What keeps us from being Leaders is our lack of faith in ourselves. When we mute and ignore our greatest passions, we lose touch with that which is imbued with the greatest meaning to us. We lose clarity about what we most want. We become, to varying degrees, numb. From this place of disempowerment, we doubt that we can make a real difference. "Never underestimate what one person can do to effect change. Indeed, it is the only thing Continue Reading
Archives for October 2011
Everyone Is A Leader
We are all Leaders, each and every one of us. Many of us simply believe that we are not. With every choice we make and action we take, we create a ripple effect for all other life to sense and see. It is as if we 'swing the vote' with every breath we take, every thought we think, every feeling we feel, every motion we make. As we begin to realize how inter-connected we all are, we begin to recognize that there is no such thing as an Continue Reading
Why Courage? – Part Two
Yes, we all have courage in some areas of our lives. Quite specifically, our courage lies in areas that we feel confident in. So what about the other areas – the topics and territories we’re less familiar with? We (our egos) show up shy there. We (they) doubt that we can respond without falling flat on our own faces. And so we back away. We turn our head. We avert our eyes. We ‘pretend’ that we’re not noticing. We pretend that nothing is Continue Reading
Why Courage? – Part One
A number of years ago I had an insight that I will play a part in mapping humanity’s journey out of fear. When this insight occurred, it took me by surprise. What did it mean? How would this unfold? And … why me? Many years have passed, and clues to this have been popping into my awareness. ‘Why me?’ Because I am willing. ‘Why me?’ Because I am strong. ‘Why me?’ Because I care. I care so much about humanity’s evolution out of darkness – pain, Continue Reading
Giving Thanks
Hello URLight Friends, As we prepare in Canada for Thanksgiving this weekend, I am reflecting with much gratitude. This year, for the second time in my life, my husband and I have participated in a CSA – Community Supported Agriculture. Simply put, earlier this spring we purchased shares in a farmers’ summer crop. Each week we’ve received a ‘surprise’ variety of freshly picked produce. We’ve met the farmers themselves and socialized with Continue Reading
Cultivating Courage – The Practice – Part 3
Last evening I joyously found myself in the opening pages of Marianne Williamson’s A Return to Love. Marianne affirms that ‘nervous breakdowns’ are gifts allowing what is not working to no longer endure. I often call this ‘cracking the egg’ – something no longer allows the ‘same old’ responses. In short, they are revealed (what a relief) to not actually work. What this requires – what this invites of us – is courage and faith that there is a Continue Reading