As some of you know, I’m in the final countdown to my wedding this weekend. Family and friends from abroad are starting to arrive and I’m quite excited to have them all here.
It’s a bit surreal to be getting married. You see, it’s been a long journey to get here. The journey has required a lot of self-exploration and healing of my heart.
I’m going to get super personal with you here.
I just got back from an epic adventure in Cincinnati. You know the type of experience that leaves you feeling forever changed? That's the kind of experience I had.
And it was all in the context of attending a storytelling workshop, facilitated by storyteller & copywriter extraordinaire, Stella Orange.
I learned about telling stories.
This past weekend I earned my first, second and third Capoeira cordas (the colored belts, as in any other martial art.)
Capoeira is a Brazilian martial art that developed in the slave camps as a way to train to fight for freedom, while disguising it as dancing and singing. Learning capoeira requires learning to play the instruments, sing the songs, hold the "axe" (energy) and obviously play in the center of the circle. In capoeira, it's called playing; not sparring or fighting.
In the past week, one of my clients has had a MASSIVE breakthrough. She's discovered something that was very deeply hidden. She's uncovered the heart of her health issues.
I share her story because chances are, it will also click with something in you.
Here's her story. I've modified parts of it to keep her privacy. We'll call her Rose.
On Sunday I received a message that threw me into a tailspin of feeling sorry for myself. Within five minutes of receiving the message, I was in tears. Why would this happen to me?
Then I caught myself. I know enough about emotions that I could see the story I was telling myself in my head. It was the story that was fueling the feelings of self pity.
So then I asked the most powerful question I have ever asked.