Artist’s Way, which unlocked a part of
me I had not known before. I began to focus on what I loved most in every spare
moment. The ideas exploded and the response from those around me was
encouraging and supportive. I saw change coming and decided I would take the
leap, I would trust and I would create the world I wanted to live in.

All The Power Lies Within You

When it came time to take action it was as if my guardian angel bopped me over the
head with a neon sign that said “This Way” and my vision suddenly became clear.
Everything we need to know is inside us. Our life experiences lead us to the present
situation and using what we’ve learned along the way is an important step. In my
14 years as a business owner I encountered many spiritual people and I noticed a
repetitive pattern humans can’t seem to stop: we take ourselves too seriously! You
know the attitude! I’m going to heaven and you’re not! My prayers have to be more
solemn than yours! The UFO’s are coming, run for your lives! Please! Lighten Up!
Like lightening, I suddenly knew what I wanted to do and I knew my whole life had
brought me to this place. So my new career was born and I dedicated myself to
spreading this message: laugh, create, follow your heart and be who you are
courageously! Unlock your own power and as Rumi stated, “Let the beauty of what
you love, be what you do.”

“You and I are essentially infinite choice-makers. In every moment of our
existence, we are in that field of all possibilities where we have access to an infinity
of choices.”–Deepak Chopra

Change happens a lot more easily when you believe in your ability to be a “choice-
maker”. I continue to see myself as a “choice-maker”. I choose to create, to laugh,
to believe in myself, to trust. Leap and the net will appear! Doing what I love has
transformed my world and filled it with things I had only dreamed and imagined
before.

Diane English is the artist-visionary-mastermind-crazy woman behind the Great
Cosmic Happy Ass Greeting Card Company. She believes the expression of humor is a
direct path to longevity and in the power of the Universe’s unconditional love. For a
good dose of laughter and inspiration visit http://www.greatcosmichappyass.com.

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