Over the past 3 years, I have been forced to slow down due to health issues.  I am on the mend now but having to pay closer attention to my health has taught me some extremely valuable lessons.  I have been very reluctant to slow down, to let others help me and to relinquish control over my business.  Like most women, I thought I could do everything I had been doing and still manage my recovery without changing a thing!  I was wrong.  The more I tried to keep everything going as usual, the more things stopped flowing and became harder and harder.  Instead of listening to the messages of my body and my higher self, I listened to the messages of society – the ones that imply you are only valuable if you are working and being productive every minute of every day.

This clash of values proved to be too difficult to manage and I realized I needed to choose.  I let go of some clients, I stopped doing free presentations, I reduced my volunteer activities and I said “no” to social events with family and friends.  I was terrified of being judged for my lack of involvement, my seeming laziness and guess what happened?  I got judged.  There were comments about being self serving and thinking only of myself and at the same time my inner voice was saying “you are loving and giving…and you need to heal.”

I am grateful for the people who judged me because they helped to bring to light one of the most powerful lessons I have ever learned – how and where to invest my energy.  I came to realize that my decline in health was directly related to my desire to be of service…to everybody!  I freely gave my attention, my knowledge, my experience, my time and my money in the spirit of helping others and in order to do something meaningful in the world.  But many of those to whom I gave freely did not honor or respect what I was offering.  They did nothing with my gift.  They continued to live the same way, complain about the same things and repeat the same habits.  As long as I continued to give them my light, they never had to find their own.

I know I am not the only one who gives away their precious energy.  You wouldn’t be reading this message if you didn’t understand on some level what I am writing about. What I want you to know is that there is another way. You can be generous and giving with your energy without depleting yourself – you don’t have to keep doing the same things over and over again hoping for a different result and I would like to show you how.  I’m offering a no cost teleclass (yes, I’m giving it away but I know how to do that now!) because I want to share what I have learned and give you a peak at a new program that has been born out of my experiences.  It’s time for you to feel vibrant and joyful again…don’t you agree? Sign up here for the teleclass on Oct 2nd.