Jim seemed to have it all. He was making multiple six figures in the finance industry working a high-profile job in Dubai.
But he wasn’t happy.
So he sold all his things and moved to Italy to live the life of his dreams. While Jim’s spirits lifted for a time, he still didn’t feel content.
When Jim shared with me about his spiraling depression, I invited him to a conversation. But things were so dark that he found even the thought of getting on a call excruciating.
Frankly, I was worried about what Jim might do in his current state of mind, and I didn’t know how I could help.
So we started exchanging voice messages.
Jim would share his experience, and I’d respond with whatever occurred to me, often little anecdotes or insights from my life. Then he’d reflect and share what he was seeing.
Over time, Jim’s world brightened. He recently sent this message:
“Your presence is a beautiful thing. You have a nurturing energy. It’s you, not something you have to work to do. I was in my boat and stuck in a ton of algae. The boat was stuck and not moving, and I broke free of that. Your energy to change things, the space you hold for people is wonderful. Your voyage, your awareness, is bringing up stuff for me and I find myself letting go of a lot more than I have in the past, and that’s because of your sharing.”
I’m simply awestruck by the capacity of the human mind to find its own path of healing.
It didn’t require long coaching sessions on zoom or painful conversations about past trauma. Just someone who cares, listens and shares from a space of love and understanding, and the willingness to look in the direction of a nicer feeling.
And Jim found his own way through.
Don’t dismiss the power of simple connection. It’s powerful, natural and deeply profound.
If the world looks dark and hopeless, I can help. Not because I have the answers, but because I can show you were to look for them. (Hint: it’s within you.)
Michael Neill puts it beautifully in this passage from The Space Within:
“There is a space within you where you are already perfect, whole, and complete. It is a space of pure consciousness – the space inside which all thoughts come and go.
“When you rest in the feeling of this space, the warmth of it heals your mind and body. When you operate from the infinite creative potential of this space, you produce high levels of performance and creative flow. When you sit in the openness of this space with others, you experience a level of connection and intimacy that is breathtakingly enjoyable and filled with love. And when you explore this space more deeply, you will find yourself growing closer and closer to the divine, even if you’re not sure there is such a thing and wouldn’t know how to talk about it if there was.
“Every problem we have in life is the result of losing our bearings and getting caught up in the content of our own thinking. The solution to every one of these problems is to find our way back home.”
Right now there are 3 ways you can discover this space within with me as your guide:
#1 – Meet with me in person! I’ll be in New York, the Tampa Bay area and Los Angeles in June and July. I’m available for 1:1 and small group sessions.
#2 – 1:1 coaching remotely via Zoom (or new message coaching!) to create the life and business you love.
#3 – The IMPACT membership. Our focus this month is Turning Connected Conversations Into Clients, and you’ll find a space to learn, get inspired and take action. Joyfully.
If you’re interested in #1 or #2, hit reply and let me know. And click through to #3 to join our Spark & Strategize Mastermind starting May 7th at 2pm EDT – right now!
Yours in love and play,
Steph
