These are my pondering and wonderings as I step forward into the new year with new clarity and understanding about myself. If it doesn’t align just walk past, no offense meant.
Yesterday I was having some guidance and the person I was with as we were talking, caught that I held a lot of emotion in the word BUSINESS.
She wouldn’t let me detour until I had it all out. What was my problem with business. Why so much built up energy.
As I started talking, it all came out. Both sides the pain of closing Peaceful Beginnngs the first time AND the hurt I had experience through business owners I had worked for, promises broken, children and adults hurt all because of money and business.
Then the other experience of friendships lost when you walked away from the paid linchpin of the circles I had been involved in. The realization that the friendships I had only lasted as long as the money was paid to stay in the groups.
The realization that this wasn’t what I wanted authentically for myself. That I wasn’t traumatized or broken because I needed something different. I just had different needs from my business. See I said the word calmly.
We started exploring what I was doing with Peaceful Beginnings. And the anology of my rainbow business. A place of inclusion, a place of trust, safety, security and truth.
A place where I walked alongside people when they needed support but also didn’t hook them in with the next best thing. Where they remained free and equal human BEings.
A place where I dropped the hustle.
AND just as importantly a place where I was also important. My worth was energically equal and I wasn’t a Martyr giving to the extent of collapse or where it hurt my own family.
People know I see rainbows at important times of my life. I’ve come to understand that I see them when I see truth. They are like a conformation to me.
This person I was talking to didn’t realize that rainbows were THAT important to me. And as I sit with it, rainbow business is the truth about business for ME. I don’t expect others to understand.
A place of inclusion where there is a price exchange for everyone. Where NEEDS are met on ALL levels including my own.
AND a knowing for me that my time is important and I’m worth the money.
Both foundations of safety and security in MY rainbow business. An organic business with structure and love.
And so I look forward to this new relationship with business, where the word I now hear is soft and loving. An expression of new earth and my uniqueness in it.
Mauri aroha
Donna
I was introduced to the concept of Non-violent communication by Pennie Brownlee.
I loved the idea....... I just wasn't any good at it until I found these cards.
A friend gave me them to play with on a Friday. The message I received from them hit home. I wasn't happy in the job. Didn't feel respected by the people I was working with, so I handed in my notice the following Monday.
I'm not suggesting you go to extremes like I did. But what I am guiding you to feel is that these cards can guide you back to your bodies INNER WISDOM.
They are not oracle cards before you ask. These cards guide you back to listening to your body. Something that for most of us was taken away from us when we were children.
And for a lot of people they are the starting place, to putting themselves FIRST.
Will get these loaded onto website but in the short term, if you want a pack yourself or you would like a seesion with me. Can be done in person or on zoom. Then contact me at donna@peacefulbeginnings.co.nz
Since coming back from Budapest this year I have understood how important to have someone accompanying you on your parenting or teaching journey. I wanted to express energetically what I do and with the help of friends we found the word Kaiawhina
For me Kaiawhina means that I bring my basket of knowledge and wisdom whenever we meet to feed your soul. I never take you off your path instead I accompany you until you feel that you do not need me anymore.
So often we feel that we need someone to swoop down and fix us, the child or the problem. I believe differently. I believe that this is a journey that will unfold. That the quickest way often looks the slowest.
INSTEAD I believe about looking deeper and under the surface. Many times the thing that is troubling us is routed in relationships, the environment or our bodies. We just need to have a safe and secure look.
and of course I still offer all my other courses, just like before.
Parents
My 5 week parent infant course
PlaySpace
Circle of Security
BEing comfortable with the Uncomfortable
Teachers
Placing the Child at the heart of matter
Circle of Security
The 5 Kete
Hiddden in Plain sight
Just check out the other pages on this website to know more.
This is the course that I wished that I had had when I was a teacher in an infant room.
Influence by my own work as
In person 5 evening over 5 months. Can be used for your Professional Growth Cycle. Reflective online exercises between sessions. Bring your real live dilemmas to this course to make life BETTER for children and the adults that walk beside them
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