The value of a guide

Hi there,

I've been reflecting on something recently…

The value of a guide.

Who has guided me?

I've had several.

But right now, I want to honor someone who changed the way I see myself.

Sean Stephenson.

Because Sean saw something in me… that I didn't see in myself.

He didn't hand me a map.

He pointed to something else.

"This is the opening.

It's tight.

Go through it.

Trust me… it's better on the other side."

Before that, I didn't think of myself as someone who held back.

Or overthought.

Or hesitated.

(Though I do remember someone once telling me, "You think too much." I brushed it off.)

But if I'm honest…

I wanted to be seen as great.

I overanalyzed.

And yeah… I could get "a little stern."

Then Sean said something that stayed with me:

"Jim, you're such a bright light…

but it's like you're holding yourself back.

Like you're waiting for your turn."

And then he invited me to a 14-hour immersion in Chicago.

I'm still surprised I said yes.

And I'm deeply grateful I did.

Because that day… I went through the opening.

And on the other side, I saw something I had never seen before:

I had made part of myself wrong.

As a man…

my strength, my edge, my capacity to be powerful…

I didn't trust it.

So I held it back.

But that part of me wasn't the problem.

It was waiting to be integrated.

To be trusted.

To be chosen.

I'm still on that path.

Learning to live as someone who is not waiting to be chosen…

But who is already chosen.

And choosing.

Do you ever feel that?

Like you're standing right in front of something…

but not stepping through?

You may be closer than you think.

Thank you,

Jim

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