Sending you a big hug today, I feel like we all could use an extra hug these days.
A few weeks ago I was blessed to be a case study for a dear friend (who happens to be my husband) who recently completed the Core Gift Discovery Workshop, to help support people to dive deeper into themselves and explore the unique gifts we all come here to share. What I found most impactful, was that some of the more traumatic events of my life were what came through as I discovered my own core gift. Often its these pivotal moments that don’t always make sense that inform what we commmit our lives to, where we find passion and deep inspiration.
I invite you to take some time over the next little while and contemplate a few ideas.
When do you feel at home in yourself? Or is this a foreign concept?
Contemplate the idea of purpose and gifts. What do they mean to you personally? This may be woven into the fabric of your working life, or it may be an area of your life where you recharge or you seem to keep going back to – fueled by passion, emotion, and a deep genuine concern. Your working life may help to support your purpose, it’s not always that clear.
Perhaps pull out your journal and write or sit in silent contemplation, writing and expressing without editing. It amazes me how often we edit or script our responses – even in our personal journals. It’s time to drop the scripting and show up – exactly as you are – life is to short to be any other way. At this juncture in our lives, it’s also a good time to reflect on what you truly care about; what do you think deserves more of your time and energy, and does it also support the whole?
The seeds start within us and the way they are expressed are uniquely ours – but there is a reciprocity that’s necessary, like the seeds in our gardens. It’s not always easy to recognize that those seeds are waiting for nourishment, deep inside of us, or what that nourishment needs to look like. When we’re able to move from a place which honours what we contribute to the greater collective (no matter how small or large), feeling deep gratitude for the seeds we contain, and then we step forward in our lives in a purposeful way – this is when magic happens.
As you ponder the presence of the seeds inside of you, I wonder what arises?
Is there an area of your life that ignites passion inside of you or fill you with strong emotions that urge you forward? OR is there something that keeps coming up for you, maybe like a soft whisper, wrapped in curiousity? Hmmm if you listened to that whisper and offered that curiousity some attention, I wonder what that would look like for you?
What did those hard lessons in your life teach you?? Often the difficult lessons are when we’re shown a glimpse of what our core gifts may be, or they may evoke something so strongly inside of us, that they show us where our voice is needed. This is not always easy, this I do understand.
I believe we all have the potential to tap into something greater than us, and our seeds which hold are gifts as sacred, are a larger and a necessary part of the whole. As Elizabeth Gilbert reminds us (thank you Sarah), can you acknowledge any fears that hold you back, invite them along for the ride (suppressing them only gives them more power), tap in, explore, nurture what is stirring softly or loudly making itself known from within you, fear and all.
If you want to move through the core gifts discovery process, there are many amazing humans who can support you, you can go to The Core Gift Institute to find out more.
Sending you so much love, and reverence for your core gifts – whether they are shining brightly or hidden, awaiting the perfect moment to be discovered and nurtured into life.
Love Amber
xo
“Every human being is born with some sort of gift, and inclination or an instinct that can become a full-blown mastery. We may not see our gift for what it is. Having seen it we may choose not to accept the gift and its consequences for our life. Or, having claimed our gift, we may not be willing to do the hard work necessry to nurture it. But none of these evasions can alter the fact that the gift is ours. Each of us is a master at something, and part of becoming fully alive is to discover and develop our birthright competence.”
Parker Palmer