Day 3 & 4 – Connecting to the Divine within ME: Basking in the Sisterhood of Love
The past couple of days have been amazing. I feel blessed to be encircled by my sisterhood that is comprised of biological, friend and business sisters.
One blessing sticks out in my mind is from a woman that I have never met in person. We have had many candid and vulnerable conversations over the phone. Her beauty and soulfulness radiates from the inside out. She commented on my blog a few days ago and said, "I was amazing." It occurred to me that it takes someone amazing to recognize that quality in someone else. At some level, are we not all a reflection of the people in our experience?
Another blessing offered to me recently was by my sister, Jody; we share the same birthday and have done so for 47 years. Being with her is like being with my other half. However, for most of our lives she has been the fun half. As of late, I think I maybe giving her a run for her money. I always tell people, who don't know me very well and comment on how much fun I'm to be around, that I haven't always been this much fun. I was very serious and reflective most of my life. My fun button was installed during a Bennett Stellar University training and it has never been turned off. Sometimes I think my button should have been a dimmer switch. Oh well, fun is not so bad. Anyway, back to Jody. She reflects the pride I have within myself. Reading to her my first blog, was so tender. Her attentive listening and nurturing style allowed me to surrender to the process and share with complete vulnerability. My other biological sisters Lynda, Cynthia and my sister-in-law Darlene, offer me unwavering devotion and support. I'm sooooo loved by all of them. I must include my big brother Tom in the sisterhood because he is my pillar of strength. Sorry Tom, you'll need to buck up and be a girl for this blog.
Ruth (http://www.paarlance.com) is an entirely different story in my sisterhood experience. I met Ruth while developing my website and hired her to be my copywriter. Oh, I forgot to mention, I had been plagued for years with writer's anxiety. I was fortunate to be able to get rid of this issue utilizing NLP techniques. Employing her gift as a creative writer, Ruth has helped me to co-create my story and copy for my website while helping me to build my confidence in writing. We immediately did a beautiful dance of creativity and became instant friends. She too is someone I haven't been with in person. The conversations we have had over the phone have been insightful. Her ability to capture my essence in written language is incredible. I consider Ruth to be in my "inner circle" of friends.
I could go on forever re-telling stories of how my sisterhood has held me close and I'm not sure that I could ever do my sisters justice. As I reflect on that comment made a few days ago, it allows me to connect to all the files in my mind that store the memories of how my sisters have been there for me throughout the years. My sisters have believed in me when I haven't believed in myself. Most importantly, they have held me in the light when I couldn't connect with my own internal light of the Divine.
What I would love to leave you with today is the concept that the sisterhood is whatever you want to create. If you want a supportive, compassionate, loving sisterhood then you need to give & receive those qualities to yourself first and then offer them freely to others. Our connection to each other defies time and space.
Therefore, sisters "BE" the sister you would like to have first and then watch how your sisterhood experience will soon reflect beauty within you.
