As I was cleaning my windows last weekend, I was listening to Spotify and John Farnham’s “You’re the Voice” came on. I listened to the song over and over because it spoke to me. How do I understand my voice? Where am I sitting in silence? Where am I living with fear? And what came up for me was GOLD!
Here are some lyrics:
We have the chance to turn the pages over We can write what we want to write We gotta make ends meet, before we get much older … You're the voice, try and understand it Make a noise and make it clear … We're not gonna sit in silence We're not gonna live with fear … This time, we know we all can stand together With the power to be powerful Believing we can make it better I was inspired in several ways. You can listen to the song above as you read my blog post! First, I felt the pull towards something bigger for my life, to dive deeper and to get clearer on what I’m a stand for. Second, I realised how easy it was to create from inspiration. I had this limiting belief that, as a women’s circle facilitator, I couldn’t create any circle outlines from scratch – that it was too hard and I wasn’t creative enough. It was easier to use the resources I’d purchased. However, listening to this song, I got so many ideas on how I could run a circle on reclaiming your voice (and write this blog post). It was EASY to capture ideas from ONE source of inspiration. I WAS LIT UP. I realised I want to dive deeper in my circles, in my gatherings for women. I didn’t want the shorter, one-hour circles. I want to be more deeply connected. I want women to be transformed and connected in circle. I want to create a container to hold women on their journey to reclaim their voice, their desires, and their lives. I want to make a bigger impact through circle programs running over 6-12 weeks. I want to run circle programs that I created, not borrowed from others. I realised that creation is important to me because it fuels my soul and because my creations give me a way to heal the souls of others. I hadn’t realised how important creativity was for my soul. I’d been so focused on going the easy route by using resources I’d already paid for, that I’d forgotten about bringing my essence to circle, to women, to people. I was being generic. I was buying into the cookie cutter approach. Having recently attended a Feminine Facilitation training with Sistership Circle, I learned that I need to stop explaining what a women’s circle is, and instead focus on describing the transformation that women will get by working with me. I thought about the first version of my website launched last week with the circle schedule for the next three months. And, I’ve gotta be honest, my website is generic. It describes what a women’s circle is. It does not talk about the transformation. Where is my Olga secret sauce? [Crickets] My website content could be copy on ANY circle website. Time to work on the second version of my website content! This lesson prompted me to ask: How can show up as my authentic, unique and vulnerable self and communicate what makes me and my circles different? Otherwise, how can my audience know whether I’m a fit for them or not? I realised I am, yet again, trying to fit myself and my business into someone else’s mould. URGH! My mission in my business has been harmonising the divine masculine and feminine energies. Now I realise that’s part of the how, not the what - or at least not the DEEPEST what. The transformation I desire to create is to empower women to move from fear, doubt and overwhelm to feeling free to be themselves and living a life aligned with their truth. Working with the divine masculine and feminine energies wasn’t the highest outcome. The highest vision is the FREEDOM to be yourself and to live your life your way, by YOUR RULES. You can channel Frank Sinatra and sing… I DID IT MY WAAYYY! So, where am I sitting in silence? I discovered that I’m STILL subconsciously fitting myself into a mould, people pleasing and seeking external validation. It’s so pervasive! ARGH! I need to develop myself through:
Because I have unique gifts that offer real value to the world. I believe my medicine is a concoction of circles, coaching and dance. ARGH, I’ve done it again. That is soooo GENERIC. My intuition says: Go deeper, Olga. SIGH. Then it hits me: IT’S MY JOURNEY TO FREE MYSELF. There were tears when I wrote this. Emotion is a signal from my soul. It’s a SOUL SIGNAL (I like this phrase). My unique gifts lie in my journey to free myself, so I can heal my inner child, inner teenager and inner young adult – and I can teach others to do the same. I haven’t been valuing my life’s journey, the experience I’ve had, the insights and transformations that have helped me grow and expand into the version of Olga I am today. I HAVE BEEN DEVALUING MYSELF. Wow, that realisation HURTS. Where do I need to free myself? Where can I honour my journey more deeply? Know that who I am is worthy, intelligent, and real. I AM REAL. My soul is real. I am not someone else’s avatar. I create me; I create my life; I create my business. I free myself through trusting myself. I follow the nudges and insights through manifestation into reality. My higher self reminds me:
I free myself by letting go of needing to be liked. I’m not here to serve everyone. Trying to serve everyone dilutes what I offer and spreads my energy to the point of exhaustion. This was a lesson I learned in my other business, BoogieCamp, but that’s a story for another day. What I’m learning is to pay attention to what lights me up, then go shine my light and be the lighthouse. And, "like a moth to a flame", trust that my tribe will be magnetised to my light. Sing: That’s the Way Love Goes by Janet Jackson). Message #1: Where am I still being bound by pleasing others, getting approval or validation, and trying to fit myself into a mould? (By the way, trying to fit myself into a mould was exactly why my first attempt at life coaching back in 2004 to 2006 failed. But that’s another blog post.) Message #2: The learnings and insights from my life’s journey and experiences are valuable lessons for others. No other magical potions are required. You’re the voice, try and understand it Make a noise and make it clear We’re not gonna sit in silence We’re not gonna live with fear So, are you with me? Will you join me in reclaiming your voice? Or will you sit in silence and live with fear? I invite you to integrate... Take some time out and set yourself up with your notebook, pen and favourite journalling beverage. Close your eyes and take a slow, nourishing breath in through your nose and slowly exhale through your mouth. Repeat this a few times. Then, open your eyes and I invite you to reflect on these questions.
What did you realise about yourself through this process? Feel free to share by commenting below or by posting in my Wild & Wise Circle Community (private Facebook group) here. NEXT...
Love, light and abundance, Olga xx
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AuthorOlga is a women's circle facilitator, life coach and Latin Dance & Zumba Gold instructor. She is a lover of personal development, forest bathing and tree hugging, chanting, books and mochas! Archives
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