Reinvention & Recovery
  • Home
  • Coaching
  • Contact
  • Words of Wisdom

Making a Difference Without Mastery

10/19/2018

 
Do you feel like you need to have it all figured out before impacting others in ways that matter? Are you waiting to become a master before making a difference?

Let me tell you, spreading your light and sharing your gifts does not depend on you learning enough, being better or having anything more than you do right now. In fact, just the opposite might be true. Have you ever had a conversation with someone that lit you up and sparked more enthusiasm? My bet is that conversation held more questions than answers. Curiosity connects people. Students of life connect on the quest to learn, grow and discover. Having an impact on others, creating your legacy and making a difference is your birth right. It is happening, here and now. Every time you decide to show up, smile, connect to your self and grow beyond your current edge, you are fulfilling your mission. The fantasy many people have is that they need to earn that degree, get that job, confirm validation from someone outside themselves, meet some external measure, to be a legitimate leader. 

Some of the people who have impacted me the most have done it without even knowing. They were in their element, present, giving without force. Simple connections create such massive impact, and this is how we all make a difference in one another's lives. Purpose does not live in concepts, ideas, licenses or numbers. Action, connection, listening, sharing, these are how we all live out our purpose, make a difference, create a glorious domino effect in the world around us.

I am not a master of anything that I can pinpoint. Yes, I have a lot of experience in specific areas and information gathered, degrees earned, time accrued. This has value, yet does not equal living on purpose. Every time I accept that I am right on time and able to add value to life, just as I am, I begin to do so. Making a difference means sharing life with others, living awake, adding value and living our values. 

Is there something you have been waiting to do, achieve or master before connecting with others more fully? Have you attached your ability to serve on information you hold now? What might become available to you if you stepped into service now, in simple ways, before you felt capable or competent?

Ask more questions. Be a student. Share your curiosity with others and ask about theirs. You might be amazed at how life unfolds for you and what lights up in you when you do. 

Don't wait to make a difference. Be yourself. Now. And let others in on your journey. This is the way legacy is created. You are such a gift to this world, just as you are right now.

* as featured in Simply Woman Online Magazine


Stay Grounded with Daily Anchors

10/10/2018

 
Picture
The world is designed to sweep us up and overload our senses. There is more pressure than ever to do it all and be unaffected by the overloading material and stimulation constantly being thrown at us. In order to be effective and even enjoy our lives, learning how to get grounded is a must.

Grounding is a simple practice that brings anxiety to a minimum, (re)focuses the senses, allowing the body and mind to work together. Even when life is chaotic, busy, challenging or you feel crunched for time, getting grounded is possible (and even more important to prioritize). Ancient spiritual teachings emphasize the need to get quiet, still, meditate, breathe. These teachings can be adapted to your modern lifestyle with all the same benefits.

Grounding offers a type of reset. No matter what has happened up until one minute ago, you are able to realign with what you want and start again, without the stress you might have been carrying all day.

Lewis Howes talks about grounding through the term "daily anchors." These are simple techniques that bring you back to your true self. I call these recovery rituals. We are all recovering who we really are, moving into the next great version of ourselves. Recovery is a process of rebounding from stress or static, of tuning in to wholeness. The gift of daily anchors, or recovery rituals, are that they remind us what really matters and make us able to live out our values. 

The benefits of getting tuned into yourself and grounding are countless. 
  • less stress
  • more focus (on what really matters)
  • increased adaptability 
  • more compassion
  • you don't sweat the small stuff so much
  • more laughter 
  • greater connection to people who lift you up 
  • trust in body & self raises
  • checking out becomes less appealing
  • more confidence in yourself & life's plan for you

Are you ready to reap the rewards of getting grounded?

Recovery Rituals or Daily Anchors for getting grounded (so you can thrive). 

Try these techniques to start experiencing your life from a new perspective:
  1. Set an intention for the day: choose one word or experience you are inviting in and committed to practicing. This can be a symbolic compass, helping you steer your choices. For more on intentions, go here.
  2. Celebrate the "little wins" daily: use your phone note pad, a journal or tell someone close to you what you are proud of or grateful for
  3. Drink plenty of water.
  4. Turn off sounds on your phone or gadgets (or turn them off altogether for a while.)
  5. Eat. Your body responds best when it has the fuel it needs to move you through the day.
  6. Touch a tree or plant: Yes, I am serious. Try it.
  7. If something is unnecessary, put it on pause. Not everything needs to be tuned into, known about, or handled right now.
  8. Pause & Breathe: set a reminder for three times a day. For 60 seconds to 4 minutes (depending on your level of experience or adventurousness), commit to this practice. When the reminder chimes, close your eyes, place your feet on the ground and BREATHE DEEPLY. In through your nose, out through your mouth. That's it.
  9. Get some fresh air: 5-60 minutes daily in natural light (even if it's moonlight) does wonders for the mind and body. If you are able, walk barefoot and leave the technology at home.
  10. Listen to a guided meditation or soothing music.

What do you do to get grounded?

Choose 1-3 of the recovery rituals above and let me know how it supports you! With simple grounding you can thrive through any transition and come out calm, confident & triumphant.
In the world today, this is a legacy making move!

With Huge Heart,
Darcy Helene



    Darcy Helene Meehan

    As an advocate of Reinvention  + Recovery, I work with clients to achieve balance, alignment and purpose in all areas
    of life. I specialize in a psycho-spiritual approach that brings simple coaching and counseling tools in to assist you in healing, wholeness and thriving through transition. I focus on specific areas, including maintaining extended recovery and
    conscious life design.

    Picture

      Contact Darcy:

    Submit


    Categories

    All
    Acceptance
    Allow
    Awareness
    Balance
    Blessings
    Challenge
    Change
    Choice
    Coaching Strategies
    Courage
    Dream
    Faith
    Fun
    Gratitude
    Honesty
    Independence
    Influence
    Intuition
    Invitation
    Knowledge
    New
    Peace
    Plan Of Action
    Poise
    Practice
    Priorities
    Questions
    Reaction
    Recovery
    Reflection
    Reframe
    Release
    Response
    Trust
    Vulnerability

    Archives

    September 2019
    August 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    September 2017
    April 2017
    January 2017
    November 2016
    October 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    April 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    March 2015
    November 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    July 2012

    RSS Feed

    Subscribe Today FOR THE LATEST NEWS & Gifts!

Submit
Picture
Picture
  • Home
  • Coaching
  • Contact
  • Words of Wisdom