We all have ways of doing things that have worked for years.
Over time, they become part of who we are!
Then life brings us something new, and what used to work doesn't.
Have you ever experienced that? I certainly have
When Everything I Knew Stopped Working
In 1996, I had two children under three, and I was a fish out of water!
I’d been hugely successful professionally. Give me numbers, deadlines, and problems to solve. I knew what to do.
Then I left my career to become a stay-at-home mom.
I was constantly on the go, taking care of everyone, and never feeling like I could catch up.
I’d spent years believing that I could relax when everyone else was taken care of.
Yet somehow, there was always more to do.
I was exhausted. Anxious. Longing to feel accomplished.
Does any part of that sound familiar?
What I Couldn't See Then
Growing up in a family affected by alcoholism, I lived in fear. I wanted everyone to get along.
I learned to follow the rules, watch people's moods, and try to keep everyone under control.
Eventually, I reached a point where I knew I needed help. I started therapy and began taking antidepressants. Together, they helped me enormously.
The antidepressants calmed my racing thoughts, eased that feeling of impending doom, and gave me a spark of hope.
I was so grateful to be feeling better. Taking antidepressants became as important as putting on clean underwear!
Over the next 20 years, I continued exploring what was possible.
Adult Children of Alcoholics. Spiritual mentors. Transformational work.
I began discovering what that frightened little girl had needed all along.
She needed to know she was loved, even when someone was unhappy.
She needed the space to have big feelings.
She needed to know she could be fully herself and still be loved.
Little by little, I began giving myself those experiences.
I could make a mess and still love myself.
Someone could be angry, and I could still be okay.
I could listen to my heart without asking for others’ approval.
With each discovery, I was learning to trust myself and believe in more of what was possible for me.
I was beginning to experience something I’d wanted for as long as I could remember. I could be okay, even when people around me weren't.
Still, there were still places inside me that felt scared and empty.
Something Wonderful Happened
In October 2016, I attended a deep-dive spiritual retreat.
Our guide channeled Archangel Metatron, allowing him to speak through her. She led us through a profound experience described as a transformation of our DNA.
What I experienced was unlike anything I’d known before.
It felt like the old patterns I'd carried for so long were being lifted off me, and I was being put back together on a foundation of Love.
Those scared and empty places inside me were now filled with something I’d searched for my entire life.
Love. Safety. Belonging.
I'd spent years learning about these feelings. Now I was truly feeling them.
Something else happened that I never expected.
When I returned home, I reached for the antidepressants I’d taken every day for 20 years.
At that moment, I just knew.
I no longer needed them.
I felt no pull toward taking the pills or away from them.
I was completely neutral:
Stopping my medication hadn't even crossed my mind.
Something I'd expected to need for the rest of my life suddenly felt unnecessary.
I gradually weaned myself off the medication. This was my personal experience; medication changes should always be made with guidance from a healthcare professional.
What I See Now
That retreat took everything I’d been discovering about peace, love, and joy to a depth I hadn’t imagined.
The clarity came afterward, in an ordinary moment at home.
I hadn’t been looking for an answer. I simply recognized that something had changed.
That experience opened my eyes to how much more is possible for us than we may realize.
It's one reason I love the transformational work I do with the Diamond Co-Creative System®.
Today, the Diamond Co-Creative System® offers opportunities for deep transformation, wherever you are
Energize. Elevate. Evolve.
What About You?
Think about a time when something suddenly became clear to you.
Maybe you’d been wondering about it for years. Maybe it hadn’t even been on your mind.
Then one day, something clicked.
You simply knew.
Take a moment to remember what that felt like.
That’s clarity.
It’s yours. You can trust it.
What else might be waiting for you to recognize?
Clarity isn’t something you force.
It arrives as you continue being and becoming more of who you truly are…
The True You! 💖
