"Do not Hold Doors.... Believe"

LEADING WITH LOVE: "Do not Hold Doors.... Believe" TOOL: A personal letter to self for support accountability compassion and inner power. What do you do when you are in a moment of struggle? What areas in your life could use some proactive attention? Using your voice with accountability, compassion, and gratitude without giving away your power is the most secure way to BELIEVE in those hard times when it is difficult to focus on the greater outcome.

Along our journeys we have crossroads that call on decisions and doorways in which those decisions become an impact on deeper learning and/or opportunities to thrive. Do not Hold Doors.... Believe, refers to our power to choose believing in those moments rather than holding on to false truths, damaging memories or standing still in fear. When you want to freeze, run, or hold up in the doorway. Remember: "Healing is not a one-time event but rather a journey. It's a process of going from point A to B and takes time, energy, and commitment... a journey from helplessness to mastery" -Jasmine Lee Cori, HEALING FROM TRAUMA" TOOL: A personal letter to self Working on retaining this wisdom often takes a deeper connection with self. Love thy self means before the rest of your world can see you YOU must see you. I recommend that you have a healthier relationship with Past moments or experiences that you considered to have you in a state of suffering. Wanna Get that Deeper Connection? Here You Go!: 1. Select a time in your life that was difficult for you that is now resolved or behind you. One that makes you feel like, "thank goodness thats over, or behind me!" Give that experience a name. Ex: My First Heart Break 2. Pull out a piece of paper and pen and get started with your letter. ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS/COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES and see where you end up. Remember, you are your best friend, so write like it! EX: Dear Anyanwu,... - what about this time in your life had you feeling like you were suffering? - try to recall, how did you resist the suffering? (Projections, Behaviors, Decisions) - what may have happened if you stopped resisting? - what did the experience have to teach you? - if you totally accepted the struggle what would the cost be? What were you gaining in the long run? - how did what you gained from this past circumstance further develop where you are today. - after consideration of all you answers what could your current self have told your past self? - what does all this mean for the next door of challenge, how you manage struggle, and how not resisting can manifest something greater?