Its always great to get feedback from clients, whether its from my one to ones, the readers of my posts or wearers of my clothing ranges.

Not only this, but for me, its even greater to actually see people change their lives for the better, how ever small that may seem.

For all of us, it’s important to believe that we are contributing to something greater than ourselves, especially when its all to easy, inside of the daily grind, to get caught up in believing we are going no where fast and that what we are doing day to day often feels insignificant.

The idea that ‘we get what we need when we need it’ rather than when we want it, or actually would prefer it, may seem a bit Zen, or even bollocks, especially when we are not in a great place in our lives.

But it often seems that when we are in a predicament, or contemplating giving up, something or someone comes along that clarifies, or helps change our decisions for the better.

I’m not going to get all ‘the Secret’ here and coincidence or chance etc are all big factors. However  I think we all have had those times when we feel a bit flat, or we are struggling to come up with a resolution, or wondering which direction to take next, when, what seems out of the blue in some shape or form, we get a ‘little hand up’ or something that just makes us ‘stop and think’ – (or gives us that little bit of energy we needed to get back up.)

I had one of those days today.

After a weekend away and the idea of doing some blog posts done, I really struggled to get over what I wanted to say and it even made me wonder if I actually wanted to say anything again blog wise.

That struggle and thought process eventually lead to a totally different post than what I had intended, but it did make me reflect on what direction I want to go in regarding my posts.

Then on my way back from the Easter break, whilst mulling over this idea, this popped into my inbox regarding one of my posts-

‘This is an awesome post. I always read your stuff when struggling for motivation to get out the door and exercise and again tonight I am putting off going to bed early so I can get up early and run. My excuses or ‘can’t be arsed’ attitude cannot stand up when I read your posts!’

I have to admit it made me feel good and that its worth doing after all’, and so I responded _

‘Like all of us, finding motivation or even a compelling reason to do certain things, even those we know may benefit us in the long run, is often a challenge, and one we all can fall short of now and again.

Its always good to have a source of inspiration where ever that may come from, that we can visit and draw from to ‘get us going’ again.

I’m no different, even though I write these posts, and still need to seek out many ways to pick myself up and rely heavily on new sources of inspiration and guidance.

And sometimes, just as it has been the case with this feedback, it comes as an unexpected package that answers the question we all ask our selves at times, which is ‘why do I bother?’

Just when we think no ones listening, or what we are striving for is going unnoticed and even seems hopeless, there’s that break in the clouds that lets us know ‘we can do this thing!’