hearttoheart wrote:
Hi Allison and All,

Thanks for having me here! It's always a thrill when I can connect with other women (men too!) who are on the path to awakening.

Allison, I'd like to begin our conversation with a quick explanation of what I mean by "your truest self," because, to me, the concept is unique. I would not describe my truest self as my "authentic self." For me that concept could be sourced in our ego, or who we think we should be. Instead, I would describe it as my "sacred self," the essence of who I really am. Here's my thinking.

Our truest self is a woman who is living from her fullness. She is living large, free from fear to express herself in the world as a confident, glorious woman. She has fully embodied the qualities we attribute to Spirit itself—-peacefulness, loving kindness, generosity, patience, courage, and so on. She lives a mature spirituality, not one that has been handed to her without having fully explored it first. (Note, this applies to men, too. The concepts and process of living as your truest self are the same.)

Living as our truest self is a lifelong process. This is a journey, a pilgrimage, into the most sacred part of us. I wrote Your Truest Self through my lenses as a seeker, but also as an Interfaith Spiritual Director who accompanies people of all faiths as they ask the deepest questions about life. What I’ve come to realize is that there are common threads of truth that run through all spiritual traditions. When we can embrace these—what I present in the book as “Transformational Truths"—-we come home to our truest selves.

Your question of how my book can help is based on these Truths and how the shared wisdom of twelve spiritual mentors (each one representing a Truth) help us navigate and, ultimately, live them.

The Twelve Transformational Truths are:

I Am Free to Live a Spiritual Life of My Own Making

I Trust My Body's Divine Connection

I Choose Thoughts and Feelings That Honor My Sacred Self

I Engage in Daily Spiritual Practices That Nurture My Spirit

I Cultivate Compassion for Myself

I Experience the Divine in Everything and Everyone

I Know Divine Assistance is Available to Me at All Times

I Acknowledge that Difficult Times Bring Healing and Deeper Wisdom

I Can Create My Life Anew Each Day

I Trust the Divine Timing of My Own Unfolding

I Courageously Live and Speak My Truths

I Open My Heart and Celebrate Our Oneness

Working through the Truths enables us to let go of old, disempowering messages about who we’ve been told we are. It also empowers us to embrace new personal Truths, to connect more fully with our spirit, and the greater Spirit.

This is really where all of our spiritual journeys begin.

A good question to start some conversation going here might be:

Of the 12 Truths, which one jumps out at you as most challenging? Which one do you seem to struggle with?


Post edited by: hearttoheart, at: 2009/08/03 15:08<br><br>Post edited by: hearttoheart, at: 2009/08/03 15:11
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