Purpose in a time of crisis: Join us for a retreat!

 

August 29, 2022 Regenerate Your World  Build the future you want to live in. I know these times aren't the easiest for all of us, but I am an optimist - I see the glass as half-full, instead of half-empty. To brighten up your days, I publish the Regenerate Your World newsletter coming to your inbox on a bi-weekly basis. Let's Get Empowered! How are you really feeling? Greetings readers! Let's check in, how are you? What is your automatic response? Is it"good","fine", "busy". Now I am going to ask again, how are you really? Sometimes my answer to this question is, good at other times it is tired, angry, exhausted, and frustrated.  The past 2 ½ years have been a heavy burden to bear. Female-identifying people have long carried the responsibilities of caring for others and unrealistic expectations that can come with these responsibilities. These responsibilities are more challenging during the pandemic leaving little time for anything else. Now for some positive news: in the past few newsletters, I have mentioned I am working on a project. This project started on a day when I was feeling angry and frustrated. I was angry and frustrated by the circumstances that I as a woman and my friends as women face. Circumstances are often times out of our control. I was talking about my feelings with a friend and stated that I felt so helpless. I wanted to do something- then we decided we should host a retreat. This retreat would be our way of giving women the opportunity to set an intention and pay attention to their sense of purpose.  A space to feel how you are really feeling without judgment. The retreat, Purpose in a Time of Crisis will be in-person in Duluth, MN. I will be hosting the retreat with my good friend, Rachel Gilbertson, a Certified Health Coach and Mindfulness Facilitator. This retreat is designed to help create space to clarify a sense of purpose by aligning intention, attention, attitude, action, and impact. The day will focus on rest, reflection, and regeneration as powerful forms of resistance and transformation at a location that nurtures your whole self. Now for the details: What:  Purpose in a Time of Crisis Retreat When: October 1st Where: McCabe Renewal Center 2125 Abbotsford Ave, Duluth, MN 55803 Time: 9 am to 3 pm How to register: Go to Checkout Want more information? Go to https://www.empowerpossible.com/p/purpose-in-a-time-of-crisis-retreat  This poem is one that came to mind that day I felt so frustrated. It provided the motivation I needed to process my anger and move forward. I hope it inspires you as well. ‘Still I Rise’ – Maya Angelou You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I’ll rise. Does my sassiness upset you?  Why are you beset with gloom?  ’Cause I walk like I’ve got oil wells  Pumping in my living room. Just like moons and like suns, With the certainty of tides, Just like hopes springing high, Still I’ll rise. Did you want to see me broken?   Bowed head and lowered eyes? Shoulders falling down like teardrops,  Weakened by my soulful cries? Does my haughtiness offend you?  Don’t you take it awful hard ’Cause I laugh like I’ve got gold mines Diggin’ in my own backyard. You may shoot me with your words, You may cut me with your eyes, You may kill me with your hatefulness, But still, like air,  I’ll rise. Does my sexiness upset you? Does it come as a surprise That I dance like I’ve got diamonds At the meeting of my thighs? Out of the huts of history’s shame I rise Up from a past that’s rooted in pain I rise I’m a black ocean, leaping and wide, Welling and swelling I bear in the tide. Leaving behind nights of terror and fear I rise Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear I rise Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise I rise I rise. Thank you for your readership! Together we can regenerate our world., Julie Upcoming Events What: Purpose in a Time of Crisis Where: McCabe Renewal Center, Duluth MN. When: October 1st 9am to 3pm Why: Take a day to restore, reconnect, and regenerate. Click here to register In other news, EMPOWER Possible is on Pinterest! For quotes and inspiration go to : https://pin.it/2l5gRLc and follow EMPOWER Possible.

