It has been a while since my last blog post. I got a little derailed in my own story. It was all I could do to keep up with the pace of the personal and continue daily appointments. Forgive me for the delay, and I may have still have a few more chapters to finish before I get back to my book. In the meantime, I wanted to let you know that my next venture and adventure is ready to be launched (hopefully, within the next year). Here’s the deal.
Life has been one great story of adventure for me. There have been moves to various places that have added symbolism to my Story. The deserts and valleys were my favorite spots. I hung out there a lot and didn’t much like the mountains. The lowlands were more familiar to me. Of course, I am talking about the parallels between all the literal and physical moves I have made from NY to CA that gave depth to the story of my life (emotionally, mentally, and spiritually). Sometimes, it feels like the places of my story were revisited all too often even though I very much disliked them.
I was born in a valley called the Valley of Opportunity, but to me, it was a valley of oppression. I could not wait to get to the Land of Opportunity and freedom. Heading to CA seemed like a good plan for that although it turned out to be more of a Wilderness for me emotionally. Actually, I spent many years in the wilderness of my own story before I reached the promise of a land I have always wanted for my story.
Looking back, I can travel through the journey of my story with its peaks and valleys and rough terrain and count it all joy even though it had lots of suffering and pain. I feel compelled to continue to reach out to all of you as I have been, sharing my story as you so sacredly share yours with me. Story and relationship in story is where I have learned to feel at home within my self. It never has really mattered “where” I actually was residing. What mattered was finding my real story and living in it, not someone else’s idea of what it should look like.
We have made a way out of the wilderness together and many of you have improved your story in so many ways. There are others out there that need to know there is hope, encouragement and freedom to live their own story because that is the Best Story.
We all know we have a story to tell. Even my four year old granddaughter mentioned to me last week that she loves coming to visit me and wants to write a story about it. That was just another confirmation that it is TIME. It is time for the next chapter in the adventure towards helping others find their story while I am finishing mine.
The next adventure for me is in a Field. It may even be built on the theme of a Field of Dreams (if you build it, they will come). I am planning to start a Retreat Center for those still stuck in whatever Landfill they have been dumped. This center will help restore and recover the parts of each person’s story that was been adapted in some way. I want to share many stories of those who awakened to begin living their own story and recover the parts that were lost or scripted for acting a role that didn’t fit them.
I am ready to start the center that will point the way to physical, emotional/mental and spiritual healing needed to live in the truth of their true essence. Helping others find their way through balance in each of these areas of their Being is my dream. My field is the most peaceful spot I have found overlooking the lake on which I live. Coming to the place I am building will be a haven of healing for all who want to live a better story. In my view, their better story is already planted somewhere inside them. My desire is to help them find the way to their own PLACE of authenticity.
My conflict is that I have the plan, the people, the place, even the land and first building, but not enough financial resources to get started. (I even have a contractor and other workers that are ready to start).
One building which already exists, but needs remodeling will have meeting rooms and lodging capability. The other building will be a new building that will have places for people to write, meditate, exercise, and gather in groups. I need help funding exercise equipment and for training a small group of people that will be available to help out. I am willing to start with a small center with room to grow because there is such a great need for it right now. I feel some pressure that it just needs to “get off the ground” as soon as possible. I also need to be able to find a way to balance all my current therapy client time plus do the writing I have for the actual retreats and training manuals. I have already written much of it, but it needs to be edited and that will require secretarial help
I know there will be a way to do the work of building such a place because of the many ways and ideas I see it could be used are never-ending and unique to each person who comes. I also am convinced it will continue on long after my own story ends.
Other than finances, I have no conflicts. The rest of the story has already been authored and finished. I welcome your comments and treasure your prayers for this task.
I invite everyone to visit a site that may well be a help to me in accomplishing my goals:
www.donmilleris.com/conference
Here's a video about living a better life:
Living a Better Story Seminar from All Things Converge Podcast on Vimeo.
Blessings,
Susan
Friday, August 20, 2010
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