What Is Your Truth?

How Do You Know Your Truth?
 

Your truth does not live "out there". It is something that is hidden right inside of you.

Behind all the layers of distortions, social programming and mental conditioning, lives your inner knowing of who you really are.
Part of knowing your truth begins with being authentic. With showing up and being exactly who you are and be. 

When you take off the mask, and peel away the layers of shame,  you allow the space for the sweetness of your true essence to reveal itself. 

There is sweet tangy deliciousness inside of you waiting to emerge. 

Not unlike the pineapple. 

What's beneath the surface...

If you walked by a pineapple and didn't know what it was...

Would you be curious?
Would you stop to check it out and explore?
Would you have any idea what was inside of it based on it's exterior appearance?

Would you settle for other people explaining it to you, or would you want to experience it for yourself?

See I can tell you how amazing a pineapple tastes, but you must taste it yourself to truly understand. Once you do, you know. You embody the experience and it becomes a part of you. 

Truth is the same way. 

You learn your truth by exploring. By being curious. By trying out new things. By cutting to the core and finding the treasures hidden inside.

Sure people can guide you along your path of discovery, but no one can tell you your truth. You must learn how to attune to your own inner wisdom and allow the juiciness of who you truly are and be to emerge and flow.

In essence, you must welcome yourself home. 

So my love, What is your Truth? What is the juicy #soulyum waiting inside of you to burst free? 

If you would like the support of a kick ass creative visionary (me) to help you finally get clear + confident + aligned around your soul's truth, so you can actually take the inspired actions to bring your purpose and visions into form...

Check out the link HERE and let's connect! 

And as always...

Show up courageously. Be authentic. Speak your soul's truth. Unapologetically. And with Love. 

~ Diana Rose Kottle

Whose Truth Are You Living?

LIVING OUT OF ALIGNMENT

When you live OUT of alignment with your souls true purpose long enough, the call of your soul gets louder, and it becomes more uncomfortable and difficult to ignore.

I went to school for psychology and counseling. I immersed myself in these subjects for well over a decade. 

2 degrees, 1,000's of hours, and a professional license later (plus having racked up a shit ton of debt) I realized that this was NOT the right career choice for me.

I knew I wanted to help people live a better life. So it had seemed like the "logical" next step was:

"Go to Grad school and become a therapist."

I did this even though it felt off almost the entire time.

At that point listening to my intuition and living from my heart were pretty much foreign concepts to me.

So I stayed in something that felt super uncomfortable and was draining as fuck. 

But here's the thing...

I am not built to sit in a box, to be a blank slate, and to listen quietly while people vomit their pain stories onto me.

It is actually physically painful. It depletes me emotionally, mentally, and energetically.

And it stifles a powerful part of who I am and be.

This is what is called: 

LIVING OUT OF ALIGNMENT.

Society says you "should" show up and be a certain way and then programs you to feel guilty and ashamed if you don't.

HOWEVER...

We are not all built the same way. And we are not all meant to work a 9-5 job. Especially one that feels like a fucking prison to you. 

YOU are the only one who truly knows your truth.
YOU are the one living your life.
YOU are the being in the body.

Not them.

So regardless of your "professional training" and all the shitty "should's" that people drop on you...

Pause and tune into your Heart.
🔥 What does YOUR soul truly want to express?

🔥 How is it aligned for YOU to show up powerfully in the world?

🔥 What is YOUR soul's true purpose?

HOW I WORK + BE NOW

While I still bring elements of my education and counseling training into my work as a coach, consultant, and creative strategist, I work way outside of the traditional "box".

🔥 I allow my heart, my soul, and my intuition to lead.

🔥 I trust in my own knowing and creative flow of information instead of following a prescribed "theory" of treatment. I no longer give my power away or show up in ways that are not aligned or truth for me.

🔥 I show up authentically and vulnerably, (not like a blank slate robot). I shine my light on the distortions I observe and feel, and I have the tough powerful conversations with my clients, even when it's super uncomfortable.

And shit moves.

People connect deeply with their hearts. They align with their soul. They alchemize their pain. They embrace their messiness and shine light on their shadow. They up-level their consciousness. And their lives change. 

TAKE YOUR NEXT STEP

So my love, if you are living out of alignment in a job that is not your soul calling...

