Many years of life experience, and 39 years defying the odds. To hear the first part of my life's journey, and how I chose to stop agreeing which led me to say, "I'm going to live to live or life to die," diagnosis of death at age fifteen, advocating for myself, and stepping into the world to find me - go to Bio Page to listen to both podcasts, the presentation: Dare to Disagree, and read three articles: Shoutout LA and Voyage LA.
As far back as I can remember I've felt a deep connection with fellow Humans, this connection sparked a passion within me to advocate and help. For example: My parent's told me of an experience when I was age six in which I would not eat until my father fed two homeless humans who were sitting near our trailer while we were camping.
I believe Identifying thoughts, behaviors, humans, and environments that are unhealthy for us, which prevent us from personal growth is not comfortable or easy. However, it is exactly what needs to be done in order to find our own 'Truth' and embrace 'Healthy Self'. As I have grown and matured, I have come to understand that we have to want a healthy journey for ourselves and no one can love us healthy, want it for us, or do it for us.
If I may suggest: Hear, trust, change, and evolve while exhaling the fear, doubt, guilt, and conditioned behavior [programming].
Golden Rule: Do No Harm to Yourself or Others
[~ IF YOU ARE HAVING A MEDICAL EMERGENCY CALL 911, OR GO TO NEAREST EMERGENCY ROOM]
"The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are."
~ C.G. Jung
"Discouragement is simply the despair of wounded self-love."
~ Francois de Fenelon
FEAR: Friends will judge me
FEAR: Parents won't love me
FEAR: I'll be considered a failure
FEAR: Hateful projection from everyone
FEAR: Everyone may think I am an unloving and bad parent
FEAR: My partner will take our separation out on our "children"
FEAR: When I'm gone who is going to be influencing my "children"
Are the humans surrounding you and the environment you are within fueling the "Wounded Self" by reinforcing your fear, chaos, doubt, and conditioned behavior?
"Remind Yourself That You Cannot Fail At Being Yourself"
~Wayne Dyer
FACT: This is not healthy
FACT: I am worthy of love
FACT: I embrace my passion to succeed
FACT: I surround myself with humans who empower me
FACT: Remaining is an unhealthy example for our "children"
FACT: It is not my responsibility to own or prevent other reactions
FACT: I cannot control everything, but I can be a healthy example
Are the humans surrounding you and the environment you are within empowering you to embrace your "Truth" and "Healthy Self" while encouraging you to integrate and heal your wounded self?
EACH OF US ACQUIRE WOUNDS ALONG LIFE'S JOURNEY. THE ISSUE[S] CREATED MAY HAVE COME FROM: PARENTS, FAMILY, FRIENDS, INTIMATE RELATIONS, AND/OR SOCIETY.
THE ASPIRATION IS TO "NOT" ALLOW IT TO MAKE US JADED, RATHER HELP US IDENTIFY HEALTHY vs UNHEALTHY. TO LEARN, GROW, LET GO, AND MOVE AWAY FROM THE UNHEALTHY TO MOVE TOWARD OUR "TRUTH" AND HEALTHY SELF.
MOVING AWAY FROM HUMANS AND ENVIRONMENTS THAT ARE UNHEALTHY FOR US IS OKAY, BENEFICIAL, AND RECOMMENDED.
This Is Your Journey:
Choose to continue serving and feeding the wounded self or shut down the fears of the wounded self by acknowledging, integrating, and changing them instead. Through acknowledgment and integration, one will be able to empower him/her self [Self] to explore, learn, and discover their subjective truth, which will illuminate the spectrum of healthy self [Self].
Who Are You? What Do You Want?
This will be unveiled as one integrates the wounded self and embraces one's healthy self. Additionally, this is subject to change. The answers to those two questions will change as one grows and as one self-actualizes.
"You Don't Know Until You Know, Once You Know, Change It." ~ Mimi
No one can walk your path for you or help, love, enlighten, or become unhealthy enough with you to create change for you. Nor is it anyone else's responsibility to want or make you grow. It is each individual's choice to remain as is or walk through the fear and embrace one's truth and healthy self; and no one need be judged for the choice they make.
Who You Surround Yourself With and What You Surround Yourself With, You Will Become.
Very important questions to ask yourself are: Who are you surrounding yourself with? What is surrounding you within your environment? [Some refer this to be Law of attraction]
Again: Are the humans you are surrounding yourself with fueling the fears of the wounded self and keeping you in chaos, doubt, fear, conditioned behavior? Or are the humans you are surrounding yourself with empowering you to find and embrace your truth and healthy self, while helping you to identify the wounds from your journey so you may integrate and heal?
The Answers Are Within:
I believe we are all born with the tools and guidance within us for our own journey. Yet, through conditioning and projected parental, ancestral, cultural, and societal fears we are taught not to "Hear" the innate inner guidance.
NOTE:
Only You Are The Expert For Your Own Journey. May You Embrace The Courage To Truly Look At Your Life and Change Everything That Is Unhealthy and Restricting You From Growth.
GOLDEN RULE: NO HARM TO SELF OR OTHER ...
[~ IF YOU ARE HAVING A MEDICAL EMERGENCY CALL 911, OR GO TO NEAREST EMERGENCY ROOM]
“The more you’re in touch with who you are, the more your internal chatter will decrease, and you will develop more clarity. As the deepest parts of your being rise to the surface, you will notice a state of peace and calmness in your soul. The longest journey you’ll ever take is the one where you need to find yourself.” ~Consciousness
A speaker or writer for those who do not feel empowered or safe enough to do so for themselves.
One who writes a book, article, or literature. Works: Advocate, Awareness, Entertainment, Fundraising, Social Issues, and Self Help.
Insight about who I am, snapshot of life experience, and educational background
List of books I and others find interesting to inspire as one walks their life's journey. Remember: take what resonates, and toss what does not work for you. This is your journey.
Speak and present on different subjects in the community and conventions.
Much Gratitude: Thank you to everyone who wrote a testimony. I feel blessed that you choose to call me friend and honored that you trust me to be a part of your life's journey. Thank you also for the co-creation, teamwork, and mutual human respect. Empowering energy to all.