I have been getting my Mojo back in little bits and pieces over the last two years. I left my job as a kindergarten teacher to become a stay-at-home-mom. At one point I thought about returning to work so I inquired about a teaching position at my daughter’s preschool. At the end of the conversation, I walked to my car with a sick feeling in my belly. It was the moment I first admitted to myself that I did not want to go back to teaching. That was the moment I opened the door.

A few weeks later I watched the episode of Oprah about The Secret. As soon as I could get my hands on it, I read the book. By the time I put it down not only did I believe in myself, but I also believed in God (which to be honest, I had questioned for years). I was filled with gratitude and open to the idea of using positive thoughts to create my life. It wasn’t long before I remembered a long-lost passion…writing. Somewhere in between worrying about what others thought of me and choosing a safe path, I had given up something I loved.

The problem with writing though was that I was seriously blocked. After 10 years the well was dry. I asked for inspiration and was led to a meditation class. Meditation changed everything. After taking the two day workshop, I wrote my first essay…which an editor read and liked. A month later I started writing my first novel that was inspired by a simple conversation with my sister. I finished the novel in 3 months. I have since written another one. Technically they are both still works in progress. I have been led to people who have read and edited the books. When the work is complete, I am confident they will be published. But my story is more than the stories I have written.

Along this journey I have met new people who have changed my life. I have a friend Teresa, who invited me last summer to attend a Goddess Retreat at the Amrit Yoga Institute where we painted these huge brilliant paintings allowing ourselves to move the brushes across the page as spirit guided us. It was one of the best weekends of my life. Along with painting, we wrote, danced, drummed, did yoga, meditated and honored the Goddesses within ourselves. It was a major moment of Mojo influx!
 

Leslee's Goddess Painting

In October, I joined Facebook and it turned into a life review. As I was traveling memory lane with old friends and filling in the details of the missing years, I was forced to look at my life. I realized two things. One was that I had judged myself terribly for the choices that I made in college and gradually over the years I had cut myself off completely from the passionate, spontaneous, and carefree girl I had been back then. The second thing I realized was that I had created exactly the life that I wanted, which was to be a wife and mother. It was an incredible example of the Law of Attraction at work, but I wanted more. I wanted to be a wife, mother, and creative individual inspiring others. Since coming to these conclusions I have made changes in my life. I have forgiven my past, have channeled my old “wild” self and am feeling sexier and more open than I have in years. Needless to say my marriage has received a major shot of Mojo magic! I have also started a blog and am writing daily about the lessons I am learning along this path I am traveling.

I am in awe when I look back over the last few years. I have grown so much by choosing to consciously live my life…after being unconscious for so many years. I notice the messages that I receive from the Universe (or God, as I like to call it). They come in the form of books, people, workshops, websites, and messages that only I can hear. They steer me in the right direction and remind me to stay on the path. And with each new sign I experience the feeling of fire in my belly…which is my favorite description of what Mojo is!

Thank you Leslee!!! Three Pink cheers! That was brilliant. Totally HOT PINK!

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With loads of Pink gratitude for Leslee and the rest of you,

Lissa & Joy