In this moment I am grateful for seeking out some inspirational and supportive music to lift my spirits and keep me going. Thanks to all the artists who create the music that resonates with me.
This week on the online Rebel Business School has been full of inspiration and motivation to build The Lovely Fungus Company. I’ve connected with some amazing people, written a lot of blog posts and found a little more focus on my journey of creating offerings. I’ve really pushed myself to get outside of my comfort zone with so much screen time, very little sleep and facing the many obstacles encountered on this journey to create a beautiful business. I’m feeling proud of myself for the effort I’ve put in and I’m grateful for all the support I’ve been given in various ways.
I’m on a rollercoaster ride with my dream of getting to Hartlepool for the in-person event. My heart still feels like it would be a place for me to really shine and make massive progress on my entrepreneurial journey. My head wants to believe I can do it and isn’t letting go of the story that I don’t have the capacity to really push to make it happen. I’ve still got at least a week to manifest the resources for the trip so I’m not giving up. If I don’t make it up to Hartlepool I will have other options to make progress and I’m in no doubt that this is my year to shine. I’ve found my adult life a pretty tough journey to navigate, trying to find my authentic self and fully embody it, in a culture that often feels hostile to that. I’ve had (and am still on) an incredibly challenging, though equally rewarding, journey to recover my health over the last 6 or 7 years. The last 6 months have felt like the ‘darkest hour before the dawn’ and I’m grateful to still be here and catching the first hints of sunlight to bless a new day of abundance in my life. An abundance of fun, laughter and joy. An abundance of community, connection and being of service. An abundance of resource that I can continue my healing, growth and to support others with. I hope I tip myself over the line soon and earn myself the opportunity to slow down and properly recover from pushing myself so hard recently.
I’m looking forward to a lot less screen time over the weekend, though I still intend to keep up my efforts with this blog. I’m actually getting a lot of value from the process of crafting these posts and reflecting for myself, as well as you, on where I am on my journey. A couple of years ago my aunt Genny’s husband, John, suggested that I could write about my life as he thought a lot of people could get value from it. That suggestion stuck with me and I’m grateful to have found this platform to have a go. I’ve had a lot of positive feedback from the folk who’ve had a read which has been quite empowering. At the moment my focus is on sharing the stories of my journey. I have many ideas for other things I could write about and offer through this blog so we’ll see how they land when I start bringing them in. I’d really love suggestions of what you’d like to see here so please get in touch if you have any ideas or requests.
Peace and Mush Love,
Chris Forest
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