I have been standing on my soap box for years encouraging bravery and supporting countless people as they take the first step into the unknown. Of late, a little voice inside of me has been shouting the same things I have said to my students, be it whether I was teaching business economics, massage, numerology, archetypes or life achievement.
Sometimes, however, no matter how encouraging the voices in my head are, they remain unbelievable. We all do it - stare in the mirror and say a positive affirmation that lasts no longer than a couple of hours if we are lucky. I beleive that sometimes the last person you should listen to about your own worth and value is yourself and so I'm about to ask a great favour of the special people who I have had the honour of sharing my knowledege with over the span of 15 years.
Inspire me ...
Share with me the mark I left in your life so that I can pack my backpack of affirmations moulded around the mirror you hold up to me and make my mark in this world.
Most of the time I have rattled cages, ruffled feathers and upset the perfectly balanced apples in your cart, but we both know that the truth is sometimes not what we want to hear ... it is however what we need to hear .. and I am sure I have been that voice for many of you.
Good or bad ... I would be so grateful if you would share with me ... remembering that you can do this anonymously on the blog!
6 comments:
i was so unsure about where i wanted to be in my life and where i was. you not only became a friend i admired and still do to this day but you gave me all i needed to take my jump and become a better person. i believed in me to take that step and that chance all because of you. i am positive, happy and above all i am not scared to chase what ever dream it is i have. i also love me and trust me and know i am the greatest thing in my life- next to family and friends!!! and all of that came with the help of you. you are a rock, you are inspiration, you are you and because of that i am kyla! i love you and appreciate you more than you could ever imagine!
Hi you... Kyla said to me that I had someone very special sitting at my table at the wedding..To be honest.. secretly, I couldn't wait to meet you.. Nundi had sent me the link to your website every now and again..so I kind of had an idea of who you were and what you were about.. when I focused on you .. all I could feel was love.. you radiate it.. its not difficult for you to keep your vibration at that level.. and when we were chatting I could feel we were both shining.. it was wonderful. I was blessed to meet you, have breakfast with you, and write a Buddhist poem with you.. I think of you, and I smile.. You are an amazing soul, and I am so grateful that I am enlightened enough to see your light. You were a breathe of fresh air. I wanted to say something really profound so you could be impressed.. but you were real with me.. so I am going to just do the same.
I read this years ago, in a newspaper.. it was anonymous, I memorized to recite to people like you.
"The winds of the fields call out your name to the farthest reaches of creation.. The sun shies away from your brightness, as you are the embodiment of every dream worth remembering."
That says it all
Namaste
Well Jodene taught me so much through the Archetype course. Although at times I left there saying that I wasn't going to go back , because truths spoken are often so hard to swallow. Yet I finished the course, which was amazing, and I learned so much about myself and now have a better understanding of why I do the things I do. I would recommend the Archetype course to anyone who is willing to face the good, the bad and the ugly and take all Jo's comments and advice that come with it.
So now 3 years later I have found my world turned upside down and inside out and who did the Angels send my way? Jodene! Once again, I didn't want to hear some of the things she told me. Sometimes we just want to live in our little fantasy world and hope for a happy ending. While I thought that I knew what Jodene would tell me, she in fact told me almost the opposite. I was floored my Rebel archetype showed its shadow self, would just do my own thing anyway. After we finished our chat I sat up until the early hours of the morning going over everything that was said and trying to find some loophole so that I would have an excuse not to listen to her advice....I couldn't find one. So I decided to change my attitude and look at it from a different perspective. The next day I found the strength, clearly with the help of the Angels because I don't have much strength of my own right now, and did what I knew needed to be done. That was 2 days ago. I am still feeling the pain of my decision and I'm sure I will continue to feel it for a while to come, however, I know in my heart I have done the right thing. Jodene, were it not for you I may have messed up my entire future. So I just want to tell you that I have the utmost respect for your council and value you as a friend. Thank you for not judging me and sharing your own experiences with me. I will be ok, in fact I know I will be great!
u were a fantastic lecturer
Even thou you have been thru your crisis at the time, you still offered me some worth of encouragement and lifted me up.
I know Jodene very well. From as far back as my teenage years when life seemed all crazy and decisions were the responsibility of others. She has always been my voice of reason and my greatest teacher, although I can honestly say that I still dont know what she has thought of one of my choices to date. Jodene is not here to help you make a choice she thinks would be good for. She comes into your life to teach you how important choice is and to give you the confidence in yourself to trust the choices you make. Find her and let her help you make the most of your life.
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