you say you want a revolution...

you know we all want to change the world.

did you know sweet friends,

that there is a revolution happening...

today.

right now.

right here.

a revolution of gigantic proportions...

spread forth through

the personal experiences

and life changing moments

of beautiful souls

just like you and I.

brave girls, women, children & men

who have made a choice...

to live wholeheartedly...

and fearlessly.

embracing new definitions

and new knowledge

of love, life and bravery.

sweet friends,

you NO LONGER need to feel

alone, afraid, stuck.

my hand is right here...

along with the hands of hundreds of other brave girls...

ready to pull you up,

support you,

and encourage you.

you NO LONGER need to worry about

the "what if's"...

the "not good enough's"

the doubt, the fear.

you just need to COME.

come as you are...

broken, whole, frozen, secure.

all you need to do...

is take my hand...

TODAY.

right now.

and join the revolution.

I PROMISE

it will be worth it.

YOU CAN DO IT...

and even if you think you can't...

or don't need to...

or don't have the time...

lean on me right now...

believe in me...

and the entire collective of Brave Girls...

who are ready to support you.

Soul Restoration I begins April 5th, 2011.

if you'd like to read about my personal experience with Brave Girl's Club and Soul Restoration I, you can continue reading here...

it's certainly hard to find a place to start when you want to tell a story about something that has completely and irrecovably changed your life.

to all of you who have read my stories and followed my blog for some time now, you know there have been some big changes happening with me. i guess, i've decided that the important thing to share, is not the gritty, yucky story about what needed to change in my life. really, we all have a story like that, don't we? abuse, addiction, depression, loss, dissappointment...whatever our own personal story is, we all have one that has affected us deeply. FOR SO MANY YEARS, i focused on the unfixable details of my painful story. the why, the unfairness, the anger, the sadness. no matter how hard i tried to "fix things" they always broke again. truly, i felt lost. stuck. alone.

i already knew deep down, the changes i needed to make. i knew that something had to change. soul restoration did not "fix my life" for me. it did not give me the answers i so desperately was searching for. it did not point fingers at anyone, nor assign blame.

what soul restoration did do for me, is instruct me and arm me with an entire set of tools that will be with me the rest of my life. tools i will in turn share with and teach my children.

i am who i am.

period.

the good alongside the not -so good.

the right turns, the wrong.

one, whole, beautiful, hopeful soul.

i am exactly where i am supposed to be in life,

and tomorrow will be ok.

though my three children and i

are going through an incredibly painful change right now...

and many things in my life are unravelling...

i am in many ways,

happier and more confident about my direction

that i have ever, ever been.

in the words of Melody Ross, "when someone targets our weaknessess and exploits them, that is abuse."

i am worth so much more

than living under the umbrella

of any type of abuse.

and it feels really, really good

to not only say that

but to believe it.

this is probably the most personal post i have ever shared on my blog.

but if it touches one soul out there

and encourages you forward...

it will be so worth it.

thanks for reading friends.

if you'd like to see some pretty pics from my work in soul restoration you can click here:

http://sweetpeaink.typepad.com/borntofly/2011/01/a-little-peek-at-what-ive-been-creating.html

http://sweetpeaink.typepad.com/borntofly/2011/02/the-most-important-work-of-all.html

xoxo,

cs

 

Comments

[Lee Ann]

Oh my goodness, this post is sooooo beautiful!!!
Thank YOU for sharing your heart with us.
I love Brave Girls Club too and also took the Soul Restoration class. It has been amazing how it has helped me get unstuck and ready to fly higher now.

I also love your blog! It feels like such a special place to stop and sit for a spell and take in all of the peace and beauty that your spirit leaves throughout.

Thank Y♥U! You are on your way! I can feel your wings and see them sparkling as they pass by me. Good for YOU.

[Lee Ann]

Hey where on Brave Girl Facebook page do I find your story so I can vote for you? I went over and cannot seem to find it anywhere.

♥Lee Ann

[Cristina-Sweet Pea Ink]

sweet lee ann-
thank you! the contest has already ended, but i'm so very glad you stopped by. i hope we can stay connected via blogland! xoxo

[Toni K]

Thank you so much for sharing. I completed Soul Restoration too, and it was sooooo worth it. Having been through a lot of 'stuff' too i can relate. So happy for you.

[Dawn B]

This is a beautiful post. Thank you for sharing. It is amazing how many lives Melody and Kathy are touching through Brave Girls and Soul Restoration.
I am so proud of you!! Good luck.