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God’s Pencil

"I am God's pencil, a tiny bit of pencil with which He writes what he likes; He writes through us, and however imperfect we may be, He writes beautifully."
-- Blessed St. Teresa of Calcutta

I love this quote – and loved it when I read about St. Theresa referring to herself and her work as: “God’s Pencil”. What a beautiful way to put ‘it’ in terms of having your life – and all its experiences – be utilized for a greater good.

You know it’s interesting when people ask me about the deep transformative work that I do with helping folks morph into their Best Selves in business and in life. People ask "How did you get into this work?" and many people are surprised to hear my response when I tell them: “I needed to get into this work for me, first and foremost.”

When I began to “wake-up” and ask myself the deeper questions about life, and really begin to take the question: “Is this all there is?” seriously, little did I realize at the time, where the road would take me.

And what a road it has been – witnessing how the power of transformative coaching not only changes my clients’ lives, but my own.

When I started-out in this field, I began helping people right away – but helping to heal them, deeply heal them, on an inner level, and help them transform into their Best Selves, their most confident, courageous, and secure Selves - well that work came later.

See, unless I committed to doing my own ‘inner work’ (which is still something I stand-for today and am committed to doing - forever), I never would be able to come at my work with such deep understanding, empathy and direct experience. And this commitment also allows me to have supreme compassion –because I’ve been through it directly, and continue to go through things on this journey of life.

Looking back at the beginning of my business – and my initial ‘starting out’ as a coach, I remember praying to be used as a vehicle, an instrument, to not only help people, but have my life and work experiences (past and present) create more meaning in the world.

Well, you know the saying - be careful what you wish for?

That certainly rings true in my life – because my early-on commitment, and my continuous commitment with my work and life - is to be a woman who not only ‘walks her talk’, but lives, breaths, and showers what I teach.

And as a result, I’m given plenty of material to work with.

That’s what happens when you say Yes to living your purpose – and you say Yes to allowing your life and work experiences to be utilized for the greater good.

You may think to yourself, who me? How do my experiences have value? You’d be immensely surprised – and not only how they have value for others –but how they add value, and supreme healing to your own life – allowing you to see how your piece in the puzzle is worthy and needed for the greater whole.

When you commit to being utilized as one of “God’s Pencils”, especially if you feel the call in your heart, it’s a beautiful experience - because you get to not only see what you’re truly made of, but you’re also introduced to the side of you that you may have always dreamed of, yet may have never believed could truly emerge.

It inspires me every single day to know that I’m being written through as one of God’s tiny little pencils, and through the experiences and stories and interactions – it’s all part of a bigger plan. And it’s exciting and humbling to know that my own journey and mission with helping you to Claim Your Worth!® has just begun.

So, what about your journey? Will you allow yourself to be written-through – and allow your life and experiences to be utilized to help inspire, teach and transform others – just by being you – past and present?

As always, it’s your choice.