My Soul's Wake Up Call
Over thirty years ago, I began a path of self-discovery and personal development that led me to what I do today professionally. What’s interesting is “who” I was meant to become and “what” I was born to do lay dormant in me for years, like a seed waiting to be grown and blossom into its full expression. I have since learned that there’s such a seed in each and everyone of us. It is the seed of our greater potential. It's waiting to be awakened and cultivated in you too!
In the mid 1980s, I became a newlywed and within a year and a half, a new mom. The challenges these two major life events brought were both exhilarating and exhausting. I found myself experiencing the “ups & downs” of motherhood. The “ups” being the love and joy of welcoming a special little one into our life. The “downs” being the unexpected act of balancing the responsibilities of caring for and raising a child. The ever elusive attempt to balance life with a new child leaves parents with virtually no more “me” or “we” time.
I did not foresee the changes and demands caused by the combination of motherhood and being a newlywed. I handled these the best I knew how, putting my best face forward, trying to keep it “together” while meeting up to cultural and societal expectations. I did so while working full-time.
I wasn’t perfect. I began to make choices that came more out of immaturity than wisdom, possibly as a cry for help because I could not verbalize my needs. My poor choices blurred what was happening. This behavior began to affect my young marriage in a detrimental way. I was losing myself and started feeling down and uncertain, thinking I was on my own to figure things out.
The consequences of my choices were like dominoes tumbling down: everything I was attempting to keep together began to fall apart. Life seemed very fragile. I felt alone and as if I was sinking into a dark pit. I developed a sadness, thinking no one could help me. My feelings became almost unbearable. Feeling depressed, one day all I could do was lay in bed and cry. Hurting, I cried inconsolably. My heart was breaking and felt heavy, drenched in pain. Desperately, I cried out to the Divine for help and begged for my pain and misery to be lifted.
My Spiritual Awakening
Amazingly, something I could never have imagined happened. Within moments of calling out for help, I still recall how an incredibly loving energy began emanating toward me. Radiating from the left corner of my bedroom, the energy was extremely warm and peaceful and seemed to lovingly wash right through me. It brought me an immediate sense of calm and anchored itself within me. Instinctively, I knew it was a Divine Presence. Although I didn’t see anything like an Angel or bright lights, I undoubtedly knew it’s nature was Divine. This invisible Loving Presence, difficult to describe, came to deliver my request. It was extremely healing. In that instant, I sensed profound relief and knew without a doubt that everything was going to be all right. As I relished in this gentle wave of Divine energy, I calmed down and eventually stopped crying. A deep reassurance came over me. I knew my situation would resolve and in time, it did.
Undoubtedly, the wonder I experienced that morning has been unforgettable, but more importantly, it woke something greater deep within me. It sparked a desire in me to learn to live life more positively and lovingly. I also came to understand that it awakened the spiritual aspect of my humanity. The experience put me on a path of personal development and led me to much self-discovery. That brush with the Divine Presence triggered an insatiable hunger in me to learn about spiritual matters. I was on a quest to understand. I read books, studied, attended classes, and went on retreats dealing with spirituality and the Divine. I became a student of topics about intuition, life purpose, happiness, Angels, mysticism, energy, synchronicity, signs and symbols, dreams, healing practices from a variety of cultures, Native American wisdom and more. I have been on this path ever since.
As I look back, the difficult circumstances that led to my experience are not as important as all the learning that transpired because of it. I have come to understand the experience for what it truly was: a Divine, graceful wake-up call. It came to wake up my Spirit and remind me that the only way out of the dark is through love: unconditional love of self and others. The incredible experience also taught me to pay attention and to live life more consciously and aware of what’s truly important. I continued to learn, to understand and to act on the guidance I received through the promptings of my heart. These intuitions have always pointed in the direction of living life in a better, loving, and purposeful way.
One thing led to another and I soon felt called to use my learning, talents, and passions along with my personal and professional experiences, to help others lead empowered lives. I decided to prepare and teach personal and leadership development programs. I established a bilingual training company and have been delivering enriching and empowering lessons to parents, educators, and the general public since.
All along, I have continued to learn, listen, and allow the Divine within my heart to lead the way. There’s been joy and contentment, but the path has not always been easy. Its been full of fears, doubts, uncertainty. I have found that wisdom comes from finding the courage, faith, and trust to get through the challenges we face, learn and allow them to guide us forward to live life as we are meant to. We all have the ability to overcome struggles. Doing so gives us the strength and confidence to transform and become a better, happier, and more loving version of ourselves; in essence, to grow our greater potential. When we do, we affect everyone around us, inspiring them with the same loving energy.
My most recent call is to courageously accept the spiritual nature of my work and to continue my task of bringing this light to other’s paths more fully now. I am here to help people discover and use their own greater, Divine potential. I am here to help others get back on the path they are meant to be on. I am here to help cultivate more love, light and joy in others in my own unique way. Expressing what we are born to do, in loving service to others, is the ultimate purpose for our being.
