27 Jan, 2018

Spark Notes: The Spark of Purpose – What makes you come alive?

Introducing Spark Notes, notes to spark conversation within ourselves and with others.  Join the purpose conversation.

The Spark Lens of Purpose

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As a card-carrying member of the Rah-Rah Club of Motivation, being sparked really jazzes me!  And yet sparked moments are more than snapshots of clarity, an aha or a time when we connect with our code of genius–if we recognize and leverage them.

What sparks you?

When you connect with a core truth it literally sparks you.  Have you ever had an inspired thought that when it landed, you exclaimed, “that’s it” and that’s it turned into a flood a flow of creative ideas?  Yes? You were sparked.

When we explore purpose through the lens of spark, spark is a verb that means ignite. And when we spark, we emit sparks that ignite others.  Remember from the Lens of Oxygen, purpose produces.

If spark is a verb, then it is in action.  As you consume your purpose diet of knowledge and practice, you will be sparked.  When you are actively engaged in purpose activities and service, you will be sparked.   When you are in close proximity to something vital to your purpose, you will be sparked. What is important about sparks is that they always lead to more.

Previously, we discussed the star formation as it relates to purpose.  The star whose origin was dust, took millions of years to spark so that we can see its brilliance.  But the story of the star did not end at brilliance! The star could provide direction or is part of a system or cluster of stars that tells a bigger story.  This is how purpose unfolds.  This is how your sparked experiences unfold.

In my book Divine Spark, I discuss spark moments leveraging the story of Mary and Elizabeth from the Holy Bible. The purposes that Mary and Elizabeth would bring into the world were so great that when they came in close proximity to one another without knowing of their miraculous pregnancies, they sparked and caused the babies in their wombs to leap!

Another aspect of sparked relationships comes from one of my favorite scriptures, Proverbs 27:17, “Just like iron forms iron, man forms man.”  Iron sharpens iron and causes sparks and friction when it happens.

Some spark relationships cause friction and the purpose of the friction is to spark something anew that sharpens the insight, knowledge and understanding in one another.

What makes you come alive?

Have you ever felt that you were living but you were not alive? Have you noticed people around you that are so busy with life and are in movement and yet when you look into their eyes, they are dull? Perhaps I recognize it because I’ve lived through this version of existing.  My life began to change when I declared, “enough with this existing, there has to be more.”  Quickly followed by some sincere asks and quieting to really hear and receive responses.

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What are your life defibrillators?

Note what it feels like in your body when you are sparked.  My eyes widen.  My pulse races.  I actually feel a shock in my heart space.  This experience made me realize this aspect of purpose is like a life defibrillator.

Defibrillators shock the heart back into its rhythm.  Sometimes life and our responses to life events cause our hearts to function but not optimally.  Metaphorically, we can have a heart dis ease that forms from disagreeing with an inauthentic aspect of our life.  Purpose sparks and shocks our heart to begin to beat again with our natural rhythm.  That rhythm becomes our authenticity litmus test.

Being sparked may be exciting or it may be disruptive depending on what is rubbing against our life to cause us to spark.  Trust that being sparked is for you, whether it is easily understood or requires some sincere asks and contemplation for it to begin to unfold with meaning you can respond to.

XO,

Dena, Your Sister in Purpose & Resultant

Dena Wiggins is a transformational author and consultant.  She takes an unwavering stand for your purpose. She supports individuals and systems of individuals in extracting insight, knowledge and purpose to leverage into Galvanized Results that spark, excite and move into action.  Stay connected, join the conversation, take inspired action.

Learn more about Unlocking The Keys To Your Success Personally and in Business. Shop A Life of Purpose® Products.

 

 

24 Dec, 2017

Spark Notes: Celebrate the Stars in Your Life

Introducing Spark Notes, notes to spark conversation within ourselves and with others.  Join the purpose conversation.

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We’ve been discussing the star formation this week and integrating the lessons of each phase of formation.  In a previous spark note, we also chatted about the value of letting things breathe.  It is in this spaciousness that the magic, the mysticism, the anointing appears and rests on whatever we are experiencing or creating.

I had a breathing moment this morning.  This morning marks the 21 year of my Grandmother’s transition. Her transition was as beautiful and remarkable as her life and legacy.

