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This is a very special episode, as not only do I share what other may refer to as a “coming out” story, but I share how choosing to love who I want to love planted seeds of authenticity, helped me nurture self trust, strengthened my intuition, encouraged me to honor my most sacred asset- myself, and revolutionized my relationship with God.

Whether you identify as a woman, Black woman, or queer person, this episode will encourage you to consider the follow:

• Loving who you want to love is revolutionary. It sends a signal to the world that you are no longer willing to conform to a world that was created with you in mind. You can apply this to any lifestyle that is “counter cultural”.

• When you feel something, believe yourself the first time. If it feels the way it feels, acknowledge it as such, don’t gaslight yourself by questioning what you feel, and don’t ask others if what you feel, think, or do is “ok”. If you are instinctively led to go in a certain direction, heed that. Acting on your instincts -not impulses- is the best way to strengthen your intuition and your trust to lean into this to guide your decisions. Doing so can help you avoid being anxious about how things will turn out because you trusted the source that led you there, YOU.

• Allow people to show up for you when there is a void. As you proceed along your authentic journey, everyone won’t be able to join you. And, frankly, you may not want them to. This can be jarring, and it can be lonely. In these moments, lean on yourself and your God, Source, or whoever you pray to, and trust that the void will be filled. Your tribe will fold around you soon enough.

• God is love is love. God created this world, and all its pleasures because God empathizes with the human experience. All that is good should be enjoyed and experienced, in a healthy way. God can be who you need God to be. Lean into the “I Am” and let God be a God of peace, of pleasure, of joy, of nurturing.

• Guard your heart and all that is sacred to you. People gon be people, and they may not have the level of regard and respect you have for you, for themselves. In turn, they won’t know how to offer that to you. Therefore, it’s imperative that regardless of who you love, who you work with, who you’re friends with, you must be aware of your blindspots, create boundaries to support you, and honor those boundaries.

• Nothing is good,or bad, it just is. Paul Ferrini, author of “Love without Conditions” shares the teachings of Jesus and the Christ Mind. Suffering is created when we create and follow our judgment of our life and world experiences. Just as there is sweetness, there is bitterness. But we can stay even keeled in this journey if we just experience it just as it is. In our personal experiences, though challenges exist, there also exists peace, love, and good things.

Resources Referenced in this Episode

• Grab your free copy of the Write Your Truth by the F.A.C.T.S. Guide myfavoritelife.co/factsguide
• Love without Conditions x Paul Ferrini
• Grab an autographed copy of my book Of All the Lives I've Lived: This is My Favorite: An Inspirational Memoir
• Grab a copy from Amazon

Guard your heart Psalms 4:23

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