With much love and belief in you,
Lucy
In the mid 1980s, I became a newlywed and within a year and a half, a new mom. The challenges these two major life events brought were both exhilarating and exhausting. I found myself experiencing the “ups & downs” of motherhood. The “ups” being the love and joy of welcoming a special little one into our life. The “downs” being the unexpected act of balancing the responsibilities of caring for and raising a child. The ever elusive attempt to balance life with a new child leaves parents with virtually no more “me” or “we” time.
I did not foresee the changes and demands caused by the combination of motherhood and being a newlywed. I handled these the best I knew how, putting my best face forward, trying to keep it “together” while meeting up to cultural and societal expectations. I did so while working full-time.
I wasn’t perfect. I began to make choices that came more out of immaturity than wisdom, possibly as a cry for help because I could not verbalize my needs. My poor choices blurred what was happening. This behavior began to affect my young marriage in a detrimental way. I was losing myself and started feeling down and uncertain, thinking I was on my own to figure things out.
The consequences of my choices were like dominoes tumbling down: everything I was attempting to keep together began to fall apart. Life seemed very fragile. I felt alone and as if I was sinking into a dark pit. I developed a sadness, thinking no one could help me. My feelings became almost unbearable. Feeling depressed, one day all I could do was lay in bed and cry. Hurting, I cried inconsolably. My heart was breaking and felt heavy, drenched in pain. Desperately, I cried out to the Divine for help and begged for my pain and misery to be lifted.
My Spiritual Awakening
Amazingly, something I could never have imagined happened. Within moments of calling out for help, I still recall how an incredibly loving energy began emanating toward me. Radiating from the left corner of my bedroom, the energy was extremely warm and peaceful and seemed to lovingly wash right through me. It brought me an immediate sense of calm and anchored itself within me. Instinctively, I knew it was a Divine Presence. Although I didn’t see anything like an Angel or bright lights, I undoubtedly knew it’s nature was Divine. This invisible Loving Presence, difficult to describe, came to deliver my request. It was extremely healing. In that instant, I sensed profound relief and knew without a doubt that everything was going to be all right. As I relished in this gentle wave of Divine energy, I calmed down and eventually stopped crying. A deep reassurance came over me. I knew my situation would resolve and in time, it did.
Undoubtedly, the wonder I experienced that morning has been unforgettable, but more importantly, it woke something greater deep within me. It sparked a desire in me to learn to live life more positively and lovingly. I also came to understand that it awakened the spiritual aspect of my humanity. The experience put me on a path of personal development and led me to much self-discovery. That brush with the Divine Presence triggered an insatiable hunger in me to learn about spiritual matters. I was on a quest to understand. I read books, studied, attended classes, and went on retreats dealing with spirituality and the Divine. I became a student of topics about intuition, life purpose, happiness, Angels, mysticism, energy, synchronicity, signs and symbols, dreams, healing practices from a variety of cultures, Native American wisdom and more. I have been on this path ever since.
As I look back, the difficult circumstances that led to my experience are not as important as all the learning that transpired because of it. I have come to understand the experience for what it truly was: a Divine, graceful wake-up call. It came to wake up my Spirit and remind me that the only way out of the dark is through love: unconditional love of self and others. The incredible experience also taught me to pay attention and to live life more consciously and aware of what’s truly important. I continued to learn, to understand and to act on the guidance I received through the promptings of my heart. These intuitions have always pointed in the direction of living life in a better, loving, and purposeful way.
One thing led to another and I soon felt called to use my learning, talents, and passions along with my personal and professional experiences, to help others lead empowered lives. I decided to prepare and teach personal and leadership development programs. I established a bilingual training company and have been delivering enriching and empowering lessons to parents, educators, and the general public since.
All along, I have continued to learn, listen, and allow the Divine within my heart to lead the way. There’s been joy and contentment, but the path has not always been easy. Its been full of fears, doubts, uncertainty. I have found that wisdom comes from finding the courage, faith, and trust to get through the challenges we face, learn and allow them to guide us forward to live life as we are meant to. We all have the ability to overcome struggles. Doing so gives us the strength and confidence to transform and become a better, happier, and more loving version of ourselves; in essence, to grow our greater potential. When we do, we affect everyone around us, inspiring them with the same loving energy.
My most recent call is to courageously accept the spiritual nature of my work and to continue my task of bringing this light to other’s paths more fully now. I am here to help people discover and use their own greater, Divine potential. I am here to help others get back on the path they are meant to be on. I am here to help cultivate more love, light and joy in others in my own unique way. Expressing what we are born to do, in loving service to others, is the ultimate purpose for our being.
With much love and belief in you,
Lucy