Sitting in a little piano bar in Montpellier, on this warm summer’s evening, I'm taking a moment to reflect how I came to be here, & why.
It’s a little place somewhere along a “ruelle”, one of the little winding laneways between the ancient buildings in this old part of town.
I feel very welcome here. A man is playing Billy Joel’s Piano Man, & there’s the hum of people talking - enjoying an evening out.
Montpellier is a coastal town beside the Mediterranean, one of my favourite parts of the world, with beaches, wine, culture, climate.
As I sit & write, I am so proud of me. Here I am, showing up, as a woman, speaking French, fitting in very comfortably into this environment & culture.
My French is far from fluent, but more than good enough for all the conversations I want to have.
And I have worked at it.
So many people say “I wish I could speak another language”, or
“I wish I could play the guitar, or piano, or sax or something.”
It’s a “one day” thing that often never happens.
So, I get them to pull out their phone & download Duolingo & start learning their language learning journey, there & then. “One day” becomes “today”!!
It’s that easy. It just takes a decision, followed by action, & perseverance, & dreams can & do come true.
I’m in Montpellier learning French at the Alliance Française, immersing myself in French & the French culture. Afterwards, I’ll be travelling through France, as a single women for the next 3 weeks, including a time when I’ll be hanging out in Paris for the Olympics.
In my life, my one life, I want to know what I'm capable of. I want to know. Personally, the quiet life is not for me.
What could I do if I were to believe, commit, act, & then trust - in my business, my relationships, my health & fitness, my French.
And what could I NOT do???
I want to be fluent in French.
So now I have a Duolingo streak - now nearly 5 years. So I ask myself, what else could I achieve with that same sort of consistency, application, dedication?
If I were to post consistently, make offers consistently, exercise consistently for the next 5 years – what would be possible then?
What about you?
What do YOU want to achieve in this one beautiful life?
What is the dream YOU want to come true?
Let’s not regret the things we didn’t do simply because they were hard, or confronting, or brought up uncomfortable emotions.
Let’s live our lives fully.
Let’s do what brings us joy.
Let’s choose to make our “one days” … Today!
One life my love.
Love Bobbi ❤️
Inspirational speaker | Transformation Coach | Trans Woman | Model
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