It feels like a lightening storm

 If you expect living your dreams to be like living on cloud nine, you'll never get started much less keep going because living your dreams doesn't feel like that...it feels like a lightening storm. And that's actually the beauty and the message here...it won't be perfect which means there is absolutely no perfect time to begin. Maxie McCoy


One of the dreams that I have had was rolling out Unveiling - Looking Into the Mirror of Self - Retreat. The initial idea I had was for the retreat to be a residential where we got together in a circle, eat lovely healthy meals, have fun and bond while we enhance our Self!

After the first edition of the Unveiling, which was totally awesome and life changing for me, there never seemed to be the right time or the right conditions to have another one. When the pandemic started I thought oh dear me- this may be the end of the Unveiling dream. The pandemic stopped gatherings and human contact in groups. People were skeptical about congregating with valid reason. I did not see an Unveiling happening.

What I learnt in that period 

1. The process of getting to the dream can look and be different than what we thought it would look like and be.

2. Patience is a part of the Journey

3.Inviting support is not a sign of weakness as the Universe  sends people and situations as part of the process.

4. Keep an open and willing mind

5. Let go of control and surrender to how you think it must be.

Unveiling - Looking into the Mirror of Self is now an online four week Retreat, we are three weeks in and I am ever so grateful for the participants and the lessons on the journey.

It is not perfect, and I embrace the imperfections hoping to learn from it to make it better for the next time.

Peace

Look out for the next Cohort of Unveiling in the upcoming quarter.

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