Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) Oct/Nov2019 Aspire Magazine | Page 36

In In choosing to step joyfully and radically into living a life fully aligned with your heart, there is a breakdown of all that does not serve your highest good. 2016, I could feel that my thriving practice as a therapist was coming to an end. I loved my work. Yet I could not ignore the call of my heart to evolve the way I was meant to, to take better care of myself, and serve my clients from a place of overflow, not depletion. One morning that year, as I was headed to my office for a jam-packed schedule of clients, I heard these words: “Free yourself, Marcia”. These words came from beyond me. I KNEW that I was needing to shine my light more brightly and step more fully into my mission. But I was also afraid. My trance of unworthiness around making a bigger impact showed up. A part of me was invested in staying in my comfort zone. It was working “just fine”. Why would I want to shed what looked on the outside like a perfect life? My mission was bigger than my fear and thankfully I allowed it to lead me into new 36 and unpredictable adventures as I changed my entire way of serving and leading awakening women. Amazing opportunities started to flow in. One of those opportunities was writing for Aspire Magazine and helping women like you activate your spiritual identity, thrive in the midst of uncertainty and shed your trance of unworthiness, and develop a “can do” mindset. The self-sacrifice feminine script has got to go. As women, we are ready to create a new story where we give ourselves free rein to dream bigger and thrive in all circumstances. Whether you choose it or whether it chooses you, this ending of your old life can trigger unintegrated pain. Believe it or not, it is a gift to free your soul so you can fully blossom. A part of you may not trust that you are going to be okay. But when you rise to the challenge and courageously say yes to aligning with your heart’s intelligence, you are stepping into a new world. This new world is a life of freedom, meaning, purpose and abundance. Moving out of your safety zone, you discover a place inside your heart that is a haven of support and revelation. Like Dorothy when Glinda guided her to click her heels three times, you have to go through your earthly challenges and lessons to come full circle back home and discover that your true home is within your heart. Everything you ever wanted is found there. As you become more familiar with this new world, there is no going back. You know you need to continue to evolve. Perhaps right now, you are at a moment of choice today, facing a major transition. What do you really want? You can say yes to a life www.AspireMAG.net | October / November 2019