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Your misery is your ministry. #whatisyourpurpose

God often uses our deepest pain as the launching pad of our greatest calling. #calling

The extent of your wounds can mean an extension of your mission field. #wheniamweakheisstrong

"The burden you bear often reveals the calling you'll embrace." #purpose

The pain that cost you everything will soon be a source of purpose and prosperity. #purposefilledlife

CALLING is where your TALENTS and BURDENS collide. #findyourcalling

If you want to find your purpose in life, find your wound. #findyourpurpose

Your greatest ministry will most likely come out of your greatest hurt. #painispower

Your most effective ministry will come out of your deepest hurts. #allthingsworktogether

When your talents and the needs of the world cross, there lies your calling. #yourcalling

Your purpose is hidden within your wounds. #wounds

God can use your pain to point you and lead you towards His purpose for you. #allthingsworktogetherforgood

Your pain is your purpose. #yourpurpose

Purpose is usually found through pain. #turnpainintopower

God doesn't allow pain without purpose.

"But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you."- 1 Peter 5:10 #burden

To get to your purpose you will have to pass through your pain.

Pain produces passion and your passion will push you into purpose. #purposeinpain

God is going to turn your wounds into wisdom and wealth. #bebetternotbitter

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your feelings do not determine your purpose.

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Can We Talk About Self-Empowerment for a minute?

Can't believe I'm sharing the pic on right but felt it SHOWS what can happen physically when we align with our purpose.

After my divorce, ended a 13 year marriage....I fell prey to the magnetic pull between the narcissist and the empath! He charmed me like I was his everything, swept me off my feet and 6 months later, the fairy tale ended but the relationship did not.

2 things I clearly remember about LOSING MYSELF....

1. I WOULD SIT NEXT TO HIM FEELING LONELY!! LIKE I WAS IN LOCK DOWN... Usually had to turn phone to silent as the most minor notification would lead to accusation of me cheating with anyone and every one in town. He was projecting his junk on to me and I accepted it.

2. I remember I noticed my hair thinning and pulling out if I ran my fingers through it, add that to weight and well, I wasn't looking, feeling or anywhere near my best! I was broken! I was tired! I was humiliated. I was depressed!

Dis-ease in the mind can take root and later start to become disease if we don't stay mindful and practice self-care, self-love and even further, self-compassion!

The old pic where I am smiling; I hate that picture and smile! It's fake AF. It was taken the week I finally got out of and went no contact with the narcissist.

For 6 years, I walked on eggshells, carried his weight, was isolated, emotionally neglected and mind fucked to be very transparent with you ladies. Many might take offense to my language this morning but this is my Victory and I get to choose how to tell it! So after losing almost everything including my self-esteem, hair and many friends, along with gaining nearly 70 pounds; I dug deep to muster up the strength to end it. 😎💜 Yes, That's me, trying to look happy, complete and confident!

I am right on the cusp of my spiritual awakening here and looking very tired, fragile and sad. Would you agree? It's ok, speak up!

Between pic 1 and 2 here's a run down (off the top of my head) of what personal growth and healing steps I took first to get back to me! First thing I did was research what he said was wrong with me; I was crazy, bi-polar, depressed he said so I was looking up symptoms when I read about the narcissist and the empath connection. I discovered I wasn't alone and decided to commit to HEALING FROM THIS AND OTHER PAST HURTS LEFT UNTREATED...UNNOTICED, but remained there, boiling in my veins as toxicity. My empath unaware self would absorb all his hate, rage, pain, hurt and accusations. By the end of six years I was exhausted and not in control of anything! I was living in victim mentality; just doing what I could to survive! The idea of thriving was still a distant land of make believe; far away and impossible, I thought.

1. Went No contact with narcissist- block delete

2. Road trip 2 Colorado fir some nature with the girls

3. Committed to NO relationship with anyone but myself- 1 year...

4. Read one or more self-development or spiritually minded book a month.

5. Quit drinking

6. Quit my prescibed low- dose of xanex. Turns out I didn't have depression I was just held hostage by an narcissistic sociopath..

