When I Knew It Before I Was Born Essay

Long before we are delivered to this earthly plane, our purpose is defined. The plan is complete.We are born beautiful, perfect, and whole. Deep inside our spirit there is a divine knowing of our oneness. We know the purpose of our mission. We inherently know what fuels our passion fires. Nonetheless somewhere between the place of knowing and the place of the unfamiliar, we forget that we are spiritual beings, trying to make sense of the myriad of human experiences.

Through trial and error, struggle and triumph, sunshine and rain, fat times and skinny times, love and hate, within what seems a million lifetimes to some, and the blink of an eye for others, the moments of our present slip away. Our inner vision becomes cloudy, our memory falters

However, over the course of the last five years, I've come to understand its deepest meaning. The shift in my journey dramatically changed when my former supervisor, who is now a beloved soul sister friend, said to me, “You have magic inside of you. This place is too small for you."

At the time, I thought she was "just playing nice" especially since we were working in a very toxic, and abusive workplace. I remember thinking" Sure, sure, she just figured it out, It’s a mess here and she needs an ally” In hindsight, what I failed to realize, she did not need an ally. She was purposefully and divinely sent to me, because I needed an ally. I needed someone to acknowledge the call of my soul. Her presence in my life ignited a familiar, but forgotten divine dialog. The flame grows brighter with each passing day.

My soul sister friend, Trisha G., did one of the most important things we can do for another soul, she held space for me…to be me. In holding that space, she graciously held the door open ... a pathway paved with love and safety that showed me the conduit needed to speak the truth of my story. In speaking my truth, I am setting about the business of reclaiming the fragmented and the broken pieces of my spirit. I am thankful for her presence. I am grateful for the