Cheryl Martin - Soul Spark Resiliency Coach

🤷‍♀️How do you take that first step,
When you can't even see it?🤷‍♀️

I was asked this once, by an amazing brilliant person who had it all together.. so I thought.

I was a bit confused, because "you just trust" isn't really a great explanation.
And then I remembered this little gem from my childhood:

When I was a kid we lived on a farm.
I spent a lot of my time in overgrown pasturefields where there were animal holes and dips and ruts everywhere.
So many hazards!!
I was taught though how to place my foot down and "feel" the surface below BEFORE leaning my weight into it.

Saved me from a LOT of sprains and twisted ankles, even if sometimes I did end up sprawled in the grass.

I think that's how we learn to trust.
We get reassurance and information from someplace inside of us,
and we learn to use our own senses to feel if they are solid and true.

So here's the kicker...
The ground in those fields were STILL filled with holes.
What changed was that I was able to run and jump and play safely (mostly safely), because I learned to "listen" to my body.
My feet knew what solid ground felt like when my eyes couldn't see it.

And that's all part of being fully embodied.
Fully connected.

Pretty cool, huh?

🌍The world is not black and white, is it?🌏
So why do we think we are?🤔

I often hear "a part of me" wants to...when I am working with clients.

Some of the biggest realizations in these sessions come from accepting the Duality of life.
We can love someone AND hold boundaries
We can feel unsure AND take action anyway

We can be strong powerful Rockstars💪 ✨️
AND
accept the support and guidance from other strong powerful Rockstars.

When we learn to validate and accept that we can have very different emotions, beliefs and needs, (sometimes even in direct conflict with other beliefs),
Then we begin to integrate the wholeness of our human experience.

It's ok to acknowledge the complexity of who you are and what we stand for.
And definitely ok to embrace it.
Don't ya think? 😘

Are you authentically living your truth?
What does that look like?
How does it sound?
Is it with love and grace or fire and passion?

"My truth" is about who you are authentically, at the core, all your rawness, life experiences, what mistakes you have made and the learnings you have accepted.
It's about YOU and owning ALL if what makes you who you have become.

"The truth " is intended to be about facts, what happened, who was involved (who, what, where, when).

When people impose the meaning of "the truth" on top of "my truth" and imply judgement it can cause problems.
Just because you see a situation or an opinion one way does not make it "the truth". It does not imply anyone else should agree or that they are wrong.

" " is only the facts. No emotions or opinions at all.
" " is about me.
" " is about you.

It rely is that simple and clear.

🏎💨Have you ever watched someone do one of those smokeshow burnouts?🏎💨
Clouds of billowing black smoke,
Squealing tires,
The smell of burnt rubber,
And still that car goes..... nowhere.

Burns a LOT of energy, doesn't it?
This is exactly what Mental, Emotional and Spiritual burnout FEELS like too.
(But less exciting with no thrill of being a daredevil or rulebreaker)

Spinning tires and going nowhere.
Gas and brake fighting and canceling each other out.

⛔It's time to STOP doing it that way!⛔
Move from burnout to balance!
Let me know when you are ready to learn how,
Let's book your free call!

They say the definition of is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.
And yet we keep doing the same things, thinking the same things, believing the same things. Is it any wonder nothing changes?
Einstein loosely said you can't solve a problem with the same mind that created it.
So if you are not getting the results you want in life, in relationship, in career, in health, it's time to , and I can help you do that.
.

If I offered you $20, would you take it?

How about if I crumpled it up?
Stepped on it?
Dragged it through the mud?
You would still take it wouldn't you?

Want to know why?
Because it's still $20 and it's worth has not changed, has it?

Now does it seem reasonable that when we get stepped on, crumpled or dragged through the mud that WE are worth less?

It's absurd, right??

Your value and worth does not change because you had a bad day.
It does not change because you had a challenge.
Your worth is the same, you are still just as valuable as you were before, and maybe more.

Wild, isn't it?

😞It's Red Dress Day, the saddest day of the year.😞

It is estimated that over 4000 indigenous women are missing, or murdered in Canada.
That's a genocide.
And this atrocity has finally been acknowledged by our country. But is it enough?

“Indigenous women are 12 times more likely to be murdered or go missing than other women in Canada, and 16 times more likely to be killed or disappear than white women”

The deaths and disappearances of Indigenous women and girls were declared a Canada-wide emergency by the House of Commons this week. It passed unanimously.

The motion also called for funding for a new system to alert the public when someone goes missing. It was noted that there already is an alert system created and it is ready to be deployed.

It's a start.
And we need to PREVENT it, noy just send out alerts, right?
You can help by hanging a outside in your neighbourhood and showing your support.

*For anyone who requires emotional assistance related to missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, a national, toll-free 24/7 crisis call line providing support is available. Please call 1-844-413-6649



https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-red-dress-day-2023-mmiwg2s/

For the longest time I couldn't say a word about the abuse and manipulation I endured.
And it was ok.
Then I alluded to it.
And that was ok.
Now because so many are abused in silence, I heal out LOUD.
And that's ok.

Whether you want to talk about it out loud or not, as long as you are moving, processing and healing, it's ok.
Your path is your path, and there are many ways to walk it.

I'm here if you get stuck and need help finding a new way or path.
If you didn't notice, I'm walking with you
💖 Cheryl

Go slow.
Practice.
Breathe.

While change can happen instantly, sometimes even in that moment when you decide,
It takes consistency, patience, and practice to grow roots.

This applies to everything.
Building your skills,
Competency and confidence at you job,
Healthy relationships,
And any time you want to change and grow.

That's why I take time with my clients.
To make sure you are rooted,
solid enough in yourself to reach up to the stars for your dreams...

I needed to find my footing too, and feel safe enough explore the new me,
So of course I want that for you too.

If you are still working to create the foundation you need to grow (aka getting your root on..)
Please reach out to me 🌿

Which means I also get to eat ALL the meeting snacks! 😋

💖Your body remembers everything💖

Our cells have a library, a recording, passed down through our DNA and mitochondria, of every moment of the lives of our ancestors.
We call this cellular memory.

Each thought,
every emotion that was felt,
every moment we witnessed,
what we saw, heard, felt, tasted, believed...it is all stored inside us.

The decisions that were made too
(or the decision not to decide),
all of it is stored inside of us.

And we pass it along to our children.
Not just as we teach them..genetically too.

And so yes, you carry the history of the world in you.
Sometimes the not so great history..and that gets in the way.

We inherit beliefs that don't serve us,
patterns we can't seem to get free of.
They are not ours, but someone needs to change them, so they STOP perpetuating.

What you carry is not always yours, is it?

You do get to decide though if you want to continue lugging it, or if you to put it down.

Think of me as your generational magician, lifting the weight so you can climb free.

Ask me about my Quantum Change tools and sessions today!