Recently I have shared what I have been working on with several people that I really respect. Their insight and perspective are truly valuable to me and when they make suggestions, I listen. That doesn’t mean that I always do it but it definitely holds enough weight to give me serious pause enough to consider before making a decision. One such person gave me the feedback that I should redo my headshot to truly express the new me. “The New Me,” I said to myself thoughtfully. I loved that picture of me but suddenly I was looking at it anew. In my eyes I could see the truth, that this was the old me. The one that hid from the truth about who I was and what I was being called to do. A woman who at times was still an afraid little girl or a defiant teenager. Who felt like she didn’t belong and was a charlatan at times. I had not yet reclaimed all of myself. The beauty of truth though is that it is always there and available for us. We just have to be willing to listen and receive the wisdom. Thank you friend for sharing yours and helping me see myself clearly.
Indeed the greatest truth I discovered over the past three years was that I was there, inside, all along. Whole and waiting for the layers of self-doubt, illusion and distortions to be removed. May you see and feel the joy and wholeness that I experience as I finally feel I am walking my authentic path and have remembered my true self. No longer doing things because it is expected of me but because it is what fills me up by fulfilling my purpose. Living a life of meaning encompassed by love.