The Possible Futures of You

 

August 15, 2022 Regenerate Your World  Build the future you want to live in. I know these times aren't the easiest for all of us, but I am an optimist - I see the glass as half-full, instead of half-empty. To brighten up your days, I publish the Regenerate Your World newsletter coming to your inbox on a bi-weekly basis. Let's Get Empowered! The Possible Futures of You For several years I have been an adjunct instructor, teaching Global and Cultural Health. Something I loved about the course is witnessing the development of the students over the course of the year. I was fortunate enough to teach the same cohort of first-year students for two semesters in a row. The transformation from high school senior to a second-year college student is something I felt fortunate to be a part of.  One assignment that highlights this transformation is writing a personal mission statement, students think about their vocation and values in the first semester and then draft a mission statement second semester. At first, some of the students are unsure and sometimes uncomfortable expressing their values and thinking about a vocation or calling. As the year progresses they are more comfortable with the process.  I am a believer in doing the work I ask others to do so I complete the assignment with them and use it as a talking point in my lectures. It has been interesting for me to see how my own personal mission statement has changed over the years. Have you ever thought about your personal mission statement?  If so, what is your mission statement?  If not, take a minute to think about what it could be. Next, think about how your mission relates to your day-to-day activities?  Are your day-to-day activities helping build up your personal mission? Maybe you are starting to see why some of my students are challenged by this assignment-this is tough stuff but worth the work.  In order to empower our lives and thrive, we need to seek to understand our personal mission and values which will impact our current state and future.  What does your future look like?  Will it be one where you seek to foster your mission? For me, I am working on growing EMPOWER Possible, LLC, and am incorporating opportunities into EMPOWER Possible, LLC where you can live out your mission! If you like the idea check out the website, empowerpossible.com, and share it with a friend. If you find it interesting chances are someone else will too! Together we can regenerate our world!   Read more about EMPOWER Possible Click Here Newsflash! Planning for an EMPOWER Possible retreat is in the works! We now have a date and location: October 1st, 2022 at the McCabe Renewal Center in Duluth, MN. We will focus on purpose in a time of crisis. More information is coming soon. Keep reading the newsletters to stay up to date on upcoming events. Thank you for your readership!

Don't Keep it to Yourself

 

August 1, 2022 Regenerate Your World  Build the future you want to live in. I know these times aren't the easiest for all of us, but I am an optimist - I see the glass as half-full, instead of half-empty. To brighten up your days, I publish the Regenerate Your World newsletter coming to your inbox on a bi-weekly basis. Let's Get Empowered!

Newsflash! Planning for an EMPOWER Possible retreat is in the works! The retreat will occur this Fall. We will focus on purpose in a time of crisis. More information is coming soon. Keep reading the newsletters to stay up to date on upcoming events. Thank you for your readership! Don't Keep it to Yourself What do you want to be when you grow up? I appreciate Goldie Hawn’s answer to this question, "People used to ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up and I’d say ‘Happy!’ That was all I wanted to be." - Goldie Hawn to Vanity Fair, 1992. What I appreciate about Goldie Hawn’s answer is it highlights a basic desire we all have. We all on some level want to be happy. How we define happiness may differ. How do you define happiness?  I define my happiness as my ability to reach my full potential. Reaching our full potential is foundational to my current project EMPOWER Possible, LLC. EMPOWER Possible gives you the option to engage through courses, coaching, or consulting services in order to overcome obstacles and reach your full potential through the EMPOWER skillset. In the EMPOWER course, you develop your EMPOWER skillset which you will learn about engagement, meaning, people, organizations, well-being, empathy, and regenerative practices. EMPOWER courses include:  lectures   downloadable PDFs   worksheets action plans After taking a course students will be able to:·   Effectively put into practice the skills you need to reach your full potential. This is a self-paced course. This means you have the ability to focus on the areas that mean the most to you at your own speed. To learn more go to EMPOWER Possible Courses What do you want to be? When you read the phrase, "I am here to....", what comes to mind?"  How will you define happiness? Does it take into consideration what you are here to do? Together we can regenerate our world. Julie