7. Started doing yoga, prayer and meditation and walking every day.

8. Started dressing up again. (He would accuse me of dressing up to cheat on him as I dressed up for work in a corporate management position; often would pop up on the job!

9. Started listening to more positive music with a message.

10. Made gratitude a habit (17 days of journaling it keeps you conscious of the commitment)

11. Began practicing the laws of attraction and positivity.

12. Studied what it means to be an empath, infj, highly sensitive....Discovered I had more gifts than intuition!

This pic in the shades is a year old and taken post-awakening! I feel like a bad ass in it. I feel like a sexy diva that just slayed all her demons, Xena, warrior princess style!! It's empowering for me because ONLY I KNOW what I was dealing with at the time but it was a lot; a real dark night of the soul epic life changing and pivotal point in my personal growth process!

I had to face myself, stand alone, assess my role in my life's past events and circumstances. I was on autopilot not being intentional enough about my gifts, talents or callings! I was just beginning to awaken fully to them and the dark night I'm in when this was taken was part of that.

I feel empowered seeing this now! I am stronger than I knew, resilient and with my shades on I call this pic

"Me, being Ray Charles to the bullshit.."

Now you may understand not understand why I say I'm thankful I loved a narcissist.

The emotional trauma from that relationship and my past hurts propelled me towards my purpose. Had I not met him I may never have embraced my gifts and talents or discovered I was an empath; one who FEELS energy deeply, therefore I most likely by now would have numbed my high sensitivity with a Dr. Recommended addictive prescription for anxiety.. I don't want to sleep walk, I fully prefer staying woke; no comparison!

If I hadn't discovered my gifts I never would have known I had a calling because I would still be in victim mentality, just surviving! My blessings could have turned to stone!

So Yes, there was purpose in my pain and I'm grateful I loved a narcissist!

The experience made me a strong, aware of my inner strength and beauty and shifted me from an empath unaware, riddled with stress, to a confident ,Awakened empath; aware of my gifts! Everything is connected lovelies! Our purpose is usually born out of our pain. We are the beauty in the struggle! We are women empowering women!

One love, Karyn Dee #theintuitivewildflower

One love, Karyn Dee #theintuitivewildflower

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Broken crayons still color. You see how powerful is that? This means that in-spite of everything that a person has done or been through they still have purpose and value. That means that you can hate me, shake me, rate me, leave me, but never break me but how strong I stand is what makes me. Only God knows his purpose. I will keep coloring my world in colors till my last breath. 🌼🌼🌼🙏🌼🌼🌼 . . #pickmybio☝️☝️☝️ #brokencrayonsstillcolor #shinebrightlikeadiamond #staystrong #staymotivated #stayalive #selflove #paintingmylifeincolors #purposedrivenlife #purposefilledlife #weallarelittlebroken #smallstepsatatime #latotyblue🖤 #latotyblue🖤 (at Highland Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/COtqX0mnqXG/?igshid=1bz9hwicatxak

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The extent of your wounds can mean an extension of your mission field. #whatsyourpurpose

God often uses our deepest pain as the launching pad of our greatest calling. #calling

The burden you bear often reveals the calling you'll embrace. #purpose

CALLING is where your TALENTS and BURDENS collide. #findyourcalling

If you want to find your purpose in life, find your wound. #findyourpurpose

Your greatest ministry will most likely come out of your greatest hurt. #painispower

Your misery is your ministry. #whatsyourpassion

When your talents and the needs of the world cross, there lies your calling. #yourcalling

Your purpose is hidden within your wounds. #wounds

Your pain is your purpose. #yourpurpose

Purpose is usually found through pain. #turnpainintopower

God doesn't allow pain without purpose.

"But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you."- 1 Peter 5:10 #burden

Your healing, and what God chooses to do, will be unique to you and how God wants you to reflect Him to the world around you. #purposefilledlife

To get to your purpose you will have to pass through your pain.

Pain produces passion and your passion will push you into purpose. #purposeinpain

Your hard times, pains, and lessons will become your strength, awareness, and blessings one day. #whatisyourpurpose

God is going to turn your wounds into wisdom and wealth. #whatisyourpassion

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SAY THIS: 

i am not held back by fear, doubt, or disappointment.

i am daringly showing up to contribute something beautiful and meaningful to this world.

