As Rumi wrote: “If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?”
But, honestly, and no offence meant to Rumi, I think it’s human to feel irritated by this process. Let’s be real. It’s not fun being sanded, shaped and polished. It’s not fun facing all our fears and pain and parts of us we don’t yet know how to meet with love.
If you’re afraid to tap into your passion, you’ll never tap into your genius. And if you’re expressing passion from a place of anger and fear, you’ll never tap into your genius. So how do you use passion to tap into your genius?
It’s my birthday in 2 days, so I decided to do a retrospective on everything important I’ve learned. Here’s what I wrote.
Most people, when they set out to create their business, try to monetize their passion. Or, worse, they try to figure out what other people want and need, and give it to them.
But, if you know maverick millionaire entrepreneur, and TED Talks master, Derek Sivers, that’s actually his proven, successful model for starting businesses. Get serious about solving your own problems then share those solutions with others.
"Come downstairs." I had just arrived at the home of my new healer—a man I did not know, but who I felt intuitively guided to work with. Immediately, I felt emotionally challenged on all fronts. Going down into a basement with a strange man sent the unhealed child...
Dear Friends,
As you may have noticed, over the holidays I shut down most of my social media activities. This was a conscious decision, so I could hear what my Inner Voice is asking of me for 2016.
We all have that voice, but it’s hard to hear what it’s saying amid the drama and expectations of our daily lives, and especially during the non-stop marathon that is the holidays.