Cherie, a client of mine, was a legal secretary, a job she found mind-numbing, because it clearly underutilized her gifts and was nowhere near her passion. After doing the homework I gave her, her authentic passion showed itself to be quite specific, as most are. Her authentic self wanted her to be living on a run-down horse ranch in Northern California, working to fix it up. This would be her home base. The rest of the time, she would travel around the world gathering and writing articles about the healing properties of various plants. She would write in a beautiful lyrical style. Included in her travels, would be a trip to Findhorn, Scotland. When Cherie saw what her authentic passion truly was, I got that familiar oh- that- would- be- too -exciting -to- be- true look and we left things at that.
A few weeks after our session, she called me and I got the equally familiar "Yolaine, -you-won't-believe-what-happened" call. Cherie had still questioned that the result of our work together was real. She went to the library to look for books on how to find your passion. At the library a book jumped out at her called "Callings: Finding and Following an Authentic Life" by Gregg Levoy. The very first sentence mentioned a revelation occurring on a country road in Fresno, (northern half of) California. It emphasized synchronicities. It was a call to connect the dots and follow your passion. Flipping pages she saw references to the healing power of plants. She closed the book and opened it to a random page - page 73. On that page was an example of how passion had led someone to Findhorn. The whole book was written in the lyrical style she loved.
I said, "if that message doesn't convince you of your authentic passion, I don't know what will." A few years later, unfortunately, Cherie was still following money and security, rather than her passion. Doubt is a powerful obstacle.
Message: Reassurance will be provided, but it is up to you to follow it.
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