A Day in my Journey

It's just incredibly interesting to look back at a journey and realize not only the progress we have made, but the insight we have possessed all along.

In my search for a picture appropriate for this blog post, I ran ran across one incredibly cheesy picture of Journey "the band", and couldn't help myself.

This is a journal entry of mine that I came across this evening. I am a completely sporadic journalist, so I find intriguing (in hindsight) the things that I have felt compelled to write about along the way thus far.
So now, stopping only to apologize in advance for run on sentences, long windedness, or any other number of poor grammar displays, I take you back to a day in my journey:

Tuesday April 8, 2008

I am so confident in, and trust entirely the flow of life. However, today I find myself restless and impatient with the whole thing. I feel like I have been working so hard for so long on myself. I so greatly desire to improve continuously and grow into the best person that I can be... to develop into the masterpiece that I know was in mind as I was created, 


I realize that I have come a long ways, but it's so easy to forget. So, today I looked back in an old journal and what I found reassured me. I found a random entry from April 2002. No entries before or after anywhere close on the time line (See. Sporadic journaling.) but this was all I needed.  I was feeling that I was lacking in a lot of areas at this time in my life. What I pointed to in this particular entry, was my negative nature, being overcome and consumed by little unimportant life happenings. Sweating the small stuff (This must have been about the time I read that book, I'm assuming) and I reassured myself that everything happens for a reason. 


The exciting thing about finding this entry is that it was proof of how far I had come. I have resolved these issues so much that I had forgotten how I once struggled with them. Being positive and trusting life have become my way of being, my habit. So that now I am free to focus on other areas I wish to improve. 


I now understand why this is so important. I must be patient and realize that in order to fulfill the urge in my heart, the desire that was placed within me... "my purpose", I must be fully exposed to life experiences so that I may then, one day, be of great help to others. 


Although as I look around me my life appears to be somewhat stagnant, I know that I am making great strides on the inside. I believe that the growth my 20's initiated is setting me up for the next decade of my life - educating myself and fulfilling my life's work; Guiding those who feel lost, who feel the tug deep down in the depths of their soul - screaming out to them, "there's got to be something more!" Wanting to live a full, meaningful life. Struggling to be the best that they can be, but not knowing where to begin. 
My passion and work will be to help these people if they so desire. To aid them in digging up and clearing out the muck that we acquire the first part of our lives, so as to expose the true self. 

I hope to be a beacon for the sacredness of each individual's truth. 

I feel that  when you catch wind of what that is for yourself (your truth), and then act on it... that is when you find inner peace. 


I myself, have not completely arrived there yet, however I get glimpses and grab hold every once in awhile. I have experienced the feeling enough to know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that I will not give up until it is my reality consistently. The challenge for me is to tune out what others are saying,and be affected only by my truth. Not theirs. 


I used to be disturbed by my unquenchable spirit, thinking that I was simply a discontented person. I know now that it is one of the most important aspects of myself. It is what propels me forward and picks me up every single time I fall. And as time goes by, it grows stronger. Every time I get annoyed and try to stuff it... it claws it's way back out; powerful, distinct, and with clearer purpose. 


For this I am eternally grateful. 


I realize that my unquenchable spirit is my gift from you (God/source/creative power/eternal being/insert label here______). Thank you... I promise I will not let you down.

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Um... What exactly is a Life Coach, anyways?

Whenever I tell someone that I'm going to be a life coach I receive a standard response of "good for you" or "awesome" or "oh, cool", which is almost always followed by an "um....what exactly does a life coach do anyways?"

The first few times I was asked this question I found myself fumbling around in search of adequate words to properly explain, just exactly, what it is that I would be doing once starting this new gig.

I already understand life coaching on a deeper, wordless level because it is something I already naturally do without thinking much of it. I can't help myself.
Encompassing it in a definition is a little more tricky.

