Capture Your Essence

What is your essence?

Essence comes from the Latin word essentia, from the root word esse, to be.
It’s the permanent, as contrasted with the accidental element of being.
It’s the individual, real, or ultimate nature of a thing.
It’s the most significant element, quality, or aspect of a thing or person.

I remember the first time I came up with this sense of playing with the energy of essence.
I was struggling with feeling incongruent in my work
I was an ‘in the closet’ energy worker, leading the Fully Alive Community at Coachville.
The irony of it didn’t escape me . . .

I was afraid that I would appear wacky and unprofessional
I was afraid that people wouldn’t get it, wouldn’t get me.
I was afraid to be vulnerable and let people see who I really was . . .
An out of the box, strange ranger, that feels things deeply and profoundly.

I know things about you before you say a word
I can sense and move the energy in a room
I can shift the energy of sadness, depression, grief and self doubt
into self expression, boundless joy and deep connection
Why was I afraid to let others know me?

My dear friend, Sarah Dolliver from InnerVantage, and I were doing buddy coaching.
She asked me, “What do you need to show up as you? How do YOU do it?”

All of a sudden something sparked in me . . .
I tapped into my breath and did what ‘I do’
I opened and expanded energetically and played with my essence
I allowed it to arise from the catacombs of my being
I reveled in the delicious revealing of the juiciness of me

First came the feelings, sensations and the energies of my essence
And slowly the words wrote themselves across the inner canvass of my mind . . .

Cosmically Creative . . .
Ecstatic Movement . . .
Dynamic Partnership . . .
Vibrant Community. . .

As I embodied and fully owned the energy of my essence,
I came to trust the uniqueness of my being.
It wasn’t long before I started off my class at Fully Alive with a
Breathe, Relax, Expand exercise . . . and you know what, they loved it.

Interestingly enough, later on I did the StrengthsFinder 2.0, updated Discover Your Strengths
and these were my strengths: Ideation, Achiever, Strategic, Relator, Connection

Now it’s your turn, what are the essential elements of your essence?

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