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By Rev. Dr. Charlene M. Proctor | COPYRIGHT 2005‐2010
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Your Goddess Grow Self Development Journal
By Rev. Dr. Charlene M. Proctor | COPYRIGHT 2005‐2010
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Lesson Four: Your Authentic Self
Define Who You Are by Knowing Your True Self
Exercise: The “ I AM” Box and A Guided Meditation
Table of Contents:
This Week’s Power Thought 3
Power Lesson 3-4
This Week’s Soul Card: Seek Self 4
Taking Spiritual Inventory: What Constitutes Your Authentic Self? 5-7
Analyze 5
Affirm 5
Walk the Talk 6
Share the Spirit 6
Meditation: “Spiritual Superhighway.” 6-7
Exercise: “The I Am” box 7
Session Notes with Presentational Slides 8-14
Calling the Circle: An Invitation for Women 15
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This Week’s Power Thought: Only YOU can define who you are. Shed
your shadow side in order to discover your authentic self.
Power Lesson: Managing Life with Difficult Parents
When a child makes a clay pot, parents have a tendency to keep adding more weight here
and there, as they walk by to inspect the work. Although their intentions may be noble, at
some point the pot will be thrown off balance, sometimes causing it to spin wildly out of
control. Before your pot falls off the wheel, take stock of who you are and hold fast:
nobody can add or take away anything without your permission. Remember, you hold the
design of your self between your own two hands, because your true self is not what
others say it should be. Bless your parents, thank them the best way you know how, and lovingly cradle
your own life. You’ll create beauty beyond your wildest imagination.
ArgumentsI no longer struggle to be heard because my expressive energy already communicates who I am
by simply being. My voice is powerful and words no longer matter. I rest easy knowing I can
speak my highest spiritual truth. My true power comes from within on the wings of divine spirit
and is not defined by anyone else.
Aging Parents
My parent’s life force is winding down. I can provide support where needed because my source
is unlimited. I am capable of loving my parent through this final phase of their earth life. Today I
am reminded that I am supported by a higher power that provides me with patience and
compassion.
Ambivalent Parents
I selected my parents because I wanted space to discover who I am. I have the creative power
and the good sense to use my time in constructive ways. I choose to fill this empty space with a
bigger vision of what I can accomplish in this lifetime. My freedom accelerates the joy I have in
knowing I can accomplish anything my heart desires.
Controlling Parents
My parents brought me into this earth world but I do not belong to them. I belong to spirit. My
power comes from the Divine, who replenishes me with an unlimited supply. I control my own
destiny and life‐learning agenda. I am worthy and strengthened by a higher power each day. I
am free from any power other than my own. I feel safe knowing I am protected by the Divine.
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Difficult In-Laws
I have a lot to offer my spouse and the world. It is impossible for me to compromise who I am
for the sake of another person. I make a positive contribution by being in this family. If others do
not recognize my light, it is because they choose not to see it. My light is very bright and cannot
be judged, quantified, or redesigned. I no longer rely on family feedback to choose a course of
action! I love
my
self
and
am
worthy
of
love.
Difficult Parents
I selected these parents long before I arrived on this planet in order to evolve my soul. My chart
includes many people challenges. I accept my learning situation. I need to strengthen my resolve
by working through difficult family situations. Today I rely on spirit to assist me in taking the high
road. I am a willow branch that bends in the wind but never breaks. I am a fantastic and
beautiful soul!
This Week’s Soul Card is: Seek Self
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Taking Spiritual Inventory: What Constitutes Your Authentic Self?
Analyze!Have you allowed people, jobs, relationships, or circumstances in your life to create a definition of who
you are? List your sources of influence, with the most powerful at the top of the list. Ask yourself:
Has
this
situation
led
me
to
discovering
more
of
who
I
am?
Has this person supported me in bringing out my best?
What has prevented me from expressing my talents? My opinions?
What is the single most important thing I do that makes me feel I am expressing my true self?
Have I spent enough time cultivating my gift to the world? How often do I spend time in my self ‐
expression?
In my occupation, am I able to allow my true self to operate through me? If so, how?
As I consider the patterns I have created in my life, what do I think my soul is here to learn? Do
these patterns occur repeatedly? What could they mean?
What events in my life have signaled the need to look deeper within to find meaning?