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What is your purpose?

How would you feel if you passed away without achieving your goals?

Picture yourself laying in a casket full of untapped potential. Does that imagine make you feel uncomfortable?

Do you plan on hearing job well done  from your creator when its all set and done?

Think about the people your purpose is meant to effect, now get to work.

Procrastination is merely the audacity that God will give you another day to get it done. No day is promised, get to your purpose TODAY. 

Proverbs 18:16 A man's gifts makes room for him and brings him before important people. 

Hey Alexa, Play Bigger by Beyoncé Go be Great, Carry On.....

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Thirty Tenacious Ways to Tackle Personal Growth AND Become More Aligned With Your Purpose

The Adventures of a Wildflower: Soul Food Series 

 I recently developed this list of  Thirty Tenacious Ways to Tackle Personal Growth AND Become More Aligned With Your Purpose ;  it is lengthy because I designed it for you to save and come back and forth to; as you reach different goals. Your goals will be unique to you, of course, but this will get you started.   This article is going to get right down to the  gritty details of personal growth as well as how it can be beneficial.  I’m sharing details about how-to shift from survival mode to thriving mode; ways to empower yourself to shift from the victim mentality over to VICTOR! My thirty self-development tips to help you align with your purpose are the “nuts and bolts” of self- development, in my opinion.  They are the key areas that require mastering if one wants to seek and fulfill a calling and to able to love others in a healthy way. 

Within each of these self-development steps are smaller steps of personal growth.   However, when we let life happen to us or we get too comfortable going with the flow, we aren’t creating any momentum for ourselves in any direction so we don’t go anywhere; nothing ever changes.Instead of aspiring to discover who we were created to be; we can get very complacent and too comfortable in a routine that, gets us by, even provides, but doesn’t fulfill us.Everybody’s got their own unique journey here but ALL of us experience peaks and valleys along the way; highs and lows. This is designed to help you through them as you go along. 

NOTE-The list is numbered and scattered throughout the article and I’m leaving it this way as a reminder for you not to get discouraged when things are hectic; when you just barely get to squeeze in time for your personal development. You can still get where you are going; do not worry about the destination so much and be present for your journey.   So let’s go..........Number one.....

1.  It does not matter where you start; what matters only is  THAT YOU START. What matters today is that you have decided to get on your way; to heal, to know yourself and love yourself more, to seek your purpose, use your voice and live intentionally! CONGRATULATIONS, THIS IS YOUR NEW BEGINNING!! 

 I believe that much of the reason we have so much dysfunction in society today  is due to the fact that we have, as a society, conformed to the idea that we are supposed to be “normal” and to go with the flow of what society is doing now.

Imagine a world in which everyone is the same for a moment……I’ll wait.

What did that look like to you? Wouldn’t the world would be so bland if we were all just alike?  I love to liken people and diversity to wildflower patches. I prefer the world to be green and alive with pops of color everywhere. I like meeting different kinds of human beings and learning from them things I would not have known otherwise. I like hearing what makes people tick and I live for helping people seek their soul purpose. I’ve come to the despise the use of the word normal to describe people as if that is the highest level to achieve in all mankind.  What’s so great and wonderful about normal and who decides that they are normal and someone else isn’t?  What would happen if we all actually made time to pursue our passions and then supported each other in that; do you think humans around the world might feel a bit more connected? 

 2. ACCEPTANCE OF SELF AND OTHERS. 

 LATELY I HAVE BEEN FEELING LIKE WE NEED A NEW NORMAL AND I HAVE A SUGGESTION WHERE TO START! CHECK IT OUT!

BE YOURSELF. ACCEPT EACH OTHER’S DIFFERENCES! ENCOURAGE OTHER’S TO BE AUTHENTIC WITH YOU BY ACCEPTING THEM FOR WHO THEY ARE AND BY BEING AUTHENTICALLY YOU! 

