why is yawning contagious?

Have you ever wondered why yawning is contagious?    I was really curious!  But not anymore! 

Soooooo if you know me, you know my brain is wired all awesome-like, so this thought of HOW yawning is contagious continued to circle in my mind...it wasn't until I stopped thinking about the HOW and started focusing on WHY did I have some peace.

I then started thinking, I want to positively affect people (just like a yawn!) and I don't care HOW I get there, I just want to get there.  I want my actions to bring people to their place of peace, a place of happiness and hope, a place where they (if they don't already) believe in themselves so to pass it on! 

Yesterday, after a fabulous conversation with a friend, I rediscovered the importance of genunie belief in my "why," (my purpose, my bigger picture, my passion).  My new favorite affirmation, and yes it IS an affirmation is: "Lyd - stop thinking about how, and focus on your WHY...!"  This implies that I have to believe in me, believe in my own awesomeness. 

It then really hit me HARD - I have the self-esteem the self-belief - of a brick.  A friggin brick. And I'm tired of feeling like this brick is beating me and my beliefs up! My lack of belief enabled me to hate on myself and create barriers to stop me from breakthroughs.  I have continually stunted my own growth.  That's hard to swallow! 

I discovered that focusing on the "HOW," stressing about statistics of failure, thinking about where I am now professionally, thinking about the economy and the state of education, talking trash to myself and being AFRAID of greatness has me all jacked up!! 

SO - today is where belief becomes action.  My purpose, my belief (I've decided with a little help) must start with me.  After years of struggling and denying that I'm on my way to a breakthrough - it occured to me  (with help) that I need to believe in myself before I can grow.  It's going to require change but I'm excited.   I think this is my first step to...well, we shall see!  But it's going to be FABULOUS because it is already feeling pretty fabulous RIGHT now. 

No matter what you want to do, whether you want to be a hair model, public speaker, counselor, PhD candidate I challenge you to believe in yourWHY, believe in the bigger picture, think about why it is SO important for you to do what you want to do.  Just believe people.  Believe in you and how you can positively affect others - don't worry about HOW, just worriy about your WHY.  Knowing why your passion lies where it does is contagious it creates that domino affect and sometimes (just like yawning) you won't know how it happened, but you will be in an incredible situation that you couldn't have imagined or planned for - get ready :).