Somebody wants needs your medicine. There is a soul hankering for your flavor. A mind waiting to be enlightened by your flame.
This past weekend I hosted a 2-day virtual summit called Forge Your Own Path where my friend Nikki and I held space for dozens of souls that are ready to pave their own way.
It was transformational. Electric. Unforgettable. Not just for me, but for the collective. Something almost incomprehensible occurred.
We dissolved our doubts and focused on serving others. More grandly, we let spirit move through us. Infinite intelligence. The creative source that boomed everything into existence — it quite literally guided us on this journey.
There’s really no other way to describe it. Something came over us. We joked that “Jesus took the wheel” but I’ve never understood the saying more perfectly.
For those with an aversion to religious ideas and references to holy spirit woo-woo and dogma, I’ll stop you right there. This goes beyond institutions of religion and organized attempts at translating the undeniable higher power that moves through each of us. It’s a much simpler look at the human experience through the recognition of Oneness and the interconnectedness of all beings.
When I say spirit, I mean life force. Creative energy. The place where new ideas come from. The realm beyond the seen. The quality that makes a sunset remarkable and childbirth astonishing. That thing. You can’t put your finger on it but it’s always at the tip of your tongue.
All great artists know it well. They attribute their greatest hits and masterpieces to it. They are humbled to call themselves a vessel and a channel to something far greater.
So, yes. Spirit, Source, life force, creative intelligence — it led us here.
And the reason I know it’s true is because of the feeling in my body. A type of expansion that stretches the nervous system and awakens the third eye. It causes butterflies in your stomach and brings to the surface your ego fears and perceived limitations.
But what did we do? We surrendered to the flow and trusted that when we get out of our own way, we make room for something incredibly special.
We spent 14 hours streaming this event over 2 days. Interacting with speakers and attendees. Allowing space for revelations and moments for stillness. Bringing activation and fire to the circle in order to awaken that same powerful connection in others.
We inspired trailblazers to acknowledge their shadows, listen to their inner wisdom, build their innate resilience, and go beyond what is in front of them.
I’ve never been so moved. I now fully understand what it is to be of service. To sacrifice my comfort for the sake of expansion. To trust that a higher calling will bring doubt but it will also unlock a new reality.
This weekend convinced me that the world is changing. We’re building a New Earth, as they call it. Gathering minds to push our consciousness and explore what we cannot see so that it may be felt and embodied.
I had a pinch-me moment on Sunday toward the end of the day. This is it. You’re doing it. That vision I’ve had for such a long time — wanting to help others grow and embody the woman in me who leads.
Surreal.
Doing this event in partnership with Nikki (say hi to her here) opened my eyes to the true meaning of co-creation. To see that when we work together, we create so much more. It’s obvious once you’re in it, but when you’ve been solo-tripping it for so long, you forget that sometimes the most powerful way to connect to Source and Infinite Intelligence is through others. You know what? It is actually THE way to connect. Co-creating with so many powerful women lit up this truth in me — we really are better together.
To feel Oneness is to see an “other” as you. As One with all. To fall in love is to surrender your heart to the vastness of somebody else’s soul. I knew this experience romantically but had not quite seen the depths that could be felt when combining friendship with purpose.
WOW! And now I see all my other friendships and connections in this new light. Whether it be my family or friends growing up, we’ve always been mirrors for each other and avenues for connection to the beyond.
Forge Your Own Path changed my life. It showed me what I am capable of. It blew my own mind. It humbled me and simultaneously made me feel proud of what I can create. Most importantly, it showed me that none of this is really about me.
It’s about seeing the connection that when I honor myself and my gifts, I honor the collective consciousness. That feels really big and scary and kind of weird to say — but I think it may be true.
We are all just walking each other home. We’re giving a hand to our fellow man and helping illuminate their own path. There comes with this a level of respect for others. To see how each unique individual is on their perfect timeline and that the vastness of our differences creates fertile ground for connection and acceptance.
In the same way that our planet needs earth, fire, air, and water to maintain balance, humans exemplify these characteristics across the population in order to forge our own ecosystem of balance. After all, we are nature. The divine balance we perceive as unique to the natural world is alive in all of us.
I have a good feeling about this. About all of this. About where I’m at, about where others are at, and about the future. Being in service to others has expanded me beyond belief. I want to keep doing this. I want to continuously learn about myself and the nature of the Universe so that I can get out of my own way and create art. Share my words and my messages with you.
I’m inspired to be more audacious. To get more haters and to continue trusting my internal compass! To be so fully expressed that it becomes a problem for those who live in their own prisons. Embrace my multidimensionality and never stop sending it. Honor my gifts and dance in my zone of genius. Listen to my body’s wisdom and smash any belief that says I’m not good enough. I’m here to match up with my highest self and be uniquely me. To close my eyes and feel Source moving through my body and soul.
Here’s to never forgetting how powerful we all are.
And here’s to forging your own damn path.
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Xo,
BS
I love this:
"Embrace my multidimensionality and never stop sending it. Honor my gifts and dance in my zone of genius. Listen to my body’s wisdom and smash any belief that says I’m not good enough. I’m here to match up with my highest self and be uniquely me. To close my eyes and feel"