This winter has been a very difficult one for me. There were many times when I felt buried under layers of what life threw at me. When I looked at my life, I didn’t recognize it. It felt like I lost control of it and worse, I didn’t recognize myself. I no longer felt like the person I know I truly am inside. All of these things were big red flags that screamed for my attention. And so, I began the deep work required to reclaim my Sanity, my Energy, my Life and Myself. I capitalized each word because they are extremely important to me.
One of the most important things I did to reclaim my sanity and energy was to set an endless amount of boundaries, in a number of areas in my life. I did this by speaking Truth, over and over again. This took a very long time to accomplish and required an enormous amount of discipline and perseverance.
Setting boundaries is the most powerful tool in my toolbox.
Over the years, I have come to know myself extremely well. I know that I need a great deal of silence and solitude to do inner work and to feel happy, healthy and alive. I also recognize that the strongest part of my soul is a Spiritual Warrior. It will confront anyone or anything that tries to erode my sanity or my freedom.
What I learned from my process of reclaiming myself has gotten me to write this because, when I learn something significant, I must share it with others who are on a similar journey. I can’t keep it inside!
I learned to conserve my energy by ‘flipping switches.’ What this means is to catch yourself when you are in an old counterproductive pattern that does not serve you and drains you. Then, refocus on something you want to create.
I will give you an example. When I caught myself needlessly draining my energy, I stopped, saw myself flipping a large old-fashioned circuit breaker switch and then refocused on a joyful vision I was given of my future. I worked at this so much that I was able to catch myself rather quickly and went straight to my vision. When I was able to do this and change my pattern, I felt more strength in me. I will admit that I have to keep learning to do this over and over. Life can be very humbling.
The greatest gifts I received from setting all of these boundaries are more Strength, Power, Freedom and Peace.
Sharing my story helps me remember who I am. In gratitude, I will be offering a new Women’s group called Strong Women. The focus of the first circle will be “Lifting our Burdens.” More details to come!