 It sounds simple  but we don’t do that at all. Instead we often live our lives  directed by someone else and wonder why we aren’t fulfilled. It’s because at times we are playing the star in someone else’s story; trying to please others, not rock the boat too much and we are on a path someone else steered us down because they ignored the opportunity to take it when it was presented to them.    I wonder how many people  live life just trying not to get noticed, so afraid to have a light shine on them for fear that other people might see who they truly are.  

3. SEEK YOUR PURPOSE, TAKE INVENTORY OF YOUR GIFTS, CALLINGS AND PASSIONS. I ask in conversations occasionally about what people think there purpose on earth is; I get some of the most beautiful and passionate responses. A person radiates joy and their eyes will light up when they are speaking of and thinking in alignment with their callings.  Yet, society does not encourage us to be authentically ourselves. Society encourages us to be like everyone else

4.  Heal what is still hurting you! Forgive yourself and make peace with anything you are having feeling of guilt or shame about; if you are beating yourself up over things in the past, the time has come to release that and move forward.

5.  Self-loathing must be replaced with self-love.

6.  As you reflect you can also express GRATITUDE for lessons learned and make plans to apply the lessons in your future life.  Keeping a journal is a great way to be intentional about  gratitude, your healing process and personal growth. 

 7. TOUCH BASE WITH YOUR INNER CHILD

Most of us grow up being told we can be whatever we want to be, right? If we believe it, we can achieve it. Do you remember being young and having that feeling of hope, the daydreams, the vision of who you were to become? Those quotes are true; it’s about mind over matter and actually believing the words. We see these types of themes on bulletin boards in classrooms, online and we certainly say these things to our kids at some point and most parents try to encourage their kids to perfect their gifts and talents when they see them exhibiting a talent in something. YES, WE TRULY WANT THEM TO BE AUTHENTIC. HOWEVER, IF MOM OR DAD ISN’T COMFORTABLE IN THEIR OWN SKIN OR THEY DIM THEIR LIGHT BECAUSE SOCIETY MIGHT VIEW THEM AS DIFFERENT…….

ARE WE NOT THEN CONTRADICTING OURSELVES?? 

IT SEEMS LIKE IT MIGHT GO SOMETHING LIKE THIS THESE DAYS……..

“…be yourself, but don’t do it in a weird way..”

“be yourself, but don’t tell anybody about it…”

8. CONSIDER WHAT LEGACY YOU REALLY WANT TO LEAVE BEHIND

Somehow, the majority of us, have become afraid to show who we really are for fear of being different; afraid of standing out or being judged. It’s not the best feeling to know that you would rather be doing something else but you won’t because your afraid; growing older and wishing you had more time or that you had started chasing your dreams sooner or at all. Do you want that to be your legacy? Do we want that to be the theme of our family and the legacy we leave to our future generations and grandchildren?  TRY to be yourself but don’t let anyone know you’re doing it. It sounds ridiculous doesn’t it? That is because it is ridiculous!! I realize now, after embracing my authentic self that I was being judged even when I was doing the whole “fit in��� bit; this is when we put our mask on, dim our light and hide the fact that we have a voice or opinion.

9.  Figure out when you stopped daydreaming; you might find that this is when you started following someone else’s path.  If you know what you are called to do but you aren’t doing anything about it; ask yourself what is preventing you from that?  

10. Get in your feelings!! WHEN THEY COME, FEEL THEM, AND THEN LET THEM FLOW.....

WHAT YOU RESIST, PERSISTS. -C.G. JUNG

In our society, most boys are raised to be tough, not cry, hold in emotion so as not to let anyone see that they have any? In our society in many families, boys are conditioned to be insensitive. Years later, communication issues arise. Little girls are usually sensitive but not ever taught to express emotion into words, in a calm or rational way.  These young girls grow up into women who are emotionally immature and unable to communicate in a healthy way in relationships.  Add technology and the mobile phone, does anyone talk anymore??

 Individually, we may yearn to be understood but we often fail to consider that people can only perceive us from their level of perception and what we present to the world; then we wonder why people don’t understand us.  This is just another reason to be authentic, be true to yourself. Feelings are just that, emotions that you feel; emotions cause a stirring of the soul.  We humans do all sorts of things to avoid them too, don’t we? We can numb them, we can hide them, we can lie about them, we can deny them but they are still there and you still will feel them again.  

