About
I believe in shining brightly.
I used to believe in being dutiful and following all the rules (simply because they were there, even if they made no sense). I excelled at being responsible and taking care of, well, stuff. And people.
Despite that path’s straight line, I got lost.
Some devastating losses yanked me off.
And there I was, standing alone among the smoldering rubble that used to be my organized life, not able to see a path, and having no ability to comprehend that maybe there was more than one. My predictable life was gone, and I simply didn’t know who I was or what I should do.
Then, somehow, from deep within, a knowingness set in that assured me that I was going to be okay. Even though I had no idea how things were going to turn out, the knowingness eased my discomfort.
Then something drove me to rebirth my life into one that fulfilled me. I shed a lot of old stuff and embraced a whole lot of new stuff. In a two year period, I went through a metamorphosis, emerging with a completely different belief system about my life.
One day, a friend sent me an email that said, I read this and thought of you:
“Someone has recently cracked open their joyous, genuine nature because they did the hard work of hauling years of oppression off of their psyche — this luminous juju is floating in the ether, and is accessible to you.”
These words are a piece of Danielle LaPorte’s manifesto of encouragement. I adored them immediately. I wanted to hug them to my chest and love them and nurture them and whisper “Oh, darling, I understand!”
I’m still figuring out a lot of things. But the figuring out process is now heaped with freedom and choice and creativity, with much smaller portions of fear, uncertainty, and insecurity.
If you’re interested in knowing how my story unfolds, feel free to sign up for my random updates, announcements, and/or newsletter. Remember, I’m still figuring things out, so I make no promises as to how often you’ll hear from me, but I would say monthly at best.
So shine on, friends, and shine brightly.
Luminously yours, Jennifer
