This is the first of my books. In it I
share my Journey to Authenticity and the many tools and insights that paved the
way to the light within. It provides guidance to begin shedding the fear and
entering into a place of Love, Forgiveness and Grace.
This book is a Journey of the Soul, a
Journey of finding my truth and helping
you to find your true Authentic self.
It's about self-discovery. A Bootcamp for the Soul.
Come with me and Re-discover You! Without
the Fear! Choose to live Authentically
and from the heart. This Book offers Daily Reflection and Insight. Creative, Consciously Aware, Mindful, with
Gratitude & Love.
Exerpt:
My Beginning~
The world out there can be very confusing
in this fast paced and information based era. We are continually bombarded by external
messages that play right alongside our already playing internal messages. If we
just drank that beer, ate that meal, took that pill or bought that outfit, we
would magically be slim, happy and abundant!
I came to realize that these
messages were not only exhausting, but self-defeating.
I made the choice that in order to re-discover
my truth, my unique capabilities, what was truly important to me, that I would
have to turn those messages off. Literally.
Authenticity refers to the truthfulness of
spirit, attributions, commitment to self and with sincerity. Returning to this
place led me on a journey to embrace who I am and to love that person; to understand, to
know and to feel that I am special and
unique. We all are. This became the Boot
Camp for My Soul!
My goal became a conscious awareness of self;
who I was with the awareness and accountability of my choices, actions and
responses. This has allowed me to make decisions based on my integrity, values
and in the highest interest of my souls
desire. I had to learn how to completely love and accept who I am and to
further believe that I am worthy and deserving of living the life that I always
hoped I was capable of. The key was to
begin living my life as a reflection of who I wanted to be and not who I
perceived everyone wanted me to be.
I had new goals and maintained focused on
these goals. This is a gradual process, not one that you can rush through, one
that I had to consciously experience and live, moment to moment. I had to learn
to live using tools that I discovered, to break out of my box and find my way
back to me.
The first step was challenging the fear.
What were my fears and where did they come from? When you live with something for
so long, you really do come to believe that it is a part of who you are. I had
to re-acknowledge its existence, own its hold on me, and step by step,
completely let go of it. In the absence of fear, there lay the ability to hold
faith in the palm of your hands. This part of the journey for me was long, it
seemed that I was a slow learner when it came to faith! I honestly thought that
I understood its simplicity, that fear was just a natural part of everyone’s
thoughts and emotions. But I learned that it was complex, and that it was not
part of who I am, but rather an attachment, one that I was choosing to hold
onto. I have come to know that there is a huge difference between being
positive and having faith. I have come to know that fear and faith cannot coexist.
Teacher
Teacher~
It has been said by many, that when the
student is ready, the teacher appears; and when the teacher is ready, the
student appears. That was my truth and it was exciting. I connected with my
Life Coach, Jana, by shear fortune. She was a gift. She helped me to unlock
what had been hidden for so long. I am eternally grateful for her many gifts of
insight, kindness, compassion and strength.
I can say with all honesty, that the road
was not always easy; there were some really tough days that I endured. But with
the skilled guidance and awareness of Jana, I was able to embrace the journey
with a strength that I did not know that I had, and faith. I knew with unwavering acceptance that I
was discovering who I was, who I was meant to be. I was accepting and excited about this
discovery.
My greatest discovery was learning that I had been living my life according to
a bar, one that I had set myself; but one that I perceived was set for me. We
can’t change what is not on the table, so once I understood that it was I who
set the bar, I knew that it was up to me to re-evaluate and set it in line with
who I am.
My greatest lesson has been a complete and whole understanding that life is a journey, and the
only true destination is love. Every
experience comes from a secure state or fear state of love. Each day, I strive
to be successful and abundant, moving forward on a path towards my heart and
soul's desire.
My coach worked diligently alongside me,
compassionately guiding me with wisdom, strength, honesty, tears and laughter.
I wanted to share this, as through my journey, it became very clear that we all have unique and special gifts and the ability to live with true
abundance. I wanted to share this with those who may have found themselves at
the same place that I was and to offer insight and tools that may help them find
their way back to their truth!
Embrace, Enhance & Awareness~
A primary key along this journey is to
discover what may be holding us back; knowing and understanding our fears, and
then choosing to release the hold they
have on us. In order to move forward effectively, we must consciously live in
the present; knowing that we have the ability to make conscious choices as a
reflection of our values and authenticity. Tall order? I would say, not really, but
definitely a conscious one!
Whoever you want to be, there is no better
time than right NOW
to Choose it, Embrace it, Live it, and Love Yourself! Open your awareness to
discover new creative tools to live the life you deserve and to love the person
you are, unconditionally. This book is about new beginnings; finding your true
self and following your highest intention, always with love as our guide.
Living with a Conscious Awareness is about
understanding that we always have a choice. This doesn’t mean that we will
never do something that we don’t ‘want’ to do ever again, but it does mean that
we have a choice as to how we feel about doing it; to understand and then choose how to react and
respond; to own and then be accountable to our choices.
We all have the ability to react and
respond from a place of Authenticity; as a reflection of who we are and where
we are headed on an individual basis. We give away our power when we respond as
a reaction to what we perceive others
think or feel.
We are the only ones that are alone with
our thoughts at night. Rest your head at night being grateful for the decisions
that have you have made; each one consistent with your values, highest self,
the path that you are on, and your authenticity. Take full and complete ownership of your decisions; decisions that
are an honest reflection of who we are and what we want and where we want to
go. For clarity, ask, “that the decision be based on your highest good and the highest good of all involved.’
Once you have made the decision, OWN it!
Do so completely loving and accepting yourself.
We are not our past, if we allow each day to bring forth new opportunities and
awareness. With a conscious awareness, insight and tools, we can unlock the
blocks to inspire and challenge ourselves to live from a place of love, in the
presence of the moment; without Judgment
or Fear. It’s time to quit carrying around the excess baggage that is not a
reflection of who we are nor our awareness of self. We can never walk into the same stream twice;
it is ever-flowing and changing due to circumstances, experiences and events;
variables, as we learned in science class. With this awareness and insight, we
are able to bring forth new opportunities and experiences.
I created my Spirit Deck, and along with
this book, are a reflection of my road
back to me; with a new bar set, consciously in line with my authenticity. Creating
the deck and this book has been a journey of the heart, mind, body and spirit. They
both, not only reflect who I am as a person, but who I am as an Intuitive
(knowing or perceived by intuition). The deck is based on my belief that there
are lessons to be learned within each and every day, as well as universal
truths to guide us to live our lives authentically.
The next chapter offers insights, guidance
and tools that most helped me along my journey. They became part of my truth,
who I am, living mindfully, with a conscious awareness and authenticity. They
can be applied to all aspects of one’s daily life. If you are not already, I encourage you to Choose
always, to be you; authentically, living it, loving you!