AND if you would like the support of a kick ass creative visionary (me) to help you finally get clear + confident + aligned around your soul's true purpose, so you can actually take the inspired actions to bring this into form...

Check out the link HERE and let's connect! 

And as always...

Show up courageously. Be authentic. Speak your soul's truth. Unapologetically. And with Love. 

~ Diana Rose Kottle

The Magic In Moving Beyond Your Comfort Zone

THERE IS POWER IN LEAPING BEFORE YOU ARE READY

Do not underestimate the potent creative power of taking bold inspired actions the moment an idea hits you…

Yesterday I followed an inspired idea that dropped in around 5:30am. The idea woke me up, showed itself to me clearly, and basically said:

"Go fucking create me NOW". 

Thank god somewhere along the way I've learned the importance of listening to + acting on these hot inspirations when they hit. 

HOW THIS UNFOLDED

I simply followed the energy and the signs that lit up for me as a "HELL YES!"

No more lukewarm maybes. It either inspires or detracts. 

I knew exactly what I wanted to create and who I felt a soul calling to reach out to for this project. 

And I took bold action immediately. 

I let my heart lead and followed my intuition. 

HITTING THE GLASS CEILING

Taking BOLD actions like this is NOT in my zone of comfort. 

It fucking stretched me and ignited all the inner voices of not being good enough and getting rejected. 

*Note: this was AFTER receiving "Hell Yes!" type responses from ALL of the people I reached out to so far to be a part of this epic creation. 

THE TRUTH  

It's so clear to me that we cannot allow our insecure inner voices of fear to run the show. Because they are bullshit. They distort the truth. They feed us lies that are not even happening.

The TRUTH is that within 24 hours I already have 6 amazing cutting edge Male contributors lined up for a new Huffington Post article I'm writing about the Magic of Authenticity In Biz Entrepreneurship!!!

TAKE YOUR NEXT STEP

So my love, if you have an idea that is stirring inside of you TAKE A STEP TOWARD THIS NOW!

AND if you would like the support of a kick ass creative visionary (me) to help you finally get clear + confident + aligned around your swirling ideas + soul visions, so you can actually take the inspired actions to bring them into form...

Check out the link HERE and let's connect! 

And as always...

Show up courageously. Be authentic. Speak your soul's truth. Unapologetically. And with Love. 

~ Diana Rose Kottle

Loving The Crap Out Of Your Scared Inner Child

LEAVING YOUR COMFORT ZONE

Every time I boldly step into something that stretches me…

That pushes me outside of my comfort zone into uncharted waters…

That moves me towards my big soul aligned vision…

My wounded inner child goes apeshit.

The part of me that is so fucking terrified of being rejected and shamed, surfaces.

The part who believes it's safer to keep playing small.

She holds all the cellular memories of past traumas, that I've stored in my body.

And it's this body level fear getting activated for me that triggers the mental story loop to play. 

The one of the shame story that says:

“You are not good enough. You are not worthy. You are in trouble. You are going to be rejected. Blah blah blah.”

In the past I would have allowed the story to play and had an emotional meltdown.

And today, I show up differently. I've learned to make a new more empowered choice in the moment. 

Here is what that looks like. 

I stop the story tape. I hit eject and toss it in the garbage.

Then I allow that child part to fully feel it. 

All of it. 

The shame. 

The unworthiness. 

The unlovableness.

The enormity of the LIE.

However I do not collapse into the distortion. I do not allow the distorted mental loop to continue running. Instead I feel into the core wound and sob. I allow the cleansing healing tears to flow. 

Because the truth is, regardless of circumstance, of the past experience, or of external approval... 

I am ALWAYS and in ALL WAYS worthy and deserving of love. 
As are you my love. We ALL are.

I now practice showing up more fully as the unconditionally loving parent. The one who honors what this child part of me feels, instead of yelling at her or making her wrong for her experience. I set healthy loving boundaries with her as well. 

And in this, she begins to feel safe and integrate into the fullness of my being.

It's time to wake up, to choose to step up, and to powerfully claim your own liberation. 

And as always...

Show up courageously. Be authentic. Speak your soul's truth. Unapologetically. And With Love.

~ Diana Rose Kottle

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