Melissa Bonnette broke up with her boyfriend, lost a job/found a job, and sold her house within months. She decided to ask the question "what if" while deciding on a Thanksgiving break vacation. Istanbul called and she answered. She changed flight plans from Greece, booking instead flights to Turkey. Without any agenda she found herself wandering around the city of Istanbul and enjoying the magical unfolding. She found the Cathedral she was looking for, ate delicious meals, and spent time alone.
We talked about doing "the work" which isn't a bad thing, she feels good about physically doing things and feels good about those accomplishments. Sometimes the inner work comes along in the process of physical work. She began noticing patterns, for instance, she stays in relationships and situations long after their expiration date. Since the changes in 2022, Melissa feels more confident and powerful. She controls her destiny and she knows it! Compassion and understanding with boundaries around others is important. Making hard calls is also.
"I can be whoever I want. I can change the way I see myself" are two powerful takeaways from our conversation. The best though was "I value myself really highly.!" We should all sit with that statement for a minute or a lifetime. With a positive relationships with herself, she invests in herself in terms of doing things that bring her joy like travel and home improvement projects. She offered these tips: The reset is hard - do something different Reward yourself for knowing there's a problem Come up with a formula for change "The cycle of negativity is an echo chamber with yourself."
In November she decided for the entire month to make it NO November. She said NO to everything she didn't want to do and it felt great! She understands the need to silence the inner critic. Her parting words were "sometimes you have to jump in order for the net to appear. You have to trust yourself." You can also find the audio podcast of this interview on Itunes, Spotify, Anchor.fm and other platforms. Contact Wendy: wendy@alinealifecoaching.com or subscribe to my newsletter or schedule a 1:1 Ascension Guide session here: https://www.alinealifecoaching.com
