~Kristen Brown
Introduction
My
Dearest Readers,
After
I experienced a deeply profound betrayal and upset in my life that started in
August of 2009, I made the conscious, dedicated, directed decision to claim
victory over my circumstance. I set
course to heal and not only did I heal, my entire life began to transform right
before my eyes. I learned how my false
beliefs about myself and my past behavioral patterns were creating repeating,
negative scenarios in my life. I discovered
that the only power we have is the power to change ourselves no matter what
anyone has done or is doing to us. I
awakened to a higher consciousness, a deeper connection to Source and my soul’s
calling. I call this new awareness
“awakening to self-worth.”
Although
I have always been a “seeker”, it was a distinct two year period of time that
awakened me to the understanding of how we can claim our worth and personal
power at any given time if we fully commit to do so. Even though I continue to evolve every day, I
call those specific two years “The College of Kristen” because not unlike
academic college, they were a time of concentrated learning, struggle, fear,
balance and evolution. It’s important
to know and understand that it does not have to take a major life crisis to
break you open or redirect your path!
You can make that decision right here, right now!
I
call From Doormat to Sweet Empowerment a
spiritual guide, because I refer to a Higher Power often. I interchange what I call this Power
throughout the text because in my estimation, there really is no name that embodies
all of what He/She/It is. I will use
names such as: God, Spirit, Holy Spirit, Source, Source Energy, Universe,
Universal Intelligence, Loving Essence and Higher Power. Please understand that with any name I use, I
am always referring to the Superpower of the universe as I know and understand
it… All Loving and All Good. I believe
we co-create our experience with this Energy to learn love, compassion and
forgiveness and to live more peacefully while we make manifest our
desires. I believe that God/Source/Spirit
is pure love and anything outside of that is illusion/fear/ego. When I refer to our “Higher Self”, I am
referring to the times we are connected to Source, our Light within, Truth. When I use the term “lower self”, I am
referring to the times we are identifying with our egoic, smaller mind - the
fearful disclaimer that tries to sabotage our expansion and healing. You can also choose to view the Higher Self
and lower self as the proverbial angel on one shoulder and the devil on the
other. I don’t claim to be a guru or
master of anything nor do I claim to know all there is to know about this
Power. I only know that through
experience and trial, It is real and here to guide us on our journey.
Chapter
One is the only purposefully placed chapter in this book because Connecting With [My] Divinity is where
my transformation began. In this chapter
I share my personal story to better acquaint you with whom I am, where I’ve
been and how my transformation from doormat to empowerment began. After Chapter One, feel free to read the
chapters in any order that speaks to you.
Honor your soul by doing what feels right and true for you. This is your journey. The concepts and ideas of each chapter were
all congruent themes running at the same time during my healing. I didn’t stop one to begin another. Additionally, they are the exact same
concepts and ideas I continue to practice and strengthen in myself each and
every day. Each concept aligns with
adopting a new way of thinking, feeling, acting and being that is consistent
and supportive of self-love and self-worth.
You might also notice that some material might tend to overlap. This is because all the models within are
directly connected by the same universal laws.
I believe without a doubt that when we love ourselves first, wholly and Holy, all else
falls into place. When our highest value
becomes our well-being, our life begins to shift in the most fascinating,
unexpected and wonderful ways. The path
to empowerment is all about changing oneself first in order to create change in
one’s life.
The
stories and excerpts within are true life situations of my own, my
coaching/mentoring clients, my friends and family. All names have been changed in order to
protect and respect the privacy of others.
This book was written to spread light, awareness and to promote healing
to its readers. Although I now
passionately teach the wisdom and knowledge I’ve acquired, I continue daily to
learn, grow and expand my consciousness.
Self-love and personal empowerment is not a destination; it is a way of
living.
My
invitation to you is to read the content of this book with an open mind and
heart. Be willing to discover, uncover
and own what is yours to learn and grow from and discard anything that does not
ring true in your soul. You might
identify with every word in every chapter or we may have been brought together
to validate a change you are already in process of. Whatever your purpose for being here is, know
it is correct and perfect for you at this time.
You found this book (or this book found you) for a Divine reason. There are no coincidences.
The
greatest step we can ever make regarding our personal well-being and healing is
the first one! I honor the seeker in you
and bow to your quest to improve the quality of your life and
relationships. I will not give you the
false impression it will always be easy.
The journey to empowerment will take courage, commitment and time. The
fact that you are here, however, tells me you are ready to transform your life
and reclaim your personal power, confidence and joy. Taking the first step in any recovery is the hardest and you have already done it! I honor and congratulate you!
In
closing, always remember that life is a process. Change is a process. Be gentle with yourself while on your
journey. Stay your course, encourage and
congratulate yourself often and most importantly honor yourself for the
beautiful, unique soul that you are!
With
love,
Kristen
Brown
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