I used to wonder how I’d ever be able to make a living following my calling. I had so much doubt about my abilities to figure it all out and that was a great burden to me. I didn’t have 1 clue how to really, truly lay that burden down and just get ON with what I had such a passion for – spiritual healing.
The road to just being able to pay my bills and make ends meet felt very rough and challenging.
There were times when I had to decide whether to pay my phone bill, put gas in my car or buy groceries. That was rough.
I wondered how I could ever be a successful spiritual counselor, teacher, and minister when I was struggling financially.
AND I was also struggling just to be truly loving. I had such a desire to live my passion, and it worried me that I might not have what it takes. I was concerned that I was going to have to keep settling and making choices to do things I really didn’t want to do, just to survive.
Plus, I could talk the talk, but in trying to walk the walk I fell down many times a day – sometimes I fell HARD.
I was ashamed. I felt like a fake and a fraud a lot of the time.
And let’s face it – it’s really hard to “sell” yourself, when you feel like a fraud. Lordy!
Do you have a calling for a spiritual career or a deeper path of study?
I meet so many spiritual students who are like me. (Like attracts like!)
I have such a passion for service, to be truly helpful and be a beneficial presence on this planet.
I absolutely LOVE helping people to find their calling, unlock their gifts, walk the talk and fully live the Love.
For NINE YEARS I studied to be a Science of Mind Practitioner and then a Minister in the Agape community in Los Angeles.
It was a lot of work, and yet I still didn’t feel worthy of what I aspired to! Can you imagine?
Maybe you’ve been a spiritual student for a while, maybe you’re a teacher, minister, therapist, healer, counselor, social worker or coach.
I can see now that the great mistake I was making was I was “up in my head” about how to actually make a living in a spiritual profession. I had a desire to be a teacher, minister and a counselor, but I didn’t feel worthy. And that just made it so much harder.
I was very aware of how much I didn’t know. I felt like I was pushing a boulder up a hill just to get started.
That didn’t stop me from giving A LOT of advice – LOL!
To a certain degree, I was a spiritual know-it-all, giving advice to everyone whether they asked for it or not, but not really stepping out into living my dream because I felt like a fraud.
It confused me at the time, but I can see now that I was pushing people away with my advice. And of course, I felt a deepening sense of shame that I could give advice I wasn’t willing to apply myself.
For many years I was focused on collecting more information – I read books and took classes and seminars to learn more about Spirit. Collecting information felt like it made me a better person – and I needed that to boost my Self-esteem – but of course, it didn’t work because information isn’t healing or uplifting – only Love is.
I was looking for the key. I was hoping someone would give me a clue. The more I looked for the key, the further away it seemed to feel.
I wanted to crack the code so that I could go from studying about Spirit to finally being able to be a truly beneficial presence and live my calling.
Maybe you’ve taken a lot of classes, trainings and seminars, but still feel like you’re missing some essential piece that will bring your breakthrough.
I don’t mind telling you that I kept thinking that I had to learn more in order to be able to live my calling, but it wasn’t true in the intellectual sense. I didn’t need more information. I needed someone to help me understand how to commit to doing the practical application. I needed help learning to really LIVE what I thought I knew.
You know what?
My spiritual practice is the thing that brought my breakthrough and transformed this ministry from miniscule to thriving and expanding.
Trust me, there was no amount of information that I could have learned that would have brought me to the place of knowing, Clarity, Peace and Wholeness that I feel ever-increasing in my life.
There’s no piece of marketing strategy or esoteric spiritual information that could have brought me to where I am now. I now know that spiritual practice is the only thing that works.
Spiritual practice made it possible for me to have something truly worth sharing.
I began to experience miracles!
Do you feel that you have a calling to a spiritual profession?
Have you already studied for years as a minister, therapist, teacher, healer or coach and still feel that you’re not REALLY qualified to help others? I used to have so much fear that I’d never be able to live my calling and that I’d forever be floundering in a fog of confusion. Success felt SO elusive to me.
Are you just not able to make a real living doing what you Love – and does that frighten you like it frightened me? Do you feel that there’s some kind of block you can’t seem to get through? Do you feel like you just can’t figure out how to make your passion your “real” job? Do you secretly judge your clients?
I used to judge everyone, even as I was wishing to be of service to them. How crazy is that? I have talked with so many other ministers, counselors and therapists that feel like I used to feel. They’re judging their clients, complaining about their students, criticizing the very people they are supposed to be supporting – and they feel guilty and ashamed for it – but they keep doing it.
They’re in a loop of feeling bad about themselves and then projecting it onto the people in their lives. I was in that place for a long, LONG time and it was very painful for me.
Do you have a deep yearning to be of service and to have a thriving spiritual career?
If you’re truly willing to do the healing and clearing work, I absolutely KNOW that you can be a success. I’ve seen it with the folks in my classes and it’s beautiful to witness!
I used to feel so confused and blocked – and I sure don’t feel like that anymore.
What I absolutely know is that the time is NOW for the light workers of the world to activate and share their gifts and talents and be a beneficial presence in this world.
It’s time for those of us who have been resistant and reluctant to follow our hearts and answer our calling!
You can do the work that you LOVE. Spirit will support you to find the path of your success. Spirit does not fail and neither will you. Stay tuned and I’ll share with you what worked for me.
What I know is that you WILL be guided and supported! Your willingness is ALL that’s required!
This blog is Part 1 of a 3 part series. Stay tuned for part 2 tomorrow.
If you’re tired of playing small, and you’re interested in having a breakthrough in living your calling, helping more people and opening up the flow of prosperity, stay tuned to my Daily Shot of Spiritual Espresso blog tomorrow!
Ready to Make A Leap?
If you feel as though you’ve been playing small, but would like to share your gifts and talents you may be interested in some of the professional trainings I’m offering. If you have self-doubt you’d like to transform so that you can share from Spirit and inspire others check out what we’re up to.
Next month, I’m offering my Quantum Counseling Training Intensive and How to Create and Lead Workshops That Make A Difference with Rev. Karen Russo – both are open to anyone, and many people like to combine them for maximum transformation.
If you’d like to learn about these trainings, click here for more information. These retreats are open to anyone who’d like to build their skills AND do some deep spiritual healing of patterns of unworthiness! We can even help you get CEU’s if that’s helpful.
We’re an expanding global spiritual community of prayerful people willing to be co-workers with God. We’re waking up together and finding freedom in our hearts. I’m so grateful for this!
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If your spiritual practice isn’t giving you miraculous results that you can FEEL and see and recognize, then it’s time to rethink it. Quite honestly, that’s one of the great advantages to working with a Quantum Counselor – they can help you get back on track in ways that are TANGIBLE. I’ve been training spiritual counselors for a decade. And those in training are available to do sessions on a donation basis. We also offer FREE Exploratory Calls with Counselors to assist you in taking stock, getting clear what your next steps are and it’s a great way to get support for Free. If you think any of our programs might be right for you, but you’re not sure – book a free Exploratory Call today.
LATEST PODCAST EPISODE! The most recent episode of my podcast’s topic is Living A Generous Life. One of the Characteristics of God’s Teachers is Generosity. What does this actually mean when we apply to our life and most especially, how do we incorporate generosity into our moment by moment spiritual practice. In this episode, Jennifer shares how she came to feel called to generosity and the misunderstandings that can accompany the idea of being generous versus actually being the living spirit of God’s infinite Generosity. ACIM tells us “to have, give all to all.” We can be generous because we’ve already been given EVERYTHING!
