What Is An Inciting Life?

An Inciting Life is about creating moments or events that inspire us to be the heroes of our own stories.  It’s about using the storytellers tool of creating an inciting incident to move the character forward out of the mundane and into the extraordinary.  This is about  inspiring myself and others to face their fears, push past excuses and take the leap of faith.  Wanting something is not always enough.  By creating inciting incidence we push ourselves to be better, to take those risks and reap the rewards.

The purpose of this blog was to create inciting incidences in my own life.

1.  Inciting Health – I wanted to get healthy and was tired of my own excuses so I signed up for a Half Marathon (you can read about that here.)

2.  Inciting Mind – I decided to write about the journey.  It gives me accountability knowing people are watching and it keeps me writing, which is something I’ve been telling my family I wanted to do for a long time.

3. Inciting Soul – In order to write about the journey, I have to pay attention to what’s going on around me and in me.  I have to face fears and conquer them.  There’s no way around, only through.

Maybe by sharing, you’ll find a piece of yourself here and start your own journey out of ordinary to extraordinary.  If you are already on an extraordinary journey, I’m hoping you’ll share your inspiration here as well.  Or you can email me at incitinglife@gmail.com or follow me on Facebook or Twitter.

Intro – And You Are?

Hi, I’m Stacy. I married my college sweetheart and I am the mother to four great kids (including a set of twins).  I got a degree in Mass Communications because I wanted to be a famous news anchor.  It didn’t take long to realize I was meant for something even bigger.  So I went back to get my Masters in Secondary English Education and started teaching High School.  I spent my days with 120 of those human enigmas parents dread having back every summer.  And they were some of my greatest triumphs and inspirations.  Then we had four kids in five years and I worked full-time, then part-time, then we decided I would stay home when the twins were born.

I wake up every morning with optimism that I will accomplish all that I set out to do.  Often times I go to bed disappointed.  I believe in dreams, in helping others, in strong families, friendships and communities.  But sometimes, dreaming and planning just aren’t enough.  My life is blessed and I have much to be thankful for, as do most of you, but not being my personal best gets me in my own way.  Sometimes, I let my fears rule.  Sometimes, I let my worry overwhelm.  I don’t need to be perfect and I’m not sure if there is such a thing.  But I need to know, for my sake and for my family, that I never gave up on growing into the person God meant for me to be.

Welcome to the Inciting Life!