Author: Kristen Marie Schuerlein Ferry

After attending a memorial service for one of my mentors last week, a friend of my mentioned that despite her intense shyness she had an enormous footprint. Indeed! It got me thinking about the reach of our lives, and the legacy we leave. I began to wonder about mine. Am I impacting lives in a positive way? I believe we have the power to shift the experience of another in a nanosecond. A little care, and little compassion, a little thoughtfulness goes a long long way. As we celebrated Julia’s life, and we mourned her passing, one thing was abundantly…

If it doesn’t.. Light you up Make you smile Bring you joy Invite simplicity Clean up a mess Connect you to source …then stop doing it.

The past two days have offered up some very interesting contrast. First a call from someone who made my blood pressure rise. Then a terse conversation with my dad that didn’t feel to great. Finally, noticing that I’ve literally been unconscious the past week. Now the clarity. The way I react to the person who makes my pressure increase is all on me.  They are just being themselves. I am the one who reacts to who they are being. And for dad, well, I can totally see why he responds to me the way he does. I trigger something, that…

Today I allowed a conversation to get me out of whack. It was bizarre. In the same moment, I was IN the conversation, and WITNESSING the conversation. Standing in both places felt crappy. The breakthrough came when I realized that I could shift my thinking and clear my energy, instantly. In that moment, I was free. I am grateful to have access to these understandings and tools. Just need to keep putting them in practice.

I woke up this morning and realized that for things in motion, there is no such thing as going from point A to point B in a straight line. Think about it. Even drag racers, whose JOB it is to go from point A to point B as fast, and straight as possible, wiggle all over the place when you watch their run in slow-mo. It’s intriguing, really. Well, as least it’s intriguing to me. As I look back from where I am here at the Midpoint, I can see that nothing – nothing – I intended to go from…

The more I pay attention, the more I am amazed at the little signs and suggestions that reinforce I am on the path… this happen to you too?

It’s so easy to make an impression on people. My secret sauce? Be kind. That’s it. Enough said.

The more I fill my mind with the wisdom of David Hawkins, the more empty my mind has become. Remarkable.

the Contribution Game as a powerful way to shift peoples’ thinking from an inward “I gotta get what I want to be happy” to an outward “in helping others what I want comes to me naturally.” I know this to be true

You bet. Those of us at the midpoint know that life is so much easier when you have a signature something you can whip up in an hour or less. Brie, grapes and crackers is one of my favorites…. grab a fabulous platter and you’re on your way. (Don’t forget to write your name on a piece a tape and stick it on the bottom of your dish. I used to think that was tacky. Now I think it’s practical. But I really like my platters.)