11. Mindful is what you must be about your feelings. Pay attention to when you have reactions to certain things. Are you reacting to the current situation or something else you haven’t addressed. Are you taking something out on someone else? This is about learning yourself lovely! Knowing what makes you tick and why? There will be times that you have to face that fact that you are what you are reacting to and maybe you’ve been getting in your own way. Do not beat yourself up about this! Why do we do that? Instead, express gratitude for your growth. For your new practice of mindfulness and further healing! 

12. Be your authentic self

IF WE AREN’T KEEPING IT REAL WITH OURSELVES THEN WE ARE NOT PRESENTING OUR AUTHENTIC SELF TO ANYONE ELSE! WE HAVE TO LOSE THE MINDSET THAT WE ARE THE ONLY ODD DUCK. WE ARE ACTUALLY ALL THE ODD DUCK, PRETENDING TO BE A “NORMAL” DUCK.  THERE IS NO NORMAL DUCK!! 

WHY THE HELL DOES EVERYONE NOT FIND THAT COOL AS HELL?

   13. KNOW THYSELF-  There are many personality tests online, I recommend the free Meyers-Briggs personality test. We humans, have the most ability, power, gifts, talent and skill to make the most and best of ourselves and where we live while we’re here. 

Most just don’t……Why? Not everyone is doing it or it isn’t considered normal? However, it happens all the time; society follows patterns, beliefs and ideas we’ve been conditioned to.  In turn, we have created more dysfunction in society and sometimes it goes deep into homes and family life. I write about things like this because I have experienced first hand the dis-ease of living a life not being authentic; I was not being my true self. I write about this because it is now being shown through research that dis-ease in the mind is often directly related to disease in the body; everything is connected.

14. EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED

One of the things I like to think and write about in my blog is the relationship between science and spirituality. I like to be able to see that everything is connected because I believe everything truly is connected, made up of the same matter yet uniquely created and with individual characteristics and traits. 

When I see proof of this connection between science and spirituality in real life it seems to rekindle the flame in me to be myself and to be authentic and comfortable in my own skin. I get excited about it because it proves or confirms to me that there is something bigger than me, than us.  With all that is amazing and unique in the universe that we express gratitude for and study; we do not do that, in society with people. We still see people as either/or, black or white and we don’t pay any attention to the shades in between.  

15.BE FIERCE AND FEARLESS

 If you look deeper into society and who has created change, made progress, improved society and advocated for humanity; it is authentic people  and none of them were just like any other one but they were and are FIERCE AND FEARLESS about their calling! 

Not afraid to speak their own truth, unafraid of judgment by society and you can find them perfectly content while standing out from the crowd; the fierce and fearless. They are the change-makers, the pace-setters and the people that influence others to  make progress and create change too.   Why then, as a society, are we not paying more attention to the acceptance. encouragement and empowerment of others? Why do we not encourage our children to discover and learn themselves, find their gifts and talents and then seek and fulfill a purpose? Why have we accepted or conformed to the idea that we are here only to contribute to society by working and paying bills?

16.  Align with your purpose.   What we long for is usually related to a calling and our unique gifts are usually perfectly aligned and help us fulfill our calling, our purpose.  

You see people in society that are not aligned with their purpose daily! I know you do, they are everywhere. Let me give you an example or two. Have you every dealt with a customer service rep , who after speaking with , you hang up the phone and wonder why in the world they are working in customer service when they are clearly not meant to be doing it. We’ve all been there, the person in the wrong business or career. It wasn’t aligned with our calling; it didn’t feel good to do it. Of course, most of us don’t think that way do we? It’s considered to normal to work at a job we hate, to pay for things we can’t afford, to impress people we often, don’t even really like. Normal can kick rocks in my opinion! #byefelicia   When people get aligned with their purpose and who they are at their core, JOY is present! In my opinion, JOY beats NORMAL all day every day!