Jot your notes here, and come back to it when you have time to contemplate:
AffirmAffirm the existence of your true self by centering your awareness and feeling the source of spiritual
power. Ask whether you have allowed anyone, or any circumstance, to take away your power to create
the life you want. Do old hurts keep manifesting in your relationships? Affirm to release those feelings
and affirm that you are empowered with divine love. Here are two of my favorites that keep me on a
positive track:
Loving My True SelfBecause I love my self, I release old hurts forever, making it easy for me to demonstrate the
Divine in
my
every
action
and
thought.
I play
an
important
part
in
the
world’s
work,
which
helps to evolve my soul. I nourish my self when I am in a state of self ‐love.
Self HonorMy soul magnifies the Divine through experience. I am awakening to my own sense of
purpose and to my higher self. I am connected to my source through my experiences. I honor
my soul and the All by working to expand the idea that spirit is in everything I do.
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Now write your own affirmation that allows you to feel empowered by spirit. Honor your Self – you are
a beautiful.
Remember, your life is a demonstration of spirit. You are filled with the Divine. To continue to
correct old programming that may hold you back from this knowledge, continue to write your own
affirmations daily that help you reinforce the Divine within.
Walk the TalkFrustration with life is sometimes a result of expecting too much after we fill our minds with doing
instead of being. What will you do this week to begin an expanded state of awareness and surrender to
your soul journey? List three areas where you can permit life to happen through you, without fighting
upstream.
1.
2.
3.
Share the SpiritWhat changes can you make in your life during the next year that will help you express your true self?
List those changes in a personal journal, after sharing your beliefs about your concept of spirit at work in
your life. Have those beliefs facilitated your self ‐expression, or inhibited you? Have you been able to
grow with those beliefs intact? Discuss with your group the idea of being one with All that exists. If you
accept that idea, how has it changed your life so far? How could it change your life now? If you can’t
accept the idea, talk about why. Share any experiences in your life that may have brought you to that
conclusion.
Meditation: “Spiritual Superhighway.”Having a better understanding of our source, and our true self, is often accomplished through
meditation: take a moment to connect with your center of wisdom and open your mind to the
possibility that we are far more than just physical bodies. Open your mind to becoming one with a
higher
power
with
this
exercise.
You
can
have
someone
guide
you
while
in
a
group
by
reading
out
loud
the following guided meditation. Visualize the scenario below.
Sit in a comfortable position. Close your eyes and breathe deeply. Imagine you are breathing in a
beautiful shade of pink. With every breath you take, the pink stays in your body and fills every part of
you, from your fingertips to your toes. When you feel full of the beautiful color, imagine you are on a
spiritual superhighway. You are traveling on a bright light path that reaches across the fabric of time and
the universe. You are on the path to meet the Divine. As you reach the halfway point, you are embraced
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and lovingly thanked by God for all you do. Stay in this embrace until you feel completely loved and
appreciated for all you are experiencing on earth. Visualize the Divine permeating your entire being, as
you become a fusion of your self and the Divine. As you begin to return to the earth plane with the
Divine, know that you can travel on this spiritual superhighway at any time you feel lonely. Know that
you are loved. Take that feeling with you throughout this day, every day, and always.
For more
affirmations,
see
my
companion
book,
The
Women’s
Book
of
Empowerment:
323
Affirmations
That Change Everyday Problems into Moments of Potential (The Goddess Network Press, 2005).
Available through any major online book retailer or at www.thegoddessnetwork.net.
Exercise: The “I AM” box.
Create a word montage of WHO YOU ARE. Before you do, be self ‐aware by affirming:
I am conscious of who I am. I am my true self. I am love, and beloved as are you and I am in love
with my Self. I am a marvelous spark of the Divine and celebrate my remarkable learning journey. I
am timeless,
living
without
boundaries,
and
full
of
my
beautiful,
unique
and
divine
self.
I AM
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Welcome to the e‐show! The Empowerment Show. Be Empowered!
Lesson Four: The Authentic Self
Slide: Opening
Screen
with
E ‐Show
Title
All right, I think we are ready to begin now.
Welcome to the Empowerment Show – a place for you to
learn how to think positive and live a powerful life filled
with joy! I’m Dr. Charlene Proctor. My work as a writer
and a teacher is to help you understand how to connect
with who you are, which is a marvelous, individual spark
of Divine power. I am so happy you are here with us
tonight – and with women across the nation.
