Human behavior fascinates me. I love how stories connect us to each other, and I love how stories connect us to life. What kind of life are you creating with the stories you tell? A wild, joy-filled adventure? Or are you spinning tales of fear about the condition of our world? We can stay connected to the Source that fuels our creativity by writing stories that keep us empowered.
We are absolutely mirrors for each other. It takes real slowing down and real wisdom to be able to see that. Triggers and shadows are stealthy. They hide out so we can’t see that the person pressing our buttons isn’t the issue. We are unable to see that their behavior is triggering a core wound. If we can remember this fact the moment the trigger happens, we can use it as an opportunity to witness our emotional response and shortcomings.
That time my husband and I headed to the coast well-prepared but without a plan, and fell in love with each other — and life — all over again… Recently my husband Scott and I took a trip to the coast, to escape the smoke. The air had been so bad! So, we got in the car with the intention of just going where we could breathe.
I have moments, where I have to express my grief. We might think, we may have been trained as women, not to be messy, not to deeply feel and cry. But there is power in grief. Feeling our emotions unbinds a stuck energy and this enables us to grow into a new version of ourselves. When I am in a wave of grief, my greatest fear is that I will get stuck in it and not have the energy to re-emerge. But that is why we have practices. Our practices can help us make sense of, move through, and harvest the energy of our grief.
This time of sheltering-in-place due to COVID, is a rupture. The thing about rupture is, if we can actually sit with the uncomfortable feelings that come up, what’s on the other side can be liberation. As humans, especially in Western culture, we get addicted to certainty. Have you noticed? We don’t like it when things change. Especially if the change is seemingly bad.
Recently my husband Scott went away on his own for a week, to go rock climbing. For my birthday. We made this plan for him to go alone because as our relationship has evolved over 20 years, it’s so clear how different we are. I am an entertainer. I enjoy having people over. Scott is an introvert. So I gave him, and myself, a gift. I said, “I’m going to have a birthday party, and I want you to leave.”
In my role as the Divine Hustler, I am an inspire-er, a teacher, an uplifter. I remind people who they are. I offer tools to women who want to awaken the Divine Feminine in their creative entrepreneurship — including and especially other Interior Designers. It’s my intention that by sharing my discoveries, the things I’ve learned and done (and learned from some more) while growing my design firm, I can be of service to others on this path. As Interior Design principals and solopreneurs, we are whole beings.
Every Divine Hustler needs a prayer practice. As the woman, business owner, goddess, I am, and am always expanding into — this is a foundational tool for me. When I’m resourced, I try to write one every day. Please note: I don’t do this perfectly! Here is one from a recent Monday morning: Sweet spirit, I feel your presence so deeply this morning and truly feel the connection in allowing my mind to still. I know and feel the grace of oneness the awe and beauty of my humanity and the miracle of my soul.
As entrepreneurs in the world of design, we all stand to gain so much by working together and lifting one another up. Value and worth are an inside job. In this episode, Kimberley talks to Laura Martin Bovard about how we can find and channel the mature business owner we dream of becoming.
Are you ready to take a “big leap”? Below is a short list of books that have inspired me as a woman, wife, mother, interior designer, and business owner. Have you read them? What books have inspired you? Please share your favorites in the comments!
