Dear Ruth,
I thought I knew what to expect with your Discovering and Living Your Passions Workshop... but I was blown away with the results. I have taken other similar workshops with varying results, yet none with the impact and lasting results as this one!
I have fibromyalgia and the mental fog that goes along with it and have had it for decades. My doctor has found a solution for the fog, but because it had been so long lasting, I was very afraid of doing anything because of setbacks (of which I’ve had many) that would leave me worse off than before. I had also gotten in a rut of acceptance of what “little” I could do. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I could accomplish as much as I now do.
Thanks to your workshop and your coaching, I have made headway on some challenges that I’ve had most of my life some above and beyond fibromyalgia.
1) I can now do many things in small chunks rather than having to have a huge chunk of time to even start anything... I’m learning to pace myself!
2) Setting goals and sticking with them are easier now... goals no longer intimidate me!
3) I now recognize that life hasn’t diluted my passions, I STILL HAVE THEM, they just got buried in the detritus of daily living with a limiting chronic disease. It has been a joy in unearthing them again and making headway to polish them up and make them a central part of my life again!
I am so grateful to you Ruth for assisting me in join the human race as a participating member, if you have anyone that needs to verify my statements, don’t hesitate to have them contact me at cek@comcast.net and have them put DLYP: in the subject line so it doesn’t get lost in the junk mail.
Blessings and Love,
Collien Kaseberg
Dear Ruth,
This workshop was exactly the “reality check” I needed to take inventory of my life and start moving in the direction I want to live.
Before the workshop, I went through a series of life changes (had a baby, changed my job, moved to a new town, etc.) and really struggled with who I was and where I was going. This workshop helped me become really clear on what I want – how to appreciate what I have in my life and how to go after what I want to accomplish.
At first, I thought “I don’t have the time for this” or “I just can’t focus on something like that right now” but after going through the workshop, I realized it was EXACTLY the right time to learn these skills.
Before your help, I went through my day thinking how hard things were and felt the burden of my daily tasks. Now, I feel like a weight has been lifted just by changing the way I think.
Three significant changes in my life from this workshop have been:
1) I live my life in gratitude – really recognizing who and what I have and being thankful instead of pessimistic and cynical.
2) I truly believe in myself more and what I can do.
3) I know that I can control my life instead of living as a victim to outside circumstances.
If anyone doubts the power of this workshop and your concepts, or feels as I did that they “just don’t have the time right now” I enthusiastically encourage them to give it a try. I never knew that a telephone workshop could make such a broad difference in how you live your life, but it does.
With Gratitude,
Frances Gorman Graves
Dear Ruth,
The guidance and outline for not only determining my passions, but the roadmap for living and experiencing them is priceless. I have learned valuable skills enabling me to live life to its fullest. Many concepts have been heard before but you put them in such an obvious, down to earth way that they really become easy to apply to everyday life. I saw great changes in myself and my life almost immediately during and since the Passions Workshop.
Before this program, I was just beginning to accept my past and understand that while I cannot change my past I can learn from it. By embracing my past as just that- my past – I can then focus on the present and visualize the future. I do not need to be held prisoner of the past, yes it has shaped me to become me but to use it as a tool for growth and move past it, focusing on all that I can be. Now, I can’t dream it fast enough – changes are so apparent and I live each day with a confidence and drive that I have never had. I really will live the life I want!
I think the 3 most significant improvements in my life thanks to you and yourintervention would be:
1. I was never able to argue. I would shut down and my mind would go blank,I would accept that any problem was obviously my problem – Now I can logically discuss my side of an issue and I know that I am not the blame for all the world’s problems.
2. I recognize my passions. I never realized that I was so passionate about anything. I thought you just went through life doing what needs done and hoped that someday you could maybe do or experience satisfaction. That’s not how it is – you must recognize your passions and focus on them, find your passion in every part of your life and your life will be passion filled.
3. This feels somewhat redundant, but…. I have control over my life. I havealways known that but have not lived that. Now I know and feel the control of my own life. No longer just a pawn in this world to be tossed and turned as the world sees fit, but I make the choices, I make the decisions of what and who I be!
If anyone is cautious and unsure about the value of your work they can contact me at diannahl@myamericanpatio.com. I would be happy to share with them just how wonderful you are!
Gratefully, sisters on this road of life,
Diannah Dolby
Dear Ruth,
I am so glad that I took Discovering and Living Your Passions Workshop. I learned how to focus on what is really important to me and now I know that using your techniques I can live my passions.
Before your program, I just wasn’t very satisfied with my life. I had a feeling that I was missing something important. Then, I learned about discovering my passions and how to prioritize them and how to take action to get to them. Now, I am practicing what I learned and my life is better and better every day. I’ve also noticed that my family is happier. I guess it’s true that when Mom is happy everyone else is too!
If anyone has the faintest doubt about the value of your work, tell them they can contact me, personally. My email is eliduke@yahoo.com and my phone number is 913-481-4660.
Thanks Ruth. I am so glad that I took your workshop!
Elizabeth Duke
Kansas City, KS