Making a Round and Transforming Yourself: Inspiration from Fellow Bloggers

Several weeks ago, I read a post by Laura@White Spray Paint. She wrote:

Although there are some self-imposed calls on my time (my garden, blogging, spring cleaning), I am ‘making a round’ right now.

‘Making a round’ is a term my father used my entire life to signify he was off to check on things on the ranch or at his farm. It involved driving around to look at things- to check on things.

Where I live, people may also say something very loosely translated (in that hybrid of Spanish/English) like-

“I am going to make a little vuelta.” (in the Spanish pronunciation substitute a w for the v)

So I am making a round. I am on a little vuelta.

As I read Laura's post, I felt a tug, a connection to this woman whom I had never met before. It's as if she were speaking about what I, my heart, and my soul are experiencing. I feel as if I am on a little vuelta in my life right now. Making a round. Checking on things. What is working. What is not. What is important. What can be released. What brings me true joy.

I believe that everything happens for a reason...at the exact right time and the exact right place with the exact right people. Everything is a message...those life whispers that grow louder and louder until you pay attention to them. Have you ever ignored those whispers until they yelled in your face and knocked you down? I have. And now I am listening. With great intent. Making the rounds. Checking every fence post and gate latch.

While there are so many wonderful things on my ranch (in my life) that I would not change, there are are also some weeds that have grown out of control and some buildings that have grown into disrepair. It makes me sad and makes me wonder how I let those things get that way. Gratefully, I know that we all have the innate wisdom and power to create the ranch (the life) that we want to have. We simply have to turn off the noise, become comfortable with the silence, listen to the whispers, and follow our inspirations.

Danielle@Transforming Home is doing just that. In her post about transforming herself, she writes:

I am becoming more and more conscious about the choices I am making, and spending a lot of my time at the computer just doesn't seem right anymore.

I need to be outside.

I need to exercise.

I need to meditate and visualize.

I need to read more.

I love that Danielle has made a round. On her little vuelta, she has rediscovered things that bring her great joy and satisfaction. She is creating herself and her life.

As my favorite quote says...

"Life is not about finding yourself. It is about creating yourself."

I am inspired by these women as I continue my journey, my round, my little vuelta. I find that my realizations and needs are very similar to Danielle's. I've discovered that I desire to create a simpler life so that I have the time and energy to enjoy each moment. That is more in line with my true self, and I feel that I am now headed in the right direction.

Have you ever made a round, or made a little vuelta, to check in on your life? What did you discover?