Welcome to The Seasoned Path
Welcome to the The Seasoned Path. In each newsletter I will share some of my musings along the path as well as inspirations gained from those who have traveled this way before me. My hope is to tickle your curiosity, heighten your awareness, and encourage you to become an environmentalist for your soul.
In this Issue:
Quote of the Month
Finding Your Purpose
Nature’s Coaching Tips
Readings for the Journey
Upcoming Events: Caribbean Retreat
Quote of the Month:
“Follow what you love!
Don’t deign to ask what “they” are looking for out there.
Ask what you have inside.
Follow not your interests, which change,
But what you are and what you love,
Which will and should not change.”
George Anne Geyer
Finding Your Purpose
Have you been running after the carrot of success that society has dangled before you and been left with a craving for more meaning in your life? Do you want to have a positive effect upon the world but don’t know how? Then it is time to turn inward and reconnect with what gives you joy and find your true purpose. Now that winter is closing in upon us, this is the perfect time of year to prepare for some hibernation and soul searching. There is a simple formula to help focus your efforts: passion + purpose = fulfillment. Many people get stumped by the first word. Passion is often equated with a blazing fire of desire which too frequently burns out quickly. But true passion might best be described as a pilot light that is eternally burning deep within. One way to discover your passion is to think back on your childhood. For children, expressing their paasion isn’t a conscious choice; it just happens. What are your happiest memories? What were your favorite pastimes? What activities would you become so immersed in that you lost all sense of time? You might also look at your young adulthood and current life. What totally energizes you? At the end of the day, what leaves you with a sense of contentment and accomplishment? When do you feel the most you? These are all clues to your true passions that are waiting to be reignited inside you.
Once you have identified your passions, you need to embrace them as your innate gifts. Your purpose is found in sharing those gifts with others. In the depleting rainforests of our planet, scientists are still discovering plants with distinctive properties that heal troubling illnesses. Similarly, you are a unique creation and there are potentials within you that can be an antidote to what ails the world. That is your purpose; discovering your potentials, clarifying and strengthening your innate gifts, and passionately manifesting them. This becomes the the path to a blessed and engaged life which will give you a deep sense of fulfillment and joy. As a child, my happiest moments were wandering through the woods and creating adventures with my friends. Throughout my adult life, my most therapeutic and inspirational moments came when taking long solitary walks on the beach. And still on those special occasions when I come upon wildlife in its natural habitat, I feel the absolute joy of a child. Sharing these experiences with others and witnessing their inspiration quadruples my happiness. So in my second adulthood, I was fortunate to discover my niche as a Life Coach and Retreat Leader. I’m known as the “Walk and Talk Coach." In addition to the traditional phone coaching, I meet my local clients at a nearby nature trail and we put motion to their thoughts and feelings as we walk and talk in the open space. On my retreats, I like to gift people with some solitary time in nature to heal and find their inner voice. My passion for nature has merged with my need to connect with others. My purpose has become to help people find their purpose.And the beauty of it all is that by becoming a more complete expression of myself I am of greater service to others.
Passion + Purpose = Fulfillment!!!
Nature’s Coaching Tips: Heartwood
I recently came upon a new term that I just love: HEARTWOOD. It is the mature, inactive, solid core of the trunk that gives a tree strength. Growth and the flow of nutrients occur in the sapwood that surrounds this center. A tree can, therefore, live with out any heartwood; it can be completely hollow yet viable. But a tree without heartwood is easily toppled by the winds of adversity.
What is your heartwood? What are your core values and assets that give you strength? What part of you remains solid and unchanging while life swirls around you? What sustains you in troubled times?
Readings for the Journey:
"A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose" by Eckhart Tolle
"Live the Life You Love" by Barbara Sher
"A Walk on the Beach: Tales of Wisdom from an Uncoventional Woman"
by Joan Anderson
Upcoming Events:Caribbean Retreat
Breaking Patterns & Re-Inventing Your Life:
Feb. 28 – March 3 2008
At Maho Bay Camps Eco-Resort on St John in the US Virgin Islands. DON'T MISS OUT: SAVE $50 IF YOU REGISTER BY NOV.18,2007
SAVE $50 MORE IF YOU SIGNED UP WITH A FRIEND.
REGISTER EARLY AND WITH A FRIEND, YOU EACH SAVE $100!!! Discover and embrace a new you with five days of renewal, reflection, and adventure! Through the window of the five elements and the wisdom of Classical Chinese Medicine, Linda Marrical will help you explore your patterns that repeatedly cause you emotional and physical difficulties. And Life Coach Karin Marcus will help you translate this new awareness into personal growth and by clarifying your life’s purpose help you begin to re-invent
the rest of your life. All retreat activities are in the morning and your afternoons are free to explore the gorgeous and tranquil environment of Maho Bay.
Retreat and Lodging:
Register By November 18, 2007: Double Occupancy Cabin $950 per person / $900 if you register with a friend..
After November 18: $1000 per person/ $950 with friend
Food and Plane Fare not included.
A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY GIFT FOR YOU!!
The Small Print
To schedule a complimentary 30 minute coaching phone session, email me at Karin@SteppingOutCoaching.com or call 610-667-5247
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