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Read on to find out how my manual has been used with my clients and in my own life within the past 2 weeks – excerpt from manual also at bottom of page.
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I want to share with you a little about my present day life and how my manual/workbook - The Way of Leadership, can help support you through the holidays.
For the past few weeks I have had clients coming to me all with a similar issue. Love when this happens. They travel in groups. Someone seemingly sends out a memo and they convene on my virtual doorstep. Love it.
It always seems to end up (after my bullheadedness wears a bit thinner – or I have some gentle space with my trigger) that the issue also applies to me and within my relationships (especially with me and my pit bull – again the word bull)
Huh.
The issue that made them contact me is somewhat irrelevant here – the supportive exercise that I suggested is what I wish to focus on and the fact that I wasn’t taking my own advice.
The fact that I was challenged with the same issues, they were in my face, and I was not remembering to use my own tools.
Didn’t even remember to look inside my toolbox. Or…for just a bit…didn’t remember I had a toolbox. Funny thing…humanness.
I am sharing this with you so that NO ONE thinks that I have a perfect relationship with Starr – with all ‘bugs’ worked out – or that I never doubt myself – or that I am always positive and upbeat (since I teach a lot about the power of your thoughts and energy)
I can be stuck in my fear and in negative thoughts. I can be generally exhausted by my triggers.
And then I try my best to practice being ‘OK’ with watching a movie or a movie marathon, napping with Starr or hiding under the blankets or a little of all of it.
Bottom line with me: I want to do better next time. I want to be clearer about who I am. So bring on the growth. (well, maybe…yeah…gently)
The exercise I use with my clients – shared breathing with gratefulness (found in my manual/workbook – The Way of Leadership)
Our animal companions are some of our greatest teachers.
The exercise has to do with your lower chakra centers – the energy centers in your body (located in naval and lower stomach area) that are most affected by family, relationships – where you come from.
It’s also about how you feel about those relationships – in your body and how you view those relationships. (especially the relationship you have with yourself)
I suggested a bonding exercise to my clients that they could do with their animal companion. (there were horses and dogs – but you can do this with any animal – even the wild ones)
The exercise involved being grateful combined with shared breathing. In turn, opening your lower chakras and opening you to a new way of looking at your triggers – or even recognizing the triggers.
A new way of looking at yourself.
There have been many times that I wasn’t clear – was that a trigger? I am not sure…hhhhmmmm. Oh, yes…reacting. Feeling all sorts of stuff. Most likely – it’s…yes…a trigger.
Given the time of year, we are open to all kinds of triggers around family, relationships – past and present. So…I totally get why this stuff has been at the forefront of my life in the past month or more. With my clients and with myself.
This is so very important to me - to remind my clients and YOU to be gentle with yourself. You are not alone. There is much hope in the relationship where there is willingness. Willingness to just observe. Willingness to breathe. Willingness to learn.
And that it is MORE THAN OK to not want to do the exercise or anything else remotely positive if you don’t want to.
Chances are…the sooner you give yourself permission to leave it be – to try not to master it – practice it – get rid of it – dissect it in a tray – or anything else to it -the more you just might find yourself coming back to taking a deep breath and feeling you are OK.
And then…if you are a seeker like I am…you will find yourself READY.
Ready for whatever the relationship is bringing to the table.
When I am ready, I come back and do my best to own my stuff – take responsibility for my actions, my words and be willing to look at what worked and didn’t work. And to have a sense of humor. To laugh at myself. As kindly as possible.
Even when the ‘working it out’ does not need to involve the other person – I do the work for ME.
And to live the fullest life possible.
I wish the very same for YOU. Thank you for reading and sharing this with me.
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Excerpt from The Way of Leadership- Manual & Workbook :
The Figure Eight
The connection we have with our animal companions energetically forms a figure eight with us, as human leaders, standing in one side or circle of the eight and our companion standing in the opposite side or circle.
For example, presently in my life, I am standing in ‘The Figure Eight’ with my dog companion, Starr, and my energy radiates from me toward Starr, surrounding her, returning to me.
We absorb and are deeply affected by the energy of one another.
Other topics covered in The Way of Leadership, include:
- the power of your intention
- the power of your thoughts
- the power of your energy
- the power of gratefulness
I want to suggest to you, as reader and pack leader, that if you choose to become more aware of your intentions you will find yourself with enough time to do the things you wish and with more wonderful moments and experiences with both your animal companions and in general!