17. LIVING INTENTIONALLY

I believe, the number one way begin fulfilling your purpose once you determine what your calling is, is to begin living intentionally. Everything we have done and all the things that have happened; started somewhere with someone as an intention; a clear concise thought about something happening.

We have all been “stuck in a rut.” If you have experienced an awakening you may know it by the term “dark night of the soul”; those times when you feel most alone and distraught, in a valley.  However, when we stop climbing out of the valleys, we don’t move forward; we can get real comfortable in that place if we aren’t living with intention about where we are going.  

It requires a real conscious effort to practice living intentionally but if you can grasp this one basic concept and create a habit of it, you can change your life! You will honestly amaze yourself with what you can do, how much you can actually accomplish in a day when it is set up with intention. 

18. Follow your intuition. Intuition, or our “gut feelings” try to steer us in the right direction, WHEN WE LISTEN. That’s our soul talking, our inner voice, our actual connection to source energy; it’s God. 

 When we listen to our intuition it allows us the chance to set intentions for the outcome we want to occur; it allows for the creation of momentum of thought. God, or source, is saying “ come now, get aligned with your calling, it’s this way.” You now have created a ripple effect of momentum in the right direction. You are also now working WITH UNIVERSE ( OR SOURCE ENERGY) NOT AGAINST IT.

Intention creates momentum…

Momentum creates Progress…

Progress creates Results…

Results bring CHANGE!

  Everything is connected, your thoughts will create a ripple either way. Intention can create the kind of ripple effect you WANT. As always lovelies, you must look within; consult with your soul and listen to it…..This is where your calling awaits and THIS, IS WHAT FULFILLMENT FEELS LIKE! CLAIM IT and KEEP CREATING INTENTION.

Q: How do you know you are aligned with your purpose?

A:You’ll know because you WILL have struggles working to fulfill your purpose; IF YOU ARE ALIGNED THEN YOU WILL STILL FEEL JOY WHILE YOU STRUGGLE!  -Jack Canfield  Author: Chicken Soup for the Soul

19. YOUR LONGING IS YOUR CALLING!!   It’s often that thing we hide away because “NO ONE DOES THAT.“ We have got to get away from that mindset that our purpose and gifts are going to look identical to everyone else’s!! Instead, we need to embrace those skills and continue seeking our purpose no matter who thinks it is normal or who thinks it is crazy! It doesn’t matter what they think because they have their own calling to pursue, your calling is going to be NORMAL for you; it’s just going to fit, click and align with your authentic self.

 I knew I wasn’t aligned with my soul purpose 6 years in, with a great corporate management position, a great benefits package to match plus a lot of perks.The job was perfect after my divorce. It did pay the bills, allowed me to get on my feet again and I was actually really good at it. However, the stress level and hours required were high and many. So much so that the dis-ease I felt started to manifest in physical symptoms; headaches, hair loss and anxiety, for starters. However, I felt like I was in a revolving door I couldn’t step out of most days; other days it was a hamster wheel I feared I would never escape.This was considered “normal” apparently; I looked and asked around and everyone I knew was in the same boat. I thought “this is it…this is what we do here? We live to work and pay bills and still struggle?? We make people we may not ever know money?? Then, if the stress and anxiety is to much; we just go pop a pill to numb ourselves from the dis-ease?? Everyone I knew answered these questions with a similar tone…..” it sucks but that’s life…“ 

That didn’t sit well with me and my mind was constantly pulled to thoughts about there being more to life, more to me and more for me to do.These thoughts, I now know, were powerful intentions of change for me. Little did I know that soon they would snowball into major life and career changes for me.  

20. Awaken to Your Purpose

I’ve read that people often experience a spiritual awakening during trials, tribulations or following a loss or trauma. I had experienced a suicide in the family and a divorce; I had been working 2 jobs to pay the bills and going to school at night. Following that, I found myself in a toxic relationship and living with the feeling that I had sold my soul for some health insurance and a 401k. This truly had me feeling like a failure and a sell out. 