So, after several awkward and stumbly explanations of this, as of yet, clearly defined profession...
and after a bit of contemplation on my part, these are the words I will be giving to inquiring minds:

Many times we arrive at a place in our lives where, despite everything we have been trying to do to create happiness, we can feel deep down in our souls a discontent. And for one reason or another we can't seem to gain enough clarity to know what to do about it.

As a life coach, I will help to remove the limiting beliefs which are making things so cloudy. I will guide you to clear skies. It is here that it will be so ridiculously obvious to you what to do next, you won't be able to help but act.

So, in all reality it's more like guiding than coaching. 

Guiding you to your life of purpose, clarity, and happiness. 

It is your birthright.

Peace & Love, 

Chandra Nicole

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Trust. Your. Self.

Here are 3 amazing quotes on trusting one's self that I have run across recently. They speak of how only you know your right path, and how no one else can make the call on what is best for you... they don't know your journey. What may look crazy to others (such as putting the brakes on a perfectly fantastic relationship or selling all of your worldly belongings) may just be the steps that are necessary for you. 

This trust thing is a skill that I have been working on honing as of lately...

“Always we hope someone else has the answer. Some other place will be better, some other time it will all turn out well. This is it. No one else has the answer. No other place will be better, and it has already turned out. At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.”

~ Lao Tzu

“When you TRUST YOURSELF you will know how to LIVE.” ~ Goethe

“There comes a time in the spiritual journey when you start making choices from a very different place. And if a choice lines up so that it supports truth, health, happiness, wisdom and love, it’s the right choice. ”

Angeles Arrien (born 1940);

Anthropologist

Peace and Love, 

Chandra Nicole

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Brilliantly, Gloriously, Perfectly You

Yesterday I was driving on the open road in the 100 degree heat with my windows and sunroof open, radio blasting, my hair blowing in the wind, sunshine on my face, and a profound sense of freedom to be me. It was at this moment I truly realized it does not matter what anyone else thinks about my choices as long as they are authentic and speak truly and uniquely to me.

This came after a significant amount of recent contemplation on having the gumption and audacity to embrace myself regardless of what others around me should happen to think about it. Maybe, it is because of several amazing women who have, almost by magic it seems, appeared in my life. Lindsay, Michelle, and Kristi are so much themselves you can't help but be taken by them. They are each so different from one another, but what they have in common is acceptance and love of themselves. They are brilliantly, gloriously, and perfectly themselves. I find their rawness and realness to be empowering and spending time with each of them this weekend has made me realize that maybe I have not given myself enough space to find Chandra. I know my essence and my passion... but do I truly listen to myself?

I'm sure you know what I am talking about. This little voice that whispers to you and says strange things like, "Get out of your car, go sit in the middle of a corn field and just be. OR Sell all the contents of your apartment... you don't need all that stuff anyways. OR... just go ahead and move to the beach, you'll figure it out when you get there."

I know on a intuitive level it is best not to ignore these promptings, but my mind always finds a way to talk me out of acting on them. I believe this is because I live in a world that is overflowing with paradigms and ideas of what and how things should be. On some level I have always been prone to not adhering to these paradigms, but I still find myself teetering on an edge, with them (the paradigms) on one side and my authentic self on the other. I have now reached a tipping point and the norm is holding much less value than the importance of acknowledging and trusting my promptings. Every fiber of my being is now buzzing with the importance of this task. It can not be brushed off any longer....this is imperative. 

When I got home yesterday I wrote this to myself on a sticky note:

TAKE YOUR SPACE. FIND CHANDRA.

And that's just what I'm going to do.

If you get the chance, check out this interview with Lady Gaga. I felt so much emotion (and maybe even shed a tear ;) when I watched this, purely because her authenticity beams from her. I found this link at Jeanette Maw's Good Vibe Blog, which you should also swing by and see.

Lastly, I retweeted this yesterday and it is so true:

Be true to who you are and honor your joy. What others think you should do has nothing to do with your path to joy. 

Thank you Maria at Lovin' Life!

Peace & Love, 

Chandra Nicole

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