[Sheri]

Just thinking of you all and sending vibes of gratitude your way! This quote came across my path recently and thought I’d share:

“If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere.” – Vincent VanGogh

[Sheri]

An offer, if anyone is flying into Denver on the morning of the 21st and would like a ride to Boulder for the carpool to Gunnison I would be happy to pick up. I live about 25 mins from the Denver airport and about an hour from Boulder. I suppose if you fly in the day before and find it easier to stay near the airport than getting to Boulder, that could work too.

Keep me posted on your plans. Looking forward to meeting everyone!
Sheri

[Sheri]

Hi! I feel like I am late to the party – but SO glad I am here! After reading the above and viewing the videos of the calls I have missed I feel like I know you all already! I am honored and very excited to be walking this part of our journey together. A little about myself, my name is Sheri. I live in Centennial, CO, with my husband, an amazing high school teacher and we have 2 sons, 19 and nearly 16. I currently work part-time at my church as a Small Group Ministry Director and Youth & Family Ministry Coordinator. I also do a lot with our service and outreach. I am passionate about walking with those seeking to live life to their fullest expression. Coaching them to finding the balance necessary for that possibility. Also have a heart for accompanying those working through dark times and struggles, as we all do. That is when we learn and grow the most. I was drawn to EBI because of the Nature (external and internal) Connection (with soul, nature and others) aspect it brings to coaching. I had been feeling called to coaching for some time (a long time) and when I learned of Nature-Connected Coaching and EBI, it all clicked. It has taken me getting my feet wet with a few online classes and getting clear through my own soul direction that it is time to take these next steps and what an igniting of my light has that decision made! Excited to meet you all in person in June, especially those I have already met via zoom. See you on the next call.

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Thanks Lisa, Your timing was great and the support needed! After announcing to you all my plan I woke the next morning with, what Brene Brown calls, vulnerability hangover! The doubts started creeping in just as I was working on the application…those “who do you think you are” and “why do you think you can do this”. But I am rising strong (if you are a Brene Brown fan you will get that one) and overcoming those doubts. Journaling and working my way through the questions and am amazed at the soul-directed answers and visions I am being gifted with as I do.

Keep connecting all,
Sheri

[Sheri]

You have all been on my mind and in my heart today. Hope this note finds you all well. Today I have had a clarity and confidence in my vision and moving forward with NCC that I have not felt before. I am excited to share that I have started filling out the application for the June NCC program!

How are you? What is happening in your life right now that you are excited about? Who else has / will be applying for the June group?

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Practice – practice – practice. I know I want to, believe I am meant to, take the next step and join the NCC certification course in June. My concern is if I have the commitment to do it wholeheartedly. So I gave myself a challenge. If I show myself that I can do the work here and now by practicing what I have learned thus far, committing to a daily practice, living life the way I want to help others to do – practice what you preach – plus continuing to seek out knowledge in other areas. If I can do this consistently with wholeheartedness, between now and June I will know I am ready. So far so good, I am not perfect but am embracing this challenge, committing the time and seeing / feeling the growth. I am so appreciative for all the support and look forward to walking further on this path with you!

[Sheri]

Love “nurture with nature”, Ash, sounds like a great mission statement. Perfect for a t-shirt! Plus your comments about synchronicity – so true – that is how I feel when living in my flow. Everything falls into place as it should. Thanks for sharing, your excitement and energy come through your writing and I feel invigorated too.

I listened to a PodCast this morning on: New Research on Leadership Coaching

Not sure if that attempt at inserting the link will work. It was a good listen to. Positive feedback on Leadership Coaching and Self-Leadership. Let me know if you need the link in a different format.

[Sheri]

Thank you all for your sharing and your openness as we swim in this lake together. My favorite quote from above, David: “As a former champion of talking myself out of things that initially make me very excited.” I so relate! I am so excited for each of you and the AHA’s you are having on this journey. It has been enlightening to say the least.

Wow, it hurts, a physical ache inside to avoid this work. Haven’t acknowledged that before. I actually have physical issues I am currently dealing with that I clearly see now are due to my fighting moving forward in my vision. This has happened, not just recently but over the years of turning away from what I have been clearly guided to. It just keeps coming back, actually it never left. As my soul told my “fell off track” part; “It’s ok, I’ll be waiting for you when you come back.” Patiently waiting for my parts to get the kicking and screaming, the fear and the rebelliousness out of their system. The work through the growing pains.

What you spend your time on, pour your energy into, is your passion. (Unless you are actively avoiding it, ha!) I tell my kids and pray that they pursue their passions. What lights the fire within them. That, I believe is what God intends for your life, how you have been gifted. I have been struggling, avoiding, and I am realizing how much this nature stuff lights me up. I realized following my last coaching call how my fears are of my light not my darkness. I am shying away from that which makes me powerful. As Marianne Williamson says, there is nothing enlightened about shrinking… giving ourselves permission to shine empowers others to do the same…

I have felt lead for awhile (years) now to coach others to be their best selves, to achieve their telos. How can I possibly guide others on that path if I am not striving to achieve mine for myself? (I suppose in reality I am, just seem to be doing it the hard way!) Knowing the actions to take and taking them are not the same thing. More than that, digging deeper through this work is taking me to a level of knowing myself that I realize I am just scratching the surface of possibilities. What I thought of being my best self by eating right, exercising, making natural and healthy choices, in mind, body and spirit, mental and emotional health care, etc. Now feels very surface level compared to this soul-directed living. I see that when you enter to that depth, that connection, the rest falls into place.

