Pressure creates diamonds
What are you missing out on by not having the courage to face into yourself?
‘What was once held in pain or restriction is a compass to something greater, more loving, more powerful, more impactful and so much more generous. The intuitive entrepreneur therefore knows that it is through the portal of our humanity that we get to experience our infinite nature…..and that the truest definition of ‘abundance’ is that it lives within us.’
A few Mondays ago I could feel acute energy in my heart calling for my attention.
It felt like a breakthrough wanted to bust out of my chest.
And it was exactly that.
On that Monday I discovered one of ‘those’ life-changing shifts in perception - the ‘ones’ that you’ll never forget because they change everything.
Let me tell you a story.
I embrace themes each year that become the scope of that year. 2021’s theme was Nothing but Miracles. And indeed that was so. In fact there was such an overflow of miracles for clients and myself on so many levels - some of which included healing in families resulting in the reunion of a husband and wife, the writing of the book The Untangling that came from this, very profitable and deeply impactful projects that housed women and families of domestic violence, business turnarounds from failure to success from a sense of inner wellness that preceded that, freedom from pretty serious crisis that you’d never wish upon anyone, and something that will remain in my heart forever - the emotionally and spiritually peaceful passing of a beautiful man who had motor neurone disease and who taught his family and myself so much.
There was an overflow of miracles and as this wanted to continue ‘Overflow’ became the theme for 2022. Overflow on so many levels continued to grace our lives, including the facilitation of two retreats in Croatia in September and Kenya in November. Just glorious.
And then….drama hit. It came out of the blue and it took up some of my attention for the next few months. With humility I can say that I didn’t manage the situation well and if there were ever a next time, I’d hold it entirely differently.
That had a knock on effect. Financial overflow in my world slowed down, or more so my perception of it had me see a reality that it had slowed down. Now that’s another article for another time.
The point I want to make is this.
The life-changing shift in perception - the one that changes everything that I had a few Mondays ago was this.
I didn’t have the level of deservedness to not only sustain but grow that overflow (on all levels). And because I didn’t have that level of deservedness, in the spirit of taking 100% personal responsibility, as an intuitive entrepreneur does, I created drama.
Bloody hell.
That awareness floored me. I sat there for some time, feeling all the feels from bewilderment to deep sadness to wonderment and awe.
And then some more words came.
We are either creating abundance in all the areas that matter OR we are creating drama.
It’s that black and white.
Wow.
I pondered the simplicity and the power of this message. It was so on point in its directness.
Drama is the source of the pendulum swings from success to failure, peace to chaos, wealth to lack, joy to frustration, conviction to doubt…..
Then more words came. It felt like a directive. I have received many directives this year that have all proven to be incredibly intelligent and generous, and so I listened.
Place your focus on creating abundance in all the things that matter with rigour and discipline.
In that moment in contrast to the drama that was created by my undeservedness, I chose again. I chose to be fiercely fucking deserving.
Writing that decision here still has me feel all the feels I was feeling when I made that choice. Because this is a choice made from a deeper self-love. And I know that the more I love myself, the more I am able to love you. And the more I love you, the more you are able to love yourself….and the ripples continue on in your world. ❤️
As I was driving away from the national park where I’d had this realisation, I had an inner knowing that the land had another gift for me. I saw a kangaroo tail which is an Australian native grass tree (see pic) and always points directly to the sky. But this one was like an arrow directly pointing to me. ‘Untapped Abundance’ was what it said to me. Of course. The contrast to undeservedness. And so Untapped Abundance not only became 2024’s theme, but also the name of my new Mastermind.
What an incredibly generous breakthrough that busted out of my chest.
I was pulled to not only share my experience, but also to share the qualities of the intuitive entrepreneur. To give you permission to fail. To give you permission to be in acceptance of the contractions, the slow down, the unexpected crisis or chaos.
I was pulled to share to give you permission to acknowledge that perhaps you too have blindspots, just as I did that are creating thresholds in your life on how powerful, loving and deserving you’ve allowed yourself to be - and that these blindspots are impacting your business, relationships, finances and health.
I’ve been cleaning up my blindspots diligently since June 2022 when I was pulled to attend a retreat that I had no conscious idea why I needed to be there. That created a domino effect to keep cleaning up what lay in the shadows.
After a very abundant and powerful 10 years, through these blindspots I’ve been reminded of the power of tension. I’ve been reminded that pressure is what creates diamonds.
Pressure creates deeper energetic alignment with who we are in the fuller expression of ourselves.
Pressure is what creates alignment to a greater, more purposeful and impactful vision.
Pressure is what creates practical alignment so that we ground what we see, and nothing short of it, AND more than we can even see in this moment.
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I’m super excited to announce the launch of my new Mastermind - The Untapped Abundance Mastermind, a hybrid of group work and 1 on 1 work with not only myself, but a community of experts specifically matched to each person. This replaces The Catalysts Mastermind that I’ve facilitated for the past 10 years.
This Untapped Mastermind is dedicated to those who know they want more, deserve more and are being called into more when it comes to their wellness, finances, purpose, business, career or relationships. It is for those who want to feel in their gut that the work they’re putting in has the depth, the wisdom and the practical resonance to place them on that upward trajectory that would ensure that this is their breakthrough year.
Untapped Abundance is for people who are ready to plant their focus with rigour and discipline on creating abundance in all the areas that truly matter - in a way that feels authentic to them.
Ultimately, this is for people who know they have ‘sacred business’ to do, starting with themselves, so that they can finally live the life they keep promising themselves they’ll live.
Please reach out if you’re tickled. My website is not yet updated with this new offering.