There was always this longing in me; this voice telling me to keep seeking my purpose. The faith my mother raised me in helped me to continue hoping that there was going to be beauty in my struggle some where; I did my best to count it all joy. I was 39 at this time; when God and universe began to shake me awake and prompted me to get my life back; to get back to myself and heal what was causing me to suffer.  

21. Be and see the beauty in your struggle. Your purpose is most likely going to be born from your pain! 

First,  all my negative self-talk and bitterness had to end. I started being conscious about my thoughts and instead of professing that I was isolated and trapped and began claiming that I would soon be away from the toxicity and free! Next, I knew the toxic relationship had to end once and for all. I blocked and deleted numbers, social media accounts and went NO CONTACT! This turned out to be the best decision I have ever made; going no contact showed me the difference between  life in a toxic relationship and a life in which I could live, breathe and not be isolated! I was so happy with the latter, my choice! I wasn’t even fully healed from the divorce prior to that relationship and so my healing process took a long while. In fact, it still continues. It takes a conscious effort almost daily not to slip back into victim mentality. 

22. Ditch the victim mentality

What helped me to empower myself to ditch the victim mentality and aspire to become a victor over my pain was that inner knowing within me that there was a purpose for all of it.  I knew I was never meant to merely survive but to rather thrive; and that is what I set out to do. I started by loving myself first and committing to that for at least one year; no relationship! I knew I couldn’t love anyone properly if I didn’t first love myself and I HAD to get back to that person; the me that had confidence, self-love and belief, empathy for others; I had to find that girl that had the big heart again.  I had to get back to myself!  

If you are stuck in victim mentality you most likely have already started making excuses for yourself regarding what I have written thus far; you started listing reasons and explaining to yourself the many reasons why you can’t do this. You might even be telling yourself that you can’t be a warrior! Well, I am here to call your bluff because if I can then you can for sure!!! In addition, I am here to encourage you so come on, let’s take a look at what the victim mindset looks like compared to the victor or the warrior mindset. Then, you can truly decide which is best for YOU!

    23. Celebrate your personal growth successes! 

If you are purpose-driven, it is crucial that you  pay attention to your unique gifts and talents and celebrate your personal growth successes.   For me, it was worth it to face myself, my past, what caused my suffering and even to reopen some old wounds so they could properly heal.  It was worth it to not have pain from my past  buried below the surface; always lurking there to mess up my next relationship or friendship.  It was worth it to get back to myself and to feel connected again with what I’ve always known was my calling; to help others, to empower others and to encourage others to find and fulfill their purpose!!

24. Weave your calling into your life. Make room for your personal mission and purpose! Incorporate your purpose into your daily method of operation! 

Here are a few questions to ask yourself as you begin your own personal journey to your purpose and calling! It might help you narrow down how you can provide this as a service in love! Can you imagine actually getting to do what you love, every day? I believe if we get intentional about being aligned with our purpose; the money, the resources, the team  and the way will get aligned with us as well.  Here are some questions you can ask to help discover what your soul purpose might be.

What is it that you find yourself longing for?

What do you feel like you are really gifted or talented in?

What do you find yourself daydreaming about?

When you were bored as a child what did you occupy your time with??

  Amazon’s website also has some stellar books and audios to choose from to assist you in your self-development, personal growth process and awakening to purpose. Here is a link to a few of my favorite selections for personal growth tips.  https://amzn.to/2pINWXy  

  Recently, I had a night in which I felt led to open my Bible to Proverbs. There were many verses related to this topic that jumped out at me but this one; Proverbs 10:11 really resonated with my heart so I’m declaring it my number 25 here. 

25.  “HOPE DEFERRED MAKES THE HEART SICK, BUT A LONGING FULFILLED IS A TREE OF LIFE.” -Proverbs 10:11

That dis-ease that had started in my mind was hope deferred and it was making my heart sad and bitter; my purpose being “put off” or ignored was allowing the dis-ease and discomfort that started in thought to start manifesting as physical signs of dis-ease; in the body.  I no longer have these symptoms of stress, hair. loss or anxiety.  It will be a year ago this April 11th that I resigned from the corporate career and decided to do what I had to do to pay bills while I pursued my purpose! I didn’t need a prescription, I didn’t need a better corporate position with better benefits or more perks, I didn’t need more money!  What I needed was what I did; ditch the toxic relationship, ditch the fake friends, ditch the victim mentality and move in the direction of what I was made for. 

