Athena

From Athena I formed Athena Enterprises LLC and empowerMEnt (my DBA) was raised from the ashes like a Phoenix...

Athena...the word...the name...has so much meanings to me...Quite a few years ago I was struggling thru a really hard time in my life...I had lost my grandson to a rare genetic disorder, I grieved for the loss of him and for the loss of my daughter, his mother, who is still very much alive, but a piece of her died that day too...I knew it then and I know it still...

My marriage was a joke...my work in the medical field fulfilled me yet saddened me almost daily. I was not happy...I was not unhappy...I was in limbo (does anyone use that word anymore?) I felt suspended in time...floating, floating, floating in a dark abyss...so on this day, more than a few years ago...I was pulling into my driveway, when I saw something sticking OUT of my mailbox...I stop, get out of the car...look around me to see if OTHER mailboxes have any cards hanging out of them...NOPE...and there she was...an "angel" card....

The front of the card read:

Athena: "It is safe for you to be powerful. You know how to be powerful in a loving way that benefits others as well as yourself".

The back of the card read:

"You have been afraid of your own power. You have worried that others would disapprove of you or leave you if you allowed your true power to shine. You have also been concerned that you might abuse your power and that your masculine energy would become unbalanced. I am here to help you reveal your power to yourself and others in a way that enhances your relationships, self-esteem, and life purpose. Your power comes from love, from God. You who are made in the image and likeness of your Creator have unlimited power within you right now. You aren't capable of abusing your power because your heart chakra has opened like a flower in bloom. Think of a person whom you admire, who is both powerful and balanced in their masculine and feminine energies. Such power is beautiful. It also amplifies your spiritual healing and psychic gifts. You are a strong and powerful light worker, and God needs you to accept and reveal your power."

This seemed to be a message that would stay with me forever...did it change my life? Well...kind of...I have always known I am powerful in how I love, how I fight, how I live...I am also powerful kindly, gently, genuinely and influentially.

I live and I love HARD...I believe in the Universe and God...I have started many writings over the years...(even published some ezine articles way back in the day)...but never finished...ahhhh...another one of my many blessings...I am a procrastinator from way back...I want the easy way, the quick way, the straight as the crow fly's way...I am striving daily for the "calm" to learn how to wait...in silence...in peace...in patience...(wish me luck)...but I KNOW it's in there...and that's when Athena reminds me...I AM POWERFUL...NOT powerless...

What to expect from me...A little of this and a little of that...Great stories...some sad, some happy, some inspiring and some scary...I have counseled (not by profession) many people who suffer depression, divorce, low self-esteem, loneliness, addiction, and illness...Not because I am an expert in any of these fields, BUT I know human nature, I know compassion, I know how to love unconditionally, I know tough love, I know I am POWERFUL enough to help...even just a tiny bit...my heart is genuine...and although I struggle like everyone else with heartache, sadness and loneliness, I persevere...Every day is a new day...and EVERY DAY I start with a clean slate...it's my reset button...it helps keep me focused and sane...and on days that I don't feel focused and sane...I give myself the OLD PEP TALK...it works for me and I believe it goes back to the message I received from Athena more than 12 years ago...

I wear my heart on my sleeve...ALL THE TIME...I guess that's why I needed that message that day...and all the days that have followed...I keep Athena close to my heart as I am her and she is me...

I hope you will join me as I do something I never do, and that is open up my heart to share with others...I have kept my heart safely guarded my whole life...holding so many things in because I know that people love to ruin beautiful things...