Fearless in Sedona

Dear Readers,

This past weekend fifteen courageous people met for a retreat with me in the beautiful red rock mountains of Sedona, Arizona. The participants ventured from the four corners of the USA and from points in between-- Seattle to Florida, Los Angeles to New York, and in between.

They were drawn by the beauty of Sedona, but more significantly, the common desire to live a fearless life--free to live as their true Selves and courageously pursue their heart's desires in love, work and change on all levels. Fundamentally they came to discover the unique gift of who they are and share that unabashedly with with the world.

Sedona was the perfect place to cultivate this spiritual journey inward. It is filled with breathtaking vistas of inspiring red rock formations. We gathered the first day as strangers and quickly became a very cohesive, trusting and open group of kindred souls united by a common desire to know our true Self and to discover how to live from that true Self rather than the compelling habits of our egos.

We learned first how to listen deeply to ourselves and each other by quieting the thoughts of fear, self-judgment and insecurity. Then we listened to the voice of Truth in the hearts of each of us. We learned to listen to the guidance of our feelings, to take us back to that place in us that knows no fear-- only joy, peace and wisdom.

In the afternoons we ventured away from our retreat facility to a mountaintop outside of town, taking time to hike the trails, reflect and write alone and then return to the group to share our inner discoveries and refine the process of self-discovery.

What people found was that buried in the unknown of our inner Self lies health, love and wisdom. We learned to trust our Selves and to see that living from there is not only possible--it is there whenever we choose to live in the world as our true Self. The result was a lessening of fear and increased courage to Be in this world, but not of it. The level of transformation that occurred amazed me and exceeded any expectations of how close we all are to living fearlessly, not only in a retreat setting, but wherever we live.

For more information on my future retreats go to my news and events calendar on my website.

Live and Love Fearlessly,

Joe