A few weeks ago, I had an article called "The Heroine's Journey" In that article (in the Diva Toolbox archives), I talked about the archetype of the Heroine. I believe that the world is finally ready for the Heroine to be emerging, in both men and women. These are some of the characteristics of the Heroine.
1. She lives authentically. She knows who she is and why she's here. And if she's not yet clear on why she's here, she's doing the work to figure it out. She asks herself regularly: how can I serve?
2. She accepts what IS. Life sometimes throws a curve ball. But just as she doesn't yell at the rain for falling or the wind for blowing, she doesn't waste time lamenting what has happened in the past. Instead, she uses it as the platform from which she moves forward, and she looks for the good and the fun in every situation. Neale Donald Walsch said, "fun is not defined as the absence of challenging circumstances, but as the absence of anger about them." She asks herself: how can I move forward from this place? What is the next step?
3. She faces her fears by acknowledging them and working through them. She doesn't stick her head in the sand, nor does she blow her fears out of proportion. She asks: what's the worst that can happen? How likely is it? What would happen to me if the worst occurred? What could I do to move forward? What we resist persists, and she uses no energy on resisting. By refusing to spend energy in anger and resistance, she creates a huge reserve from which to move forward.
4. She is resourceful. She looks at problems and opportunities from every angle, to see them more clearly. She doesn't make up stories and get stuck in drama, but clearly assesses each situation. Then she makes her plan, using all of the resources at her disposal.
5. She is flexible. Just because something's always been done a certain way doesn't mean it can't be done differently. And, if something doesn't work, she figures out how to make it work, or changes her plans.
6. She never loses hope. She has a deep reservoir of faith and trust, built one brick at a time at the beginning, and then ultimately emerging fully formed from both past experiences and an inner knowing. As such, she is deeply connected to God (by any name) and sets a place at her table for Grace to enter. She expects Grace and receives Her as an honored guest.
7. She understands that life is about the journey, not the destination. As such, she makes every moment sacred. No matter how mundane the task, she treats it with reverence. Nothing is beneath her, and nothing is too good for her. Everything is sacred in her eyes, and in expressing her reverence, she finds that life treats her with reverence.
I invite you to ponder these questions: Can you see yourself in these characteristics? Where do you really identify yourself, and which characteristics could you embrace more fully? How might your life unfold more effortlessly if you were to embrace these characteristics?
I hope you can see the Heroine in your own heart. She's there, I promise.
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