My Story
I eagerly listened to the esteemed intuitive on the other end of the phone. “Your purpose is to fortify others. Whenever you leave someone stronger than when they came to you, you will feel fulfilled,” she said. That was many years ago, and at the time, I didn’t really understand how significant her words would become, but nothing could have been more accurate. My greatest joy today is to strengthen, uplift and empower others through the guidance of Spirit. This is my purpose, and why I am able to create immediate improvement and lasting impact in those I serve.
Fast forward a number of years from that day, as I walked out of the office toward my car. A strange thought occurred to me as I watched the traffic whizzing by on the busy street. “Would it be possible to be hit by car and injured just enough that I wouldn’t have permanent damage, but I would have to stay in the hospital for a few weeks? That way maybe I could get some rest…
My life was a mess. I was a top-producing real estate agent and a workaholic. This all followed a long record of having to be the best in everything I did, be it personal or professional. I had intense, self-imposed pressure to be perfect, as a mother of three, wife, homemaker, socialite, friend, career woman and all the while, being physically fit and fashionable. I was on the run 24/7 and didn’t have 5 minutes to myself. My life existed to meet the expectations that I believed everyone else held of me, and that I held of myself. I was under so much stress that I could hardly breathe, and sometimes wondered if my level of stress could bring a heart attack. Unfortunately for me, I couldn’t see any other way of existing. My experiences so far had led me to believe that this was life.
All the while, I was also being called to learn more about my intuitive gifts. I had always had a strong connection with the Divine, but lately I was obsessed with Spiritual topics and growth. The more I learned, the more I became uncomfortable in my current life. I would find myself awake in the middle of night, being shown and told things by Spirit to question my existence. I was being called to make changes, but I stubbornly refused. I didn’t have the time.
And yet Spirit never relented, creating a deep longing within my being, waiting for me to fully say yes to my gifts and my path. Waiting for me to say yes to my own need for healing, and to putting myself first, so that I could serve myself and others from a restored and fulfilled place.
Spirit finally brought me to my knees with what I can only describe as a nervous breakdown. I literally could not take one more phone call, one more demand from a client, one more task. I was falling apart. My body was screaming with knots in my back to the point that I couldn’t even hold the phone without crying. I was done. My whole world was falling apart and I no longer had the strength to hold it together. No one was receiving the best of me. Not myself, my clients, my children, my husband, my friends or my family. Everyone suffered, but none more than me.
I handed my business off to a peer and took a month off. It was drastic and the most unlikely thing for someone like me to do. I felt that I had no choice. It was do this and figure my shit out, or end up in an insane asylum.
Spirit began to work intensely in me. It wasn’t easy - I went kicking and fighting into most situations, arguing that what I truly wanted was impossible. Spirit argued otherwise. With the help of mentors, teachers and my own Spiritual connection and internal guidance system, I began to disassemble my life and rewrite my playbook. It was difficult and scary, and yet with each step and decision, I started to see that what was the most difficult was to not shift, and to stay the way I had been.
It took completely losing my ability to function before I made the changes that Spirit was suggesting for me. In the coming years, I would alter numerous aspects of my life to become a greater reflection of my authentic self and my Spirit. In order to do this, I had to step through many fearful patterns about who I was and what I needed to do and be. At times each step felt like climbing a mountain, only to get to the other side and realize that it was merely a bump in the road. Always, without exception, the change was worthwhile and perfect.
Stepping through my own fears time and again has taught me that fear does not go away – instead, we learn to step forward despite our fear. Once on the other side, the fear can be released, but often not until then. Miracle after miracle (and there were many!), my life began to evolve into something I loved, and joy and peace became more the norm than a far, distant reality. As I aligned my life with my Spirit, my purpose became more clear, and I acknowledged my Soul’s path and committed to helping others to do the same. I now desire to show you how to align with your own Spirit, and how listening to Divine guidance is the fastest and most immediate way to shift your life into one you love!