Comments on: I Finally Did It http://sharlapatrick.com/finally/ Awakening to Natural Balance Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://sharlapatrick.com/finally/comment-page-1/#comment-393 Anonymous Fri, 17 Sep 2010 01:37:00 +0000 http://sharlapatrick.com/?p=848#comment-393 Wow Lindsay, I got God Bumps reading your heart felt story. You are on an amazing liberating path of realizing that the only opinion that really matters is your own-no one can define us, make us who we are or even make us feel a certain way unless we allow them too. I love how you name the part of yourself, Doubting Daisy...it's wonderful because she will be apart of your life forever, acknowledge her when she "pops" up and ask what she needs to be complete-to feel better- and listen hard because you will get the answer just like you did by diving into that ocean and freeing her. Once we can accept ourselves, every part of ourselves then we are free. I'm inspired by this story and think the world should hear more of who you are and what you are learning...I hope you keep on sharing! Om Shanti Wow Lindsay, I got God Bumps reading your heart felt story. You are on an amazing liberating path of realizing that the only opinion that really matters is your own-no one can define us, make us who we are or even make us feel a certain way unless we allow them too.

I love how you name the part of yourself, Doubting Daisy…it’s wonderful because she will be apart of your life forever, acknowledge her when she “pops” up and ask what she needs to be complete-to feel better- and listen hard because you will get the answer just like you did by diving into that ocean and freeing her. Once we can accept ourselves, every part of ourselves then we are free. I’m inspired by this story and think the world should hear more of who you are and what you are learning…I hope you keep on sharing!
Om Shanti

]]> By: Anonymous http://sharlapatrick.com/finally/comment-page-1/#comment-391 Anonymous Fri, 17 Sep 2010 01:32:00 +0000 http://sharlapatrick.com/?p=848#comment-391 Thanks so much Wayne! Thanks so much Wayne!

]]> By: Arcade1020 http://sharlapatrick.com/finally/comment-page-1/#comment-390 Arcade1020 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 00:48:00 +0000 http://sharlapatrick.com/?p=848#comment-390 I love how you word things. Lol. Awesome blog! Lindsay great story! Sounds like I was increditable! Wayne I love how you word things. Lol. Awesome blog! Lindsay great story! Sounds like I was increditable!

Wayne

]]> By: Lindsay http://sharlapatrick.com/finally/comment-page-1/#comment-388 Lindsay Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:10:00 +0000 http://sharlapatrick.com/?p=848#comment-388 This blog was very enjoyable Sharla :) I can relate to the freeing moment you share here. Being a 16 year old teenager I worried a lot about what people thought about me. I worried about my acne, and my hair, how my clothes fit and all of those normal teenage issues. One day I went for a walk on a nearby beach, the weather was overcast but very warm, you know those days when the wind hits you and it's so warm you don't even shiver? You just close your eyes and feel it? Well, it was one of those days and the water had big waves and I badly wanted to go swimming. First reaction was that I'm wearing makeup my mascara is going to run and I'll look ruined. I had no bathing suit, no towel and what if someone saw me with mascara circles on my face? After talking back and forth with myself I decided to just do it. I went to the beach which had started to clear because the rain clouds were rolling in, walked into the water (with my clothes on), and took the plunge. After diving in those waves it felt like I was washing away the weight of everything negative. It was amazing! I felt like me! I smiled to myself and almost broke down in tears because that moment for me was so freeing. I had been holding myself back from myself for so long. And of course, the rain rolled in. It was almost like something from a movie but it was for me, a very spiritual and enlightening moment. I felt so happy and proud to have stood up to my negative self talk and just did it. It was as if nature and the heavens were rooting me on allowing me to be free, no judgement. My true self wanted to swim and I finally listened. Doubting daisy just kept holding me back telling me NO, and that moment I was completely liberated from her. I'd never shared that moment until now. That moment taught me that I needed to love and appreciate myself more and to stop judging myself. One of my biggest fears then was that people wouldn't love me just the way that I was. I had many experiences growing up where I was made to feel ashamed of who I was by my social peers and that had truly stuck with me. That issue still arises at times to this day. I want to thank you for sharing your story and allowing me to feel free enough to share this here :) Cannot wait to read more of your blogs - God Bless :) This blog was very enjoyable Sharla :) I can relate to the freeing moment you share here. Being a 16 year old teenager I worried a lot about what people thought about me. I worried about my acne, and my hair, how my clothes fit and all of those normal teenage issues. One day I went for a walk on a nearby beach, the weather was overcast but very warm, you know those days when the wind hits you and it’s so warm you don’t even shiver? You just close your eyes and feel it? Well, it was one of those days and the water had big waves and I badly wanted to go swimming.
First reaction was that I’m wearing makeup my mascara is going to run and I’ll look ruined.
I had no bathing suit, no towel and what if someone saw me with mascara circles on my face? After
talking back and forth with myself I decided to just do it. I went to the beach which had started
to clear because the rain clouds were rolling in, walked into the water (with my clothes on), and took the plunge. After diving in those waves it felt like I was washing away the weight of everything negative. It was amazing! I felt like me! I smiled to myself and almost broke down in tears because that moment for me was so freeing. I had been holding myself back from myself for so long. And of course, the rain rolled in. It was almost like something from a movie but it was for me, a very spiritual and enlightening moment. I felt so happy and proud to have stood up to my negative self talk and just did it. It was as if nature and the heavens were rooting me on allowing me to be free, no judgement. My true self wanted to swim and I finally listened. Doubting daisy just kept holding me back telling me NO, and that moment I was completely liberated from her.
I’d never shared that moment until now. That moment taught me that I needed to love and appreciate myself more and to stop judging myself. One of my biggest fears then was that people wouldn’t love me just the way that I was. I had many experiences growing up where I was made to feel ashamed of who I was by my social peers and that had truly stuck with me. That issue still arises at times to this day. I want to thank you for sharing your story and allowing me to feel free enough to share this here :) Cannot wait to read more of your blogs – God Bless :)

