Are You Showing Up for the Wonders in Your Life?
I’ve just returned from a magical week in Iceland – where I experienced one of the seven natural wonders of the world.
The Northern Lights have been on my “bucket list” for a few years – and it took my 12-year-old daughter’s growing interest in them for us to finally take action by scheduling a winter vacation on this glorious Nordic island located within the Arctic Circle.
And after witnessing them up close and personal, I can say this – the aurora borealis is truly spectacular!
Not knowing what to expect, I was both pleasantly surprised and truly captivated by this extraordinary sight. Mother Nature sure knows how to put on a good show!
And with just the right conditions (a cold, clear, and frosty winter night near the Arctic Circle) – and some careful planning on my part (I had to do my homework with regard to the natural timing), I had a front row seat to this highly sought-after natural phenomenon. 
Witnessing such beauty prompted me to ponder the wonders I already have access to in my own life.
Am I experiencing everything I possibly can – and am I making it easy for myself to do so?
This question led to some deep journal writing as I contemplated some of the opportunities I’ve had in my life – and the many possibilities that are available to me if I do my part by fully showing up.
American playwright, actor, and director Woody Allen once proclaimed that, “Eighty percent of success is showing up.”
Take a moment to ponder the potential in your own life.
What’s available to you if you honor the necessary conditions, do a bit of creative planning – and show up?
What could you experience – and how could it alter your current state?
And looking on a bigger scale, how could it influence your life purpose path?
Life is full of so many wonderful experiences! Give yourself permission to explore the possibilities by choosing to show up for what’s already waiting for you.
And if you feel you need a bit of support in getting primed and ready, join me in my Purple Possibility Studio – where you can immerse yourself in your own world of possibility and wonder.
Tina Games
Tina M. Games is the author of Journaling by the Moonlight: A Mother’s Path to Self-Discovery (an interactive book with an accompanying deck of 54 journaling prompt cards). As a certified creativity and life purpose coach, and a gifted intuitive, she is the “Moonlight Muse” for women who want to tap into the “full moon within” and claim their authentic self, both personally and professionally. Through her signature coaching programs, based on the phases of the moon, Tina gently guides women from darkness to light as they create an authentic vision filled with purpose, passion and creative expression. She lives on Cape Cod in Massachusetts with her husband and their two children.
8 Comments
Christina Kelly
Amazing photos, Tina! I now want to see the Northern Lights! 🙂
Kailean
Thanks for the reminder that there are wonders all around us. I know I want to be present for all that I can!
Christine
There is so much wonder all around us. I’m glad you were able to witness something so wonder-filled and how it reminded you to take in the wonder already in your own life.
Barbara Williams
An automatic smile came to my face Tina when I read the words “Mother Nature sure knows how to put on a good show!”. I had to even chuckle about that, because it’s so true. I’m just marveled at her beauty and handy work all around me. And I just love how it stirred up other questions within you that sent you on an awesome inward journey. Love Love Love those opportunities! So good! I went right there with you, and enjoying my inward experiences as well. Thanks Tina!
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Jill Greinke
Great pictures Tina! It must have been an amazing thing to see. Thanks for the reminder that we need to observe the wonders in our lives.
Josee
Thanks for sharing part of your family adventure and your photos. They truly are magnificent. Also love the connection on the awe of the world that’s all around us and shows up in our lives. I’m grateful for the reminder. Thanks so much.
Lea Tran
Love this post, Tina. So much beauty around us…and all we have to do is show up and take notice. It must have been so magical to see the aurora borealis. Mother nature’s beauty is beyond words!
Joni
Beautiful post. We could each practice showing up for wonder daily how much happier would we all be. Thanks for the reminder.