Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) Aug/Sept 2017 Aspire Mag Full Issue | Page 31

First let me introduce you to your RēL Woman. You BEAUTIFUL are a RēL Woman just waiting to shine. A RēL Woman is a different kind of woman. . . she lives deeply connected to her heart, loves BIG and follows her passions with courage. She nurtures deep meaningful relationships with others and delights in mentoring and teaching what she has learned. She is religious about her self-care, she knows that receiving care first is what gives her the ability to give fully to the world. She speaks truth and takes responsibility for doing her inner work in order to fully show up in her outer life as her beautiful radiant self. She faces her fears and challenges herself to live and love even bigger than is comfortable. Those in relationship with her know she is special and cannot be contained. They may not understand her, however they honor her in the best way they can. She knows she is rare. She is patient with those she loves. Living, working with and being in friendship with a RēL Woman is like magic. She will challenge you and hold a vision for you that may scare you. She will not judge you - rather she will support you in removing obstacles to live even bigger than believed possible. RēL Women are in the thick of business while working toward the highest quality life possible. We are courageous women who are not willing to settle for anything less than everything we desire. WHY? Because deep inside we know that our desires are possible. And we don’t give up. We are a force to behold. YES! YOU ARE THIS WOMAN. A RēL Woman doesn’t seek to be content. Have you ever felt that what you want is just outside your reach? Maybe you feel that way right now. I spent most of my life feeling as if what I desired was just outside my reach. Feeling that I was “almost there”—Almost experiencing who I desired to be and what I really desired to do. Knowing I didn’t have the keys, the tools to really know how to get what I deeply desired kept me searching and working to figure it out! For years people close to me would say “why can’t you just be content?” Well, content was NEVER my goal. I never desired to be average and knew I was far from “normal” so the thought of striving or desiring to be content was like asking me to give up on the life of my dreams and just settle for whatever I got. I knew that when I was living the life of my dreams I wouldn’t be content. I would instead feel adored and supported in a loving relationship. I would feel accomplished and deeply passionate about the work I was sharing with the world and radiant and vibrant in my body and energy level. I would be making an impact and my efforts and life would make a difference. This life I dreamed 31 taught me to be an authentic woman. She did this by showing me how to be powerful and soft, to be strong and open hearted. Mary didn’t march to anybody else’s drum and she was a unique and beautiful being to behold. Often I would find myself just watching her grace and strength as she handled high powered executives in very stressful situations. Never once allowing herself to be viewed as anything other than a Woman (with a capital W). Mary saw me and treated me as an equal Woman. I knew I was not yet a Woman, but that is exactly what I desired to be. Her example planted a desire within me that I chased, cultivated, nurtured and grew into what I now call a RēL Woman. A Radically Engaged Living Woman.