True Voice

Are Midlife Women Getting Ready to Birth...Again?

This is one of my vision boards. It hangs right next to my computer so I can keep track of it. Keep track of my purpose. I notice it has pictures of midlife women. Some elderwomen, too. Today, I'm asking myself if it's time to create a new vision board. Something is brewing deep inside me and it wants to emerge. Maybe explode is a better word. There is a mystery unfolding. It is letting me know it doesn't want to wait much longer. Is this just me? Am I the only one who has this feeling? Let me know what's brewing for you. I'd like to hear. My hunch is it's about stepping out boldly where no one else has dared go--especially not me or you.

What Do You Want More Of? 5 Ideas to Consider

As I sipped the last of a latte in my office this morning, I gazed mindfully at my Vision Board. It’s colorful and alive with pictures of seasoned, wise women entrepreneurs, just like the ones I coach. My eye fell on a phrase pasted near the top that states— Every Woman Wants More.

You know, I hear that often.  A woman says, “I’m successful and I’ve had a great life so far, but I want something more.”

When we delve into exactly what that means, we often discover she actually wants less. You may be one of these women who wants to step back, take some deep breaths and experience a spacious moment all to yourself. You are all-too-familiar with how difficult it is to hear your True Voice midst the cluttered din of every-day pressures and demands.

Lately, your inner-knowing may be telling you something is aching to birth through you and through all of us—soon. What wants to be born is not known yet. You don’t have the words for it.

My hunch is that you and many of us are yearning to have the time to sink into our rich inner territory and boldly explore what's there.

We want time and adept guides and other women to engage in conversations of substance.

We are seeking answers to “What’s Next?” and at least the beginning few words or paragraphs of our New Story--the story we can stand on and create from.

If this sounds like you, I have five ideas for you to consider.

Implementing just one of these could provide you with exactly the more (or less) you’re looking for.

•       Dedicate time every day to get quiet, meditate and allow your thinking mind to dissolve into open space. Ten minutes is a great start and 20 or 30 are even better. This is a gift only you can give to yourself and yes, there really is plenty of time for  you to do this.

•       Connect with nature as often as possible. Bring flowers, a water fountain or nature photograph into your office environment. Better yet, go out into the natural surroundings around you and look through your heart at what’s in front of you. Simply see and appreciate the natural wonder that is.

True Voice: In Through The Back Door

Nothing is at it appears. Women come to me seeking a big breakthrough with their money-wealth or their body-weight issues. They're serious. I have the tools and eagerness to help them. Then something happens.

What emerges is a longing that goes so deep we can't ignore it. We plunge into a deep, rich and bold exploration of her source of wisdom. Together we call up the Wise Woman, Ancient One, Feminine Elder, Dear One--the names vary. This is the woman's voice of wisdom. She has been waiting to be discovered. She is so eager to have a conversation with you!

What I've come to understand is that this inner source each woman discovers is what I've been calling the True Voice. The voice that offers you an inextricable connection to your innermost sacred source.

I've observed that when you go to that place, inspiration flows; creativity embraces and engulfs you and becomes your way of being in the world. You are truly unstoppable in your unique expression of what really matters.

And you find her, almost accidentally, when you thought you were seeking something else. Issues with wealth and weight are a portal to your truth--even if it sneaks in through the back door.