I studied with a terrific life coach for a few years.
He asked me all sorts of brain twisting questions during that time, but a few of them have really stuck with me. He asked me this question around a discussion we had about staying centered. I was in the period of my life where I was going through a lot of change in my business and my personal life and I really was looking for someway not to be so affected by other people's decisions. Aren't we all?
"If you took away money, your job, your family, your religion, basically eliminated everything you currently use to define yourself, what three things would still be true about you? I was stumped. Three weeks later (yes three weeks of twisting my brain into knots) I returned and gave it my best shot.
"In my life, I am the rock upon which all things are built'.
"Nope". He said.
"What do you mean Nope?"
" It can't be a burden statement, and that is a burden statement if I have EVER heard one!" he laughed.
Okay, I thought, I think I am missing the point of this assignment. I have no clue what the answer might be. I am flunking Personal Growth 101.
"Think of it this way", he said, " The whole point of figuring these three things out is that if you suddenly found yourself out on a buoy alone in the middle of the ocean , they would anchor you into yourself. You would not feel afraid. Those three things are like your ultimate truths. No matter what your circumstance, you can bring those three things to mind and suddenly the rest of what you are dealing with doesn't seem so significant.
And with that, he sent me away for another three weeks.
I won't make you wait nearly that long, but if you are up to it, ponder the question for a few days. Do a bit of soul searching. In a few days I will share with you what mine are , and if you are still stumped, maybe my explanantion of what those three things are to me will lead you in your own direction to find your own truth.
Good Luck and Happy Brain Twisting!
In love and light,
Kathryn
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