When Leading leads to Bleeding

Years ago, I found myself navigating deep emotional seas during a long, starless, moonless, dark night of the soul. Sleepless nights left me adrift, with the sense that drowning in my tears was more than possible.

Confused and frustrated, one morning, I woke up from a dream knowing only to head to the beach for sunrise. Sitting on Black Sands Beach, watching the hues shift across the sea and sky, the world spinning as a new day was ushered in I felt my inner colors harmonise with nature. As the sun rose above the horizon, a radiant path of light headed straight at me, and the fusion of warmth and light unlocked the realisation that all my pain was rooted in fear. It was obvious, but not easy to admit that I’d surrendered my power to these tormenting twins. Then and there, I shifted my perspective, making a solemn commitment to stop squandering the gift of aloha, the knowing that the Source was the force moving and riding beside every breath. This shift in attitude proved to be transformative, leading to the following 'treaty' that every part of me signed:

I am enough.

1. I am good enough.

2. I am smart enough to accomplish my Purpose.

3. I am wise enough to know when I must change and will do so without fear.

4. I am wise enough to be entrusted with resources.

5. I have enough time.

6. I have enough trust in the Universe to work, relax, and play.

7. I have enough support.

8. I have enough courage to ask for help.

9. I have enough courage to live in harmony.

10. I have enough ‘stuff' and will shop when what’s essential wears out.   

11. I have enough emotional energy to say, “Yes, please.”, and, “No, thank you.”

12. I have enough space to breathe in my home and environment.

13. I eat healthy food when hungry and know when I’ve had enough.

14. I have enough time for sleep, live with purpose, and experience joy.

15. I have enough to accomplish my Purpose today.