‘Let’s start at the very beginning… It’s a very good place to start.’

- Rodgers and Hammerstein, “The Sound of Music.”

I coudnt’t agree more. Lynn is Chapter One in the Soul-to-Sisterhood Book and she is a great introduction to the work. As you may already know, the Soul-to-Sisterhood book has 36 Chapters and each Chapter features a woman and her story. Each of these amazing ladies are empowering powerhouses of love, life, and transformation… and they hold the mirror up for all of us to see what amazing, empowering powerhouses of love, life, and transformation WE are.

That is right. The missions for this work are:

1.) You are Never Alone.

2.) Self-Care for Yourself IS Self-Care for your Sisters.

For this Blog Post, we will focus on Lynn’s Chapter and all of the ‘medicine’ she has inspired with the correlating Themes and Sacred Play Suggestions.

Reading her story is a testament to strength, vitality, and courage. I know Lynn personally and she embodies all of these qualities and many, many more in her daily life. However, hearing where she has come from and connecting that to her life now… now THAT is an inspiration!

**“ I started to realize that I was worth something and that I could forgive while also setting boundaries of what I knew I needed and deserved.”**

How many of us are somewhere on this journey of realizing our worth and stepping into forgiveness, while also learning how to create boundaries? Count me in, Sister, because I am right there with you.

Through this courageous transparency, Lynn’s story offers readers so much more for personal exploration. Because the book is created to be used like a journal, readers are asked to write, draw, and process directly on the page. Think about it, what is coming up for you right now? Take a moment and journal for a bit. See what comes out.

One of Lynn’s three Themes inspired by her story is: Expectations and Resentments.

Phew, what loaded words, right? And they can get so deeply entwined within our consciousness.

A few of the self-reflective questions around this theme are:

How are your expectations different today than they were five years ago?
If they are different, can you explain why?

So what is new in the land of expectation for you? What can be released? What can be revised?

**“My addiction is really my blessing. Today, my business and my life reflect this.”**

One of Lynn’s five Sacred Play Suggestions is based on Olivier Clerc’s work and is titled (like Clerc’s book), The Gift of Forgiveness. This Sacred Play Suggestion asks you to release the resentments created by waiting around for those who have wronged you to apologize. How are those resentments released? By entering into the deep inner landscape of your heart - and through meditative visualization - apologizing to them.

I know!

What the HE*L!!!

Mind blown.

Apologize to THEM?

No way!

Yep… yes way… that is exactly what this Sacred Play Suggestion is all about.

When we wait around for an “I’m sorry”… who holds our power? It definitely ain’t us…

When we take the initiative and release - through the power, or gift, of forgiveness - we take our power back.

Maybe take a minute and journal on that….

All of this is wrapped into every Chapter of the Soul-to-Sisterhood book. Themes, Sacred Play Suggestions, Stories… even some Crystal Love!

Lynn’s Crystal is Pink Tourmaline, and this stone is a heart healer extraordinaire - for sure!

And stay tuned. If you like what you see, the book is available for purchase here.

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Like always, get your arms around your own shoulders and squeeze.

Hug yourself for all that you have done, all that you are doing, and all that you will do.

Have a great day!

Namaste.

Love,

-jamie