26.  Be Tenacious about your Purpose

tenacity- noun 

the quality of being able to grip something

THE QUALITY OF BEING VERY DETERMINED

persistence, perseverance, tirelessness, resolution, STRENGTH OF PURPOSE

What I needed was to get aligned with my calling and become tenacious about fulfilling my purpose!  I have never been happier or more fulfilled; I”m still struggling in a few areas of my life from learning the hard way about helping the wrong people; the take take taker’s, I call them. However, I feel fulfilled. I feel inner peace. I want this for you too lovelies! How can I help you get aligned with your calling today? 

27. VIBRATE HIGHER - LEARN TO CREATE A SHIFT IN ENERGY 

I talk a lot about good vibes and vibrating higher; I talk about protecting your energy and how to get a shift in focus and energy when you have a down or off day or when someone has attempted to “kill your vibe.” Once you begin to do this personal growth work, investing in yourself and being intentional about becoming the victor not a victim; you will find yourself becoming fierce and tenacious about YOU; who you are, what you want and need, where you are going and you will become very choosy about who you invest your time in!! Often times, after making these practices habit, you’ll find that you enjoy your own company better that many others simply because you have evolved! Congratulations, you leveled up; more aligned with your authentic self and your purpose!! Celebrate that and then, wake up tomorrow and DO IT AGAIN. Amazon has a great selection of books to help with this. If you missed my recommended book list last week you can find it via this affiliate link at amazon’s website.  https://amzn.to/2pINWXy

As always, I can’t go one post without mentioning the ONE thing that never fails me when I need a shift in energy or when I find myself thinking with a victim mindset again; it happens…..you don’t need to dwell on it but you do need to change it as quick as possible! Music, for me, is the best way to get an energy shift quick! I have taken the time to make a suggestion of tracks that create good vibes, the lyrics are positive and the beats are gonna get you feeling up when you are down, If you think you could benefit from that too check out this link I made to take you to my special playlists at amazon!! https://amzn.to/2pINWXy

28. DON’T COMPARE YOUR JOURNEY WITH ANYONE ELSE! 

 It is way to easy and  much more common these days, to become complacent with life. Our regular routines SEEM to work because we function and survive in them. In comparison to everyone else, we consider ourselves normal because we function, in and with, the rest of society; we work, we sleep, we eat, we pay bills. We shouldn’t be comparing our lives to other people or measuring success by comparing careers, social status or assets acquired.  When we compare ourselves to other people, we will never measure up. The reason for this is that, ONLY OUR CALLING IS GOING TO FEEL NORMAL TO US! 

29. KEEP ON KEEPIN’ ON!

If we never seek and find what it is, that longing, the feeling that something is missing, will remain. Sometimes we have to do some healing and self-development  within ourselves before we can take on what our calling is going to require of us; the important thing to remember is this; once you decide to jump off the hamster wheel and seek your soul purpose; don’t stop. There are going to be days that the hamster wheel looks like a vacation compared to personal growth but you just have to keep on moving forward in your own growth; one healing, empowering step at a time.  As you begin, you might not know where to start and that is okay, I got you! 

30. LIVE, LOVE, LEARN, LAUGH, REPEAT! 

 Everything is connected, your thoughts will create a ripple either way. Intention can create the kind of ripple effect you WANT.  

As always lovelies, you must look within; consult with your soul and listen to it…..This is where your calling awaits and 

THIS, IS WHAT FULFILLMENT FEELS LIKE! CLAIM IT and KEEP CREATING INTENTION.

ONE LOVE,

KARYN DEE #THEINTUITUVEWILDFLOWER

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Q: How do you know you are aligned with your purpose?

A:You’ll know because you WILL have struggles working to fulfill your purpose; IF YOU ARE ALIGNED THEN YOU WILL STILL FEEL JOY WHILE YOU STRUGGLE!

-Jack Canfield Author of Chicken Soup for the Soul