Awakening Your Authentic Self

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By Rev. Dr. Charlene M. Proctor | COPYRIGHT 2005‐2010

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Your Goddess Grow Self Development Journal



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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



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.

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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



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



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

I want to remind everyone to see www.borntoinspire.com

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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