“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”
Anais Nin
Sue Series Finale
This edition marks the finale of the “Sue Series.” In it, Sue summarizes several key
learnings from completing the Intentional Creation Assessment and coaching
program. Sue, I can not acknowledge you enough for the way you have taken on
your life and generously shared significant moments of the way it has impacted
you. Although this is the finale of this series, know that you always have an
open invitation to check in with us and share any new insights and breakthroughs
that you discover .
As I read Sue’s final entry and reflect on the previous entries about Sue’s sister
Val, going “nuclear” with her spouse, and a variety of scenarios from work, what
most stands out for me is that Sue has discovered and created a better way to
live. Rather than being governed by her thoughts, she is now in
the driver’s seat, and it shows in all areas of her life.
The above quote by Anais Nin is one Sue shared with me as this series began. May the
stories and examples that Sue has given us of her blossoming inspire us all
break free of our bud and use our unique gifts to blossom.
Rock on Sue! And thank you for adjusting our mindsets in positive ways for the last
eight Monday mornings!!
Today I Begin a New Life
by
Sue, from Michigan
Seeing my stories in print on how I’ve applied the principles of Intentional Creation and
knowing that they are shared with many others has been personally cathartic. I
hope something I shared from my path has connected with something in you and
helped in some way… Most of all, I’m grateful to John for graciously giving me
this opportunity to use his newsletter as a forum to share my amazing journey
with the program.
I have found that Intentional Creation only works when
I work it… and it haunts me when I don’t – because I know better now. I have
strayed from the path a few times since beginning the program in March. When I
did, my thought processes ran wild. But, I always found my way back because I
now know how to catch myself getting off track and how to get back on
track.
It was suggested that I provide a description of what has impacted
me most from working the process of Intentional Creation. So, here are
my top five realizations – so far – since beginning the program in March of this
year:
1. I am not my thoughts. And, when I
choose to change my self-defeating thought processes, I change my direction and
change the world around me. As a person who scored Red in Analytical (obsessive
thinking), I now realize the power I have to create or destroy, just by the type
of thoughts I allow myself to think. Who I am is whole and complete, but my
thoughts may tell me otherwise if I don’t change them. Reading the Scrolls daily
keep my thoughts on the track of Creation.
2. Having to be right all of the time depletes the amount of cooperation I
receive from others. Allowing others to share their ideas and
perspectives with me, even though they differ from my own, breaks down their
walls of resistance and creates a synergistic process of Creation. A more loving
personal relationship, more successful clients, a dynamic relationship with my
co-workers. Being wrong – or right – has no bearing on who I am. Because it’s
not about me. It’s about creating something wonderful. I cannot create something
wonderful alone.
3. When I choose to step into someone else’s world, see things through their eyes
and then verbalize it to them, they feel valued. Again, their walls of
resistance are broken down and they become more cooperative. I find that when
people feel validated, they are happier. When they are happier, they make better
choices and are more open to creating something wonderful. This is where the
magic has happened most in my life.
4. Regardless of what has happened in my day, I go to bed asking for
guidance and wake up the next morning asking for something or someone to be
placed on my path where I can serve – not control, fix or take on
someone else’s burdens – but serve. It never fails. Everyday someone is placed
on my path. And when I serve others by using the tools I’ve always had, I am
served as well. As a person who scored RED in Teachable (not valuing rules or
respecting authority), I have learned to practice discipline and structure as
well as honor those in the role of authority.
5. People don’t care about my problems. Not that they don’t want
to, but they have their own burdens, tasks, plans, and problems to deal with.
They’re already working at full capacity. Only I have the power to release my
burdens. This is my biggest challenge to date.
So, I want to thank you for taking the time to read the series. I am a work in progress and for the first time in my life, I am finding joy in my journey and getting my “funny” back.
I hope you’ll take on the Intentional Creation program. It’s a game changer. That, I promise.
“Today I begin a new life. Today I shed my old skin which hath, too long, suffered the bruises of failure and the wounds of mediocrity.”
~ Og Mandino
