While we have developed these guarding techniques for good reasons, they can begin to take over our lives and cut us off from our inner treasure, the very part of us that allows us to enjoy life fully and connect deeply to ourselves, others and our natural world.

Although our Center is not physically tangible, it provides an invisible organizing structure that helps us experience a cohesive sense of Self. It acts as our internal homing beacon, calling us back home to the center of ourselves in all that we think, feel and do. Even when we ignore or override the call, our Center beckons us home where our love, solace, peace of mind and wisdom reside.

When we operate from our Center, we know we have an internal framework or “endoskeleton,” which we carry with us wherever we go. This inner guidance system allows us to relax within ourselves, knowing we contain all the inner resources we need to handle whatever we encounter in the outer world.

Most of us have been taught that courage involves external deeds, such rescuing someone from a burning building or standing up for what is right and true. Many fewer of us think of courage as it related to living from the center of ourselves. To become who we already are under all our fears, conditioning and lack of self-trust takes a heroic act of courage. To take action when we feel stuck by confusion, overwhelm, anxiety or depression also can take a heroic act of courage.

The energy that surges through the universe and earth, also surges through us as human beings. We naturally have access to this universal energy or power source. Unfortunately, many times through painful life experiences, we block this natural energy flow to protect ourselves from deep hurt or further harm. When we live from our Center, we are dedicated to facing and releasing our personal energy blocks that prevent us from tapping into our natural power source.

When we live from our center and tap into our infinite power source, we naturally have access to our core strength. There is a vertical quality to this access, which allows the universal energies to flow freely through us, while we are firmly planted on earth. When we are in balance between the two realms, we have a sense of lightness of being, are more at home in our body, feel more resilient, exude more self-confidence, and we are better able to carry out with clear intention what we came to this life to do.

There are so many of us who believe we are “human doings” rather than “human beings.” We have been taught through conditioning that our value to the world is based on outer factors, such as what we do through our labor, our place in the social hierarchy or our contribution to the community. When we buy into this message, though, it keeps us from seeing that we have intrinsic value, just because we exist.

Our Core Being comes here with an open heart ready to receive the lessons our lives have to teach us, while it attempts to keep us aligned with truth, love, and our highest sense of morality. Our heart has its own logic, but our Western culture has generally taught us to override it. There are ways to reconnect with this key component of our internal guidance system.

Since we are fallible human beings, we will inevitably make mistakes, act foolishly, hurt other people’s feelings, fail to meet our own moral standards and otherwise disappoint ourselves. That is part of our learning process. When we fill our self-compassion container, we more easily forgive ourselves for our foibles and release the guilt and shame that keep us from living life fully.

Key to living from our Center is dedication to lifelong learning. Many people have fixed thinking. They rigidly believe their talents and abilities are unchangeable. As lifelong learners, however, we are committed to our personal growth. We see the world through eyes of creativity, expansiveness and opportunity.

• It allows you to be at home within yourself, no matter what your outside circumstances.

• It helps you listen to your Inner Truth for better decision-making, so you can avoid going down self-destructive paths.

• It helps balance your intuition and reasoning, so you have better discernment and can rely more consistently on your Inner Wisdom.

• It helps you make peace with your past, as you practice self-compassion and self-forgiveness.

PERSONALIZED MENTORING

While you have a unique heroic path to follow in life, you don’t have to face your personal challenges alone. We are here to help you master those challenges through Life Guidance Mentoring and Leadership Development Mentoring.