She was the star of our family.  She illuminated light. She radiated light and she held a mirror up so that people could witness their light.  She held space for people to grow into his or her purpose.

I did not always understand the role of my Grandmother in my life.  The change from her physical presence was really challenging because I relied on her light, a lot.  Many years later I met someone who reminded me so much of my Grandmother in a way I could not quite wrap my mind around.  One day a sense of knowing rushed through me and I shared with my Godmother, “I get it. I know why you remind me of my Grandmother, it’s because I see Christ in you.”  You can read about this experience and more in Divine Spark.

Celebrate the stars in your life who bring new awareness and spark your purpose.

I am a Christian and Jesus and I have been really close since I was a young child.  And yet I embrace all of my faith traditions.  I grew up traditional Baptist. My father was devout Muslim and I loved and respected his faith tradition.   I also had some experience as a  practicing Jehovah’s Witness and The Church of God and Christ, all before the age of 10!

I loved to go home and visit my kinfolk in the mountains of Virginia.  Some of my favorite experiences were witnessing natural practices that were probably born of Cherokee Indian tradition. I love the Buddhist traditions of some of my close friends and what they teach me about living peacefully and having true intimacy (in to me I see) in my life.  I also love people who are spiritual with no formal religion that radiate light.

Most of my life, I struggled with not really fitting in or people not really understanding what box to put me in.  My struggle was actually a pivotal point in  my path to purpose.  I never belonged in a box!  My unique design was meant to be inclusive. I am just beginning to understand and leverage the tools in my toolkit.

I am your sister in purpose because I love you and all the paths to that which is greater than you which is integral to your purpose path.  My Grandmother helped me to understand this important part of my purpose path because she was accepting of all and as a result everyone felt they were “the one.”  In my Grandmother’s legacy, everyone was a star in some form of star formation.  She had a knowing about this that she demonstrated throughout her life.

Celebrate the stars in your life.  Embrace their lessons and legacy.   It is more that will avail itself to you when you are ready.  The path to ready is to focus your attention on the people and events that really impact you or spark you.  Celebrate the transitions of life and the honor of the baton of  legacy and impact that are passed onto you.  Your sparks were passed onto YOU because the Ultimate Giver of Gifts knew you would take them, be with them and ultimately run with them!

XO,

Dena, Your Sister in Purpose

Dena Wiggins is a transformational author and consultant.  She takes an unwavering stand for your purpose. She supports individuals and systems of individuals in extracting insight, knowledge and purpose to leverage into Galvanized Results that spark, excite and move into action.  Stay connected, join the conversation, take inspired action.

Learn more about Unlocking The Keys To Your Success Personally and in Business. Shop A Life of Purpose® Products.

23 Dec, 2017

Spark Notes: Despise Not Small Beginnings

Introducing Spark Notes, notes to spark conversation within ourselves and with others.  Join the purpose conversation.

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In the final stage of star formation, before the star illuminates, a trade wind of dual forces causes an eruption from its core , which also blasts away any remaining gas and dust.

The Perception Key to Success reminds us that things are rarely how they first appear.  The Purpose Key to Success anchors our life experiences in the truth that everything has purpose, often multiple purposes, that we uncover over time.

Trade winds are dual force winds that propel what is in its center.  Airplanes take off in trade winds.  Can you recall being in the pressure of two directions that cause you to leap, to fly into action that defies logic?

It is interesting that the trade winds of star formation cause an eruption from its core.  What if life causes trade winds that cause our purpose to erupt from our core?  What if the trade wind disruptions are on assignment to birth purpose in our lives?

What if, like the star, we get a dual gift of blasting away any remnants of old parts of ourselves that like the gas and dust of a forming star, were once integral to our development and now dull our shine and ultimate purpose?

The end of the star formation concludes a process that began millions of years ago!  Whatever star power brilliance that is being cultivated in us has a due date to illuminate.  Know you possess the components of your brilliance and trust your process to illuminate.

XO,

Dena, Your Sister in Purpose

Dena Wiggins is a transformational author and consultant.  She takes an unwavering stand for your purpose. She supports individuals and systems of individuals in extracting insight, knowledge and purpose to leverage into Galvanized Results that spark, excite and move into action.  Stay connected, join the conversation, take inspired action.

Learn more about Unlocking The Keys To Your Success Personally and in Business. Shop A Life of Purpose® Products.