Fwd: Happy Good Friday . . . . Live Your Purpose . . . .
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Date: 2009/4/10
Subject: Happy Good Friday . . . . Live Your Purpose . . . .
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"The happiness of one's own heart alone cannot satisfy the soul; one must try to include, as necessary to one's own happiness, the happiness of others." ~ Paramahansa Yogananda
At breakfast this morning I was asked by a friend, "What's so good about Good Friday?" When I got home a neighbor said, "Happy Good Friday!"
I am sure there are as many responses to that question and exclamation as there are images of God within each of us. We are all unique, unrepeatable miracle. There has never been and never will be another person exactly like you.
Last Sunday Dr. Gloria Burgess taught the Adult Education class at Seattle First Baptist Church. She is a poet and storyteller. Stories and poems speak to our hearts and sometimes shed light on who we've been and who we are becoming. Life is a mystery.
We can organize and plan for any creative purpose we can imagine. That's when belief, faith, and hope step into our pictures. You know that old adage, "the best laid plans of mice and men." Outcomes nearly always arrive in mysterious ways because none of us can possibly know what the future may bring us. Life is a journey.
Dr. Burgess wrote in my copy of her book "Dare to Wear Your Soul on the Outside" - "Sky ~ When you say 'yes' to your calling, it's easy to wear your soul on the outside and align with God's calling on your life. Pass it on!"
So, here it is:
Living Your Life on Purpose
This article was published in the April 2009 issue of New Spirit Journal and is copyrighted with all rights reserved. www.newspiritjournal.com
By Judith Campanaro
Dr. Gloria Burgess
Have you ever asked the question "what am I here for?" Or "what do I want to leave as a legacy for future generations?" Most of us would like our lives to count for something. We want to have an impact, to make a difference, and to leave the world a little bit better off than we found it. Gloria Burgess, PhD, President and Founder of Jazz, Inc. answers these questions and more in her best selling book, "Dare to Wear Your Soul on the Outside, Live Your Legacy Now." Dr. Burgess says that inside each of us is a glorious world waiting to be born. She teaches that the heart of living with intention is deciding what matters to you and organizing your choices around that decision.
Judith: Living your legacy now is a great concept. Does your book help a person find their own personal legacy?
Gloria: The book is really all about being on purpose, being intentional about what you're here on the planet to do and to be and to make the most out of that. Life is really short in the grand scheme of things and this book is about helping you get in line with your calling and purpose and sharing that with others. It is also about being of service to other people.
Judith: So once you find your purpose then you give back.
Gloria: Exactly.
Judith: What would you say to someone who doesn't know how to find their own authenticity?
Gloria: There are lots of different ways that I would coach someone to do that but I think the primary way would be to ask them to think back to when they were a child. Between the ages of about five to nine is when we naturally kind of gravitate to our gifts. Most of us lose track of that time because we go through schooling, public education typically, and we're also trying to fit in and belong. Sometimes we end up losing a lot of ourselves along the way.
We go to college or many of us get married and have kids. All these other things start competing for our time and attention and we lose track of what really is in our heart's core, our heart's desire. When I work with individuals in my workshops, retreats or I'm coaching them privately I say go back to those years of childhood when you just lost all track of time, when your mother called you in from playing outside and she had to use all three of your names to get your attention. Those are the places where if we reflect on those moments we connect with our passion and find places to reconnect our souls. It is really picking up parts that were left behind along the way.
Judith: So it's more about being authentic in every walk of your life, being true to yourself first and foremost. But when someone reconnects like that and they find their passion sometimes it might be difficult to say, "Okay, I'm going to do my passion now." How do you go from finding your passion to implementing a lifestyle?
Gloria: That's a good question. I think a lot of times in our culture we tend to confuse passion and calling with our work. Some of us are lucky enough to be able to connect our calling and our purpose to our work but not very many of us are that fortunate. The goal is to be so alive that it doesn't matter if you have the kind of job that aligns with your passion or not. Most of the people I know are in jobs they absolutely hate, jobs that don't fit their passion and calling but they choose their attitude. Everybody knows when somebody is having a bad hair day. The word is to steer clear of that person. You can choose to have a bad hair day or you can choose to have a positive day. It really does depend on your choice and how you choose to show up. Victor Frankel is a perfect example of that. He's a holocaust survivor and if anybody can survive that kind of horror and still find a way to be uplifting then certainly we can do the same.
Judith: With the current global crisis there seems to be a lot of fear running rampant but the beauty of it all is that it is bringing us closer together.
Gloria: I think so too. The global crisis that we are in is an opportunity to get back to the fundamentals of how to be a good human being. I call it the era of the soul. This is a wake up call for America to really step back and consider what is truly important. It's not about material things; it really is about going inside and figuring out who we are as human beings first and foremost and being of help to one another.
Judith: Do you think finding your true passion gives a person the strength to live their legacy?
Gloria: You have to have an intention. I talk about these principles in my book that I call the sacred promises. You have to know what you want even if you don't know how you are going to get there. Having an intention and a vision for where you want to go is crucial. Once you have that vision and start talking about it you start attracting other people who can help you know how to take the next step. But if you don't put it out there, you don't get the help that you need. You have to be clear about what you want and to ask for what you want. Sometimes it's creating an opportunity when it looks like there is no opportunity.
Judith: What advice can you offer someone who finds the idea of wearing their soul on the outside hard to do? Sometimes it's scary to be who you truly are.
Gloria: The advice that I would give is that when you don't wear your soul on the outside you are accepting a life that is too small for you. When you wear your soul on the outside you're accepting the largeness of who you really are. I believe that God has a legacy for each one of us that is unique and different and particular for the time that we live in. Our legacy and responsibility is to say yes to the fullness and the largeness and not to run away from the vibrant brilliant radiant souls that we all carry within us.
To find out more about Legacy Living and Dr. Burgess go to www.gloriaburgess.com.
Judith Campanaro is an art therapist who can be reached through her wesbite www.judithcampanaro.com.
Sky
Email: SpiritWarriorSky@aol.com
Suchness: Live, and help each other to live. It is as it is. It ain't what it ain't. Fear is the friction in all transactions. Carpe diem. Seize the moment.
As Herbert W. Armstrong once said on the radio: "You have heard the plain truth about today's world news, and prophesies about the world tomorrow. I can prove there is a God. You need to write for this book. Send your letters to Post Office Box 111, Pasadena, California. When writing be sure to include the call letters of your local station. Until next time, goodbye friends."
"The quest of the human heart for meaning is the heartbeat of every religion." ~ David Steindl-Rast, Gratefulness, the Heart of Prayer
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May all that is unforgiven in you
Be released.
May your fears yield
Their deepest tranquilities.
May all that is unlived in you
Blossom into a future
Graced with love.
"To Come Home To Yourself," John O'Donohue
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