Sacred Success
The price we pay for
authenticity may seem high, but who among us can truly afford to continue
living as a spendthrift of the self? –Sara Ban Breathnach
In late September, I attended a Sacred Success workshop retreat
hosted by Barbara Stanny (
www.barbarastanny.com.) I have been following
Barbara’s work for several years, since reading her book SECRETS OF SIX FIGURE
WOMEN. This book so deeply reached me, I used it to co-create a women’s group
known as ACE (Abundance Circle Experience.) We met twice a month for something
like a year and a half. And then I read more of Barbara’s books. My relationship
with money has changed dramatically (for the better) since then.
This is Barbara dumping out the water that represented all our "old shit."
This is the group, minus one woman who had to leave early to meet her ride.
But Sacred Success is about so much more than the number of zeros
in your bank account balances, your investment portfolio, or your net worth.
In this Thursday – Monday workshop at the beautiful
Cedarbrook Lodge in Seatac, WA, I developed and embraced a purpose statement (and
way more else than I can possibly share here), stood in awe of the courage and
beauty of the other 16 women in attendance, and walked out with a song in my
heart and a fire in my belly. And several next steps to take.
Those of you who know me well know I am a list person, that I
compartmentalize my time so I can accomplish all the things I “need to do.” And
you all know the routine, right? We don’t want to be a human “doing” all the time
rather than a human “being.” I don’t know about you, but it’s far too easy for
me to slip into hamster-on-a-wheel mode.
Yet, after Sacred Success, I am VERY excited about what’s on
my to-do list, including getting back to writing. I now have a theme for this
blog: Simply Authentic…your soul voice is calling.
Sweet, huh?
Shortly after I decided to take a break from writing, themes
from Sara Ban Breathnach’s SIMPLE ABUNDANCE started coming to me. This
extraordinary year-long daily mediation practice is essentially an instruction
manual on living in alignment with your authentic self. So…the word “authentic”
was already in my consciousness this last spring.
We’ll get more into what Simply Authentic means, some Simply
Authentic examples from my life, and some ideas for your Simple Authenticity,
in future posts. For now I challenge you to reflect on: Where in your life do
you feel the most authentic? The least? What does authenticity (either for you
personally, or in general) at this juncture, mean to you?
Feel free to post comments – the juicier, the better!
J
Many of us squander
precious natural resources – time, creative energy, emotion – comparing the
size of our talents to those of others. Today, ask Spirit to call forth your
authentic gifts, so that you might know them, acknowledge them, and own them.
Do you want to live more abundantly? Have you buried your talents? How can we
live richer, deeper, and more passionately if we aren’t willing to invest in
ourselves? Many of us have played it safe for too long and wonder why we are
miserable.
Playing it safe is the
riskiest choice we can ever make. –Sara Ban Breathnach
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