Slide: Let Your Goddess Grow! 7 Spiritual Lessons on
Female Power and Positive Thinking
This is part four of a seven part series, called The
Authentic Self from my book “Let Your Goddess Grow! 7 spiritual lessons on female power and positive thinking.” The Empowerment Show is designed to get you to think
about how to change your mind and change your life –
and this week, our series continues with our topic on “The
Authentic Self”.
Last week we talked about developing resiliency – and how you can rely upon yourself during times in
your life when you undergo huge change. Remember, adversity and embracing change make us who we
are … wise, strong, and competent women. And we also talked about flow and surrender and why
having a daily, conscious awareness of those principles makes life easier.
Slide: Your Authentic Self : I shed my shadow side in
order to discover my authentic self
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Slide: Knowing your True Self is a universal message:
Know Thyself
Slide: Spirituality …
Slide: Spirit. You can dial direct. It is Within you.
Slide: 2 fundamental assumptions about the Divine and
You
The Divine is All (everything), and we are part of
All that
is.
Therefore,
we
are
never
separate
from the Divine
Because we are part of the Divine, we are the
same substance. That means we are divine too.
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Slide: Why don’t we get it?
Our society’s disease: Lack of
responsibility
We don’t want to admit we are in charge
of our own program
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Slide: Gnosis: Self ‐Knowledge We Seek during our Soul
Journey.
Slide: The Intellect and the Emotion
Slide: The Triune: God and Goddess
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Slide: The Triune: The triangle of the Mystery, the
consciousness/spirit and the psyche soul
Slide: Remember who you are …… you are light and love
… Enlightenment
Slide: Remember who you are …… you are light and love
… You are your Higher Self
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and get on her mailing list! She has wonderful books and
regular
programs
on
spiritual
and
personal
transformation. And she is an absolutely beloved person
I adore.
wn
i
n world
and
whom
Slide: How do we clear the path to realizing
Divinity?
Being consciously and permanently awake
Accept that
you
are
a co
‐creator
of
your
ow
the universe
our o
n the I AM
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Slide: Turn on the light! “Driving Light” into the brain
Be illuminated: Be the Star who leads across
Practice Being and you will become who you
You are the embodiment of God ‐ Sai Maa
mber to love God, the Goddess, love the divine, love
leads to an awakened state of enlightenment.
Slide:
Slide:
already are. You will become empowered. You are a
witness to your experience. Be a passerby
Slide:
Reme
your consciousness, and love your authentic self. That is
why we
affirm
together,
this
statement,
across
the
miles,
and connected with our wise and strong breath. We can
all say this out loud together, so please, let’s look at our
screens and look at it to acknowledge who we are.
Ready? Here we go!
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Affirm
am conscious of who I am. I am my true self. I am
y
Lesson Closer: The Authentic Self
bless you with the light of the Divine and the Moments
!
Slide:
I
love, and beloved as are you and I am in love with m
Self. I am a marvelous spark of the Divine and
celebrate my remarkable learning journey. I am
timeless, living
without
boundaries
and
full
of
my
beautiful, unique and divine self.
Slide:
I
of Empowerment these words will bring. Have a
wonderful week,
and
remember
–
I believe
in
you
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Calling the Circle: An Invitation for Women
es,
We celebrate our diversity by our warmth and hospitality for one another.And we truly learn to respect the uniqueness of every individual through our solidarity with all women.
We recognize the spirituality of women, both past and present, in helping to shape our lives.
We honor the feminine spirit within us and the all encompassing Spirit beyond us.
We creatively express the nature of our spirituality to reveal the meaning and
purpose of our lives and to reflect the blessings of a Source greater than ourselves.
We are grateful women, women of peace, and living expressionsof compassion in our world today.
We gather together out of our common experiences as women – women of many ages and stag women of many stories, women of many joys, women of many sorrows, women gifted, and giving.
Please visit me at:
My website: www.charleneproctor.com to purchase my books, check on
special announcements,
happenings
and
keep
up
to
date
on
resources
for
spiritual awakening.
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retailers.
My office:
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Call: (248) 322‐1400 | (866) 888‐4633
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