Core of Courage: Part 4
Courage to live an authentic, dynamic life purpose
I run, courage always wins the race.
I hide, courage knows where I live.
I out maneuver, courage wrote the book on my heart.
I surrender, courage pushes me closer to the edge.
I leap, courage plants me safely on the ground.
I love, courage rewards me.
I love courage
I embody courage
Yet here I am again, facing the core of courage. It haunts
my daydreams and holds me close at night. I cannot escape this word, this
concept, this idea. I must give in once again, I bow to you courage. You are
not about strength, you are only about telling ones truth from their authentic
heart space. You are my constant teacher, inner critic, and motivating force.
Your shape shifting dance I find intriguing, despite the urge to ignore you.
As courage whispered to me this morning in meditation, my
life purpose is dynamic. I had this sense that I had my personal purpose
statement which has guided my career and it was “good enough”. But, as I tapped
further into truth I realized it was something bigger… something with tremendous
force guiding me, pushing me, protecting me, and telling me to define my
purpose. This morning it was in my ear, telling me to really think about my
motto. My classic sign-off and life motto I developed is “Get clear, be
inspired, Cultivate Vitalism”. Those first two words “get clear” wereforcing me
to go in deeper, to get truly curious about life purpose. My over arching purpose
is to inspire others to be the best version of themselves. This comes from a
place of genuine love and a full heart dedicated to service. Although this may
be my motivation, it was not clear… I needed to name names , and get crystal-clear.
I walked around my house, which is my nest of peace, with a
huge piece of sage. Out loud I was fitting words on for size… trusting in the
process that words would measure-up and fit together in a perfect albeit convoluted
puzzle.
I love the word “inspire” because it is a more inside-out
approach than motivation. So, I knew it had to be part of my purpose. I also
love the word “cultivate” since it is a very grounding, earth connected word. I
had this perfect connect in my chakra system occurring as I meditated. “Inspire”
from the top down and “cultivate’ from the bottom up. Bringing all my energy,
life force, and intention to the center of my body… giving me power and
creativity. I thought of the middle chakras… courage for the heart, power for
the solar plexus, and creativity for the sacral chakra. I knew that if my life
purpose statement was powerful, then I would never need to use a word like
“power”.
Then, like a lightning bolt hitting my heart, splitting it open
a bit further, it came to me. I said the word out loud several times in
different order… I felt each one of their vibrations resonate with each cell of
my being. Did the words feel dynamic? Did the words reflect my authentic self
and truth? Could the words connect past, present, and future? Did they feel
good? Did this fully explain and encapsulate my desire to serve the world? Was
it clear yet open? Was it true?
My dynamic, authentic like purpose:
Cultivate and inspire
creative courage
This is what resonates with all 7 trillion cells of my
being. This is where my mind, body, spirit connect in Holy Communion with the
earth. This is my truth and life’s work. In this purpose I can use my
intuition, knowledge, hands, heart, creative dreams, everything to serve the
world. In this purpose, I am complete.
Steps to cultivate
and create a life purpose statement
1 Meditate! Allow thoughts to wash over you, run over your
body, then leave. Do this regularly and begin to notice the patterns of
thoughts.
2 Journal, before or after (perhaps both) as a brain dump,
brain storm, daily journal to find clarity.
3 brain storm on paper, out loud, or with trusted friends on
the words and phrases that inspire you.
4 identify where you have been in this lifetime and where
you wish to be. Who do you want to be? Who do you want to serve? What kind of
impact do you want to have on this
world?
5 trust in this process
6 play with words out loud, feel how each word resonates in
you r body. Only choose those words that
expand your heart space!
7 Have several options and meditate on them and then present
them to trusted advisers
8 proclaim your purpose to the universe- in ceremony, in
communion with mother earth, out loud,
on paper, in meditation. Be one with yoru purpoe.
9 Make decisions based on wehther you are getting closer or
further from this purpose.
10 Know that this purpose is dynamic, ever changing, ever
evolving. Again, trust int eh process! Live a life of courage, conviction, and
commitment to service and the universe will always provide.
If you wish to learn more please follow me on Facebook Dr.
Elizabeth Wisniewski and send me a message there if you wish to be added to my
private mentoring group!
In courage and truth,
Dr. Elizabeth M. Wisniewski
Get clear, be inspired, Cultivate vitalism