]]> By: sharlapatrick http://sharlapatrick.com/finally/comment-page-1/#comment-279 sharlapatrick Thu, 05 Aug 2010 22:24:56 +0000 http://sharlapatrick.com/?p=848#comment-279 Thanks Carmen...how have you been girl??? What's new in your world-anything exciting? Thanks Carmen…how have you been girl??? What's new in your world-anything exciting?

]]> By: Carmen Torbus http://sharlapatrick.com/finally/comment-page-1/#comment-278 Carmen Torbus Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:58:04 +0000 http://sharlapatrick.com/?p=848#comment-278 Sounds incredible Sharla. Can't wait to read about you taking it to the next step. <br><br>xo & belief in you,<br>Carmen Sounds incredible Sharla. Can't wait to read about you taking it to the next step.

xo & belief in you,
Carmen

]]> By: sharlapatrick http://sharlapatrick.com/finally/comment-page-1/#comment-277 sharlapatrick Wed, 04 Aug 2010 08:43:55 +0000 http://sharlapatrick.com/?p=848#comment-277 Freedom is within not without...however, the outside world shows us what's important to enjoy or learn from. So in this moment in my life nature speaks to me, calls me, nurtures me to some degree because I realize that it's not nature that does those things to me, it reminds me of my wholeness and that Freedom lies within. Being in nature makes me realize and feel that freedom I have all the time but sometimes find it hard to access. Freedom is within not without…however, the outside world shows us what's important to enjoy or learn from. So in this moment in my life nature speaks to me, calls me, nurtures me to some degree because I realize that it's not nature that does those things to me, it reminds me of my wholeness and that Freedom lies within. Being in nature makes me realize and feel that freedom I have all the time but sometimes find it hard to access.

]]> By: Tony Teegarden http://sharlapatrick.com/finally/comment-page-1/#comment-276 Tony Teegarden Sun, 01 Aug 2010 04:26:33 +0000 http://sharlapatrick.com/?p=848#comment-276 You know after reading this, It reminded me of the story Jana shared with me about Nelson Mandela. How could a man imprisoned by his captors within a 10 x 10 room for nearly 30 years, find happiness and freedom? <br><br>Interesting question to ask.<br><br>Much love & light. You know after reading this, It reminded me of the story Jana shared with me about Nelson Mandela. How could a man imprisoned by his captors within a 10 x 10 room for nearly 30 years, find happiness and freedom?

Interesting question to ask.

Much love & light.

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