Andrea Forsyth - Journey to Empowerment

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09/01/2022

This gave me goosebumps!

So beautifully articulated, for anyone needing support these words may help you know how to express what u need, for anyone wanting to help someone needing support, such a special way to offer it and understand that your role is not to ‘fix’.

My favourite line…

“Will you...
Hold my hand for a little while?
I don’t need you to save me
No need for you to fix anything
No need for you to hold my pain
But will you simply hold my hand?

I do not need your words
Your thoughts
Nor your shoulders to carry me
But will you sit here for a while with me?

Whilst my tears they stream
Whilst my heart it shatters
Whilst my mind plays tricks on me
Will you with your presence let me know that I am not alone, whilst I wander into my inner unknown?

For my darkness is mine to face
My pain is mine to feel
And my wounds are mine to heal
But will you sit with me here, while I courageously show up for it all my dear?

For I am bright because of my darkness
Beautiful because of my brokenness
And strong due to my tender heart
But will you take my hand lovingly, when I sometimes journey into the dark?

I don’t ask for you to take my darkness away
I don’t expect for you to brighten my day
And I don’t believe that you can mend my pain
But I would surely love if you could sit for a while and hold my hand, until I find my way out of my shadowland!
So will you...
Hold my hand until I return again?”
~ Zoe Johansen

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19/04/2021

This is powerful 🙏

Me: Hey God.

God: Hello.....

Me: I'm falling apart. Can you put me back together?

God: I would rather not.

Me: Why?

God: Because you aren't a puzzle.

Me: What about all of the pieces of my life that are falling down onto the ground?

God: Let them stay there for a while. They fell off for a reason.
Take some time and decide if you need any of those pieces back.

Me: You don't understand!
I'm breaking down!

God: No - you don't understand.
You are breaking through.
What you are feeling is just growing pains.
You are shedding the things and the people in your life that are holding you back.
You aren't falling apart.
You are falling into place.
Relax.
Take some deep breaths and allow those things you don't need anymore to fall off of you.
Quit holding onto the pieces that don't fit you anymore.
Let them fall off. Let them go.

Me: Once I start doing that, what will be left of me?

God: Only the very best pieces of you.

Me: I'm scared of changing.

God: I keep telling you - YOU AREN'T CHANGING!! YOU ARE BECOMING!

Me: Becoming who?

God: Becoming who I created you to be!
A person of light and love and charity and hope and courage and joy and mercy and grace and compassion.
I made you for more than the shallow pieces you have decided adorn yourself with that you cling to with such greed and fear.
Let those things fall off of you.

I love you! Don't change! Become! Become! Become!
Become who I made you to be.
I'm going to keep telling you this until you remember it.

Me: There goes another piece.

God: Yep. Let it be.

Me: So...I'm not broken?

God: No - but you are breaking like the dawn. It's a new day.

You aren’t changing, you are becoming who I created you to be

by John Roedel

16/03/2021

Courage is the mental or moral strength to venture and persevere fear or difficulty.

Courage only comes with ACTION though, you will never feel courageous thinking about the actions or dreaming about the actions, courage comes with TAKING THE ACTIONS...and every time you take action you are building the muscle of courage, the stronger the muscle the easier it becomes to step out of your comfort zone.

Being courageous isn’t always easy, and there are times in our lives when we have more courage than others. But remember, being courageous isn’t always about fighting a battle. It can be something as small as getting up each day and trying again when you really feel like you can't.

15/03/2021

My mantra for shifting my mindset, whenever I’m faced with challenges is ‘this too shall pass.

This single affirmation helps ground me but also conditions my mind for accepting the things I have no control of.

Life’s challenges are often unexpected, turning things upside-down in a moment. There is rarely any opportunity to prepare or plan for these situations so your mindset around getting through them is key!

From experience, I have found taking time out to pause and take a few deep breathes before I respond has helped me immensely. Whether this pause is a day, an hour of literally 1 minute of deep breathing to ground me and think with a clearer mind takes me from 'reacting' to 'responding'.

11/03/2021

What’s done is done.
What’s gone is gone.
One of life’s lessons is learning how to move on with grace and non attachment to the past.

It’s okay to look back to see how far you’ve come but don’t focus on the rear view mirror, keep your eyes on the road ahead and focus on creating an exciting and fulfilling future! 🌈🦋🙏