Living Your Life from the Inside Out - Melissa Schwartz E031

Chapters0:00:00  OK in my skin0:25:04  Welcome1:20:25  Everything happens when it's supposed to4:39:43  Learning to stand up for what I believe in7:58:59  Discovering your true path through good friends10:13:53 Reconnecting with your authentic self13:11:28 What's the opportunity here?15:55:30 Knowing who you are19:52:26 Defining what Success in a situation is for YOU23:37:25 When seemingly opposing ideas compete28:31:44 Relax and allow the answer to come33:28:32 Living a purpose-full life38:54:31 Is there free will?  Or is it all predetermined?42:16:54 Think about the things we now take for granted as fact44:54:57 100th monkey theory49:34:45 Living life from the inside outSummaryIn this engaging conversation, Melissa Schwartz and Erin Currin explore the themes of personal growth, spirituality, and creativity. They discuss the importance of authenticity, the power of prayer, and the dynamics of social interactions, particularly for introverts. Prayer and intention can guide us through challenges.  Life unfolds naturally when you have patience and faith.  Rediscovering authenticity can lead to a more fulfilling life.  When you are connecting on deeper levels of self, unexpected opportunities can arise from the most surprising places.The dialogue emphasizes the significance of relationships in personal development and the concept of karma as a means of understanding life’s challenges. They also touch on the evolution of awareness and the idea of living life from the inside out, encouraging listeners to embrace their journey with gratitude and openness.Keywordspersonal growth, spirituality, creativity, authenticity, mindfulness, relationships, prayer, introversion, karma, self-expressionBio  A proud mid-westerner at heart, Melissa has been in South Florida since 1995, relocating from NY with her now ex-husband and 9 month old son, soon to be joined by another baby boy 19 months later.Working remotely before it was a ‘thing’ she has been a successful Sales, Marketing and product development senior executive for several home furnishings companies over the course of her career.  She was blessed to not only have a breadth of interesting experiences and met wonderful people, and also able to travel extensively throughout Europe and  China over the years.She raised her boys in Coral Springs, and it was a good and contented existence.Like all of us who have actually LIVED our lives, there have been wonderful high moments, as well as life altering challenges.Both boys are grown, and the family now includes a beautiful grandson, with another on the way.  She counts herself as profoundly blessed with a wonderful and loving family.The real and transformative growth began around 10 years ago, as she slowly became aware of the disconnect  between the narrative she embraced about ‘who’ she was, and the  quietly emerging truth of who she was really meant be, coupled with a pervasive lack of identifiable and actionable purpose.And to 5 years ago, and a very intentional and profound shift, a vertical trajectory of identifying and re-aligning with core values, personal integrity and deep understanding and awareness of self and purpose.Having connected through serendipitous acts of G-d and the universe with a handful of people who would change her life, she slowly but very intently, began to write, to paint, to reconnect with her music and all of those parts of her that had lain dormant over the years.And here she sits, basking in Abundance and gratitude, equipped with resilience and courage. Bring it on😊Want to learn more about exploring what it means to live a fulfilling life?Subscribe to the YouTube channel here.