Knew a spiritual side of coaching was missing for me. Desired to bring people to this place of true connection with creator – soul. A place of peace, where clarity is found. Oneness yet, uniqueness. One with all and still a very unique space to fill. Self discovery through nature connected coaching. Telos living through soul-direction.

[Sheri]

Thanks Tamara, for your reply and for your encouragement! I got some good work in yesterday. Spent time conversing between Soul and Child, Soul and Lover as I build up to having, what I expect to be more difficult discussions. Both conversations were very informative. Especially with Child. I really was picturing that differently but realized it was my other parts picturing Child in a different place, but through the discussion was able to see where my Child is actively involved in much of my moving forward. This is such a good practice. The self awareness it is bringing is eye opening, comforting and positive growth.

Might need to make a road trip to check out your labyrinth. I love labyrinths! Heading to one today.

[Sheri]

Struggling and decided I needed to name it, in hopes of getting a handle on it. I am in massive avoidance mode. I have blocked time out to work on parts to soul work, all week, and keep finding ways to widdle away that time on meaningless things to clearly avoid moving into this work. Have avoided scheduling with me coach this week too. I think there is obviously big fear here. Of, what I don’t know I will find? Of, my controller part not thinking there is a need or will lose control? Wow. I will get through this and calling it out here, I am hoping will help get me over that simple first step of getting started. Hiding from this and all of you is not helping so shining a light to make some movement and hopefully dissipate that fear, at least to make it small enough to work through. Thanks all. Will report more soon!

[Sheri]

Working on my parts. Figuring out what and who they are and how they interact with one another, or don’t. This has been a very insightful process. I am learning so much about why I act certain ways at specific times. Having two of my parts communicate around a specific issue is amazing. Programming piece reminds me of working with positive affirmations in the past. I do find that the awareness of wanting to change, then seeing the opportunity to practice or shift it whenever the item needing change comes up is that first step. Still much work to do but seeing impact! Thanks.

[Sheri]

After some very powerful and emotional sessions with my Vision Council I am feeling very led to continue this path of coaching with a desire to reassure all that they are never alone. Whether that means I personally walk with them or teach them to understand that we are all one, or somewhere between.

I will add that I believe we all have unique gifts and purpose in this life. I hope I can help others discover theirs.

[Sheri]

Welcome David! Your comment “It is the natural state of everything that exists. So being nature connected is about being in tune with the natural flow of everything going on around you. It’s about participating in it without trying to hold it back, make it conform to our ego preferences or alter it in any way.” Really nailed it for me. Thanks for summarizing it in this way. Looking forward to meeting you on the call tonight.

[Sheri]

Soul-directed to me means being in touch with the divine (higher power, creator, life force, I call it God/Christ) within, listening to and following, it’s guidance. They come in whispers, shoulder taps, nudges, intuition, signs in nature or daily life experiences. All seem to be ways our soul communicates with us, I am sure there are many more I have yet to experience. I do know that when I am my best self, most in tune with my soul, through doing the things I need to care for myself (mind, body and spirit) and be in balance I am more aware of this guidance. I have had times when I would sense a thought and share with a friend. They’d thank me for it, but I knew it didn’t come from me, it wasn’t my idea. I just followed that nudge to share. Of course, the opposite can be true at times when I ignore these nudges, etc. Or push them aside, procrastinate acting on them. Or when I am not my best true self and don’t hear, or feel this guidance at all.

I think of being soul directed as also being in connection with your true authentic self. Rather than your ego self. Daily Sit Spot time, meditations, or Centering Prayer, are tools to help us quiet that false self or ego and connect with the true self, whether to hear or feel what your soul is directing you towards. I too am very interested in learning more about this Vision Council as I sense it will be a very helpful tool to add to my tool box.

I believe being nature-connected, is another way to be in that true self state. As all life is connected it brings us closer to our creator. We are all One, sharing a life force. Being in nature surrounds you in that life force. I feel supported, embraced in nature. One with all. Connection to my soul feels stronger in nature and I look forward to learning more tools for this connection and bringing this connection into my day to day experiences without having to step into nature. Although, even while typing the idea of not going into nature I felt a drop in my heart space, a sadness at that idea.

[Sheri]

I agree Nadine, I have to get consistent with this work. So I have been trying to block time daily for EBI. Some days I have more time to give and others not so much. I have also found that I wake up with answers, or ah-ha thoughts, when I spend the time on it my subconscious keeps going through the night. Love that!