Magic Makers

“Be around the light bringers, the magic makers, the world shifters, the game shakers. They challenge you, break you open, uplift and expand you. They don’t let you play small with your life. These heartbeats are your people. These people are your tribe.”
                                                                                                                                                             From “I Am Her Tribe” by Danielle Doby

The company I currently work with has, what they refer to as, Five Core Values that they believe ensure success in the workplace. I adhere to all five, but, three of the core values are of specific importance to me as they relate to personal character and navigating relationships.
                              1. Honesty and Integrity govern our activities
                                              2. Commitments made will be fulfilled
                                                                3. All individuals are treated with dignity and respect

When reflecting on these attributes, boundaries come to my mind. As the aforesaid quote notes - “They break us open” - Light Bringers and World Shifters are not passive. They are truth seekers. They soberly face life’s situations and the complexities of relationships.

Dignity and respect work hand in hand with, not only, acceptance but, too, with establishing healthy boundaries. Honesty and integrity are the fiercest, most pro-active approaches to life and to relationships; especially with regard to the relationship with one’s self.

If Lying
            Gossip
                       Malice
                                 Defamation
                                                  Sabotaging another’s position to secure one’s own
are the preferred modes of conduct, separation from the Light Bringers is the inevitable result - which creates a darkness I do not envy.
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I am most fortunate that my life is graced with an abundance of light bringers, world shifters and game shakers.

These magic makers
           Encourage with the truth
                               Conduct welfare checks
                                                   Season their words with grace
                                                                      Risk their own comfort to promote growth
                                                                                            Boldly protect theirs with fierce integrity
They live life in
                       Beautiful vulnerability
                                     Perpetual hope
                                                     Unending love
                                                                   Confident trust
                                                                                     Glorious truth
                                                                                                     Deep-seated joy

These gloriously messy, stellar “heartbeats” are true examples of just what it means to live a life of abundance.

After a karaoke, tutu wearing, dancing, laughing, feasting, hot tubing, merry making party with some of my tribe - a few of us posed for a photo.