Empowerment Updates from Tammy Hawksworth

It has been my previous life experience to avoid anything and everything that scares me.
I have also gone so far as to take extreme measure to be sure what I was fearful of, could not happen, and if someone messed with my self mandated protocols for self protection, I would have a little( or maybe big) freak out!

Does this sound like you?

Do you take precautionary measure to avoid scary situations?
Do you freak out if those measures are tampered  with or not respected, especially by those you love?

I am not to the point, yet, that all my fears are gone. However I am actively moving from my comfort zone into the growth zone on a fairly regular basis.

My most recent experience was experiencing an adventure park in the trees. The place is called On Tree.
This particular adventure park has a series of courses ranging in difficulty levels. The teams are very knowledgeable and skilled. They train you before sending you out on the course. Do not underestimate this preparation.

Being very , do things in order, kind of person, I missed some important instructions at the beginning and as a result was required to end my day a little earlier than planned.

So let me give you a little back story, to why I even decided this was an adventure I desired to take on. Pre-c-vid(yes we are to the point we use code because of censorship), my sister and her family went to this "On Tree" park and had an amazing time, oh the fun they had. This sparked a little interest however , not yet enough to commit to the challenge. Now, they planned to go again, and my youngest son recently went with a church youth group, and he had an awesome time. I had now decided. I choose to do this!

The day my sister was going, seemed to be out for me, as we had scheduled some excavation work to be done, on what I thought, was the same day! However, it turns out it was two days later. I now had my opportunity to go.  

I started my day with my usual morning routine with Heaven Journaling, Oils scan, application and decrees. My decrees were suited for my day, for bravery, trust and confidence.

I mentioned to my sister "Hey, I can go!"

Her response was not what I hoped. She basically said I would not enjoy because I was scared of spiders. Mom chimed in that so was she.

I was still not included, so as she prepared to leave for the day. I continued to  get ready for mine. As I bathed I decided, I WAS GOING! I would go alone. I can do this! 

I went to tell hubby I was going and he was welcome to come with me, if he chose to. I was also unsure if he would enjoy as he has balance issues. However he was all in! He has been climbing trees since he was young and much higher than we would be, and without a harness.

So off we went!

We arrived and the adventure began.

 I was so excited! In the past, the drive alone to something that was scary for me, would have been enough for me to have a full blown fit and turn around...not today!

The entrance is awesome, well organized and has this cute sign to prepare us for our adventure.

and it was true!

After we paid for our admittance, we gathered our gear, yes, they prepare us well for our adventure, we get proper gear, and training. Yay!

Troy was so excited he was trying to "gear up" before they helped us.


up Next is training...hubby was the first to volunteer, I had planned to cause I am a hands on learner. Hubby was super fast and beat me to it. He was demonstrating how to use the carabiners. How one is open and one is locked at all times, and how to hold them on our body or attach to our harness as we move through the course.

I did get to be the second volunteer however I missed getting a picture as I was being the demo. I was demonstrating how to place our carabiners on the cables, and how to remove them from the cables. It is a great double safety system, only one carabiner is able to be opened at any given time. I also demonstrated how to attach the zip line attachment for zip lining( the best part!!!).

Then the group all took turns attaching to the cable and moving across our first training obstacle...a log beam.

Then we do our first zip training, I volunteered again because I knew I could do the small one and that doing so would give me a good start on believing I can do a more challenging one later on. You can see a video of our adventure on my Youtube channel here.

The trainer then moved to the map of the available course and explained how to read the map.

There are three levels of difficulty.

Easy=GREEN

Medium=BLUE

Difficult=BLACK

The courses are not in order. A key point I wish I had listened to better.

 We then began the courses, Hubby and I went right for course 1. I have always been a being of order. I enjoy doing things in order. This was not a time to do things in order. Course was rated as an easy course thankfully. In hindsight, i would have loved to have a little card with a brief overview of each course, # of obstacles, # of zips and level of difficulty to check off as we progressed. I have e-mailed them in hopes that a little card will be a future upgrade, or even a small paper map.
 
 Course 1(Easy course)
 
 A family went ahead of us. We easily moved through the course. The only part that was challenging was just before the zip. Two cables spanned between the platforms, with a few random board section to walk across. The board sections were just too far to easily step directly to so stepping on the cables was required. The family ahead of us was having an issue here. The mom had definitely gone outside her comfort zone and her fear was up. The husband was coaching his wife, she was ¾ of the way across. I began coaching her as well and cheering her on. A coach always makes a difference when moving past a challenge. This was confirmed today. Her courage was not yet claimed so before doing the zip, she was crying. Her husband was still coaching her, telling her he had her back, literally, he was holding the back of her harness and was not letting her go until she was ready. She struggled to trust her harness to hold her. Once she felt her husband had her and she trusted her harness she felt secure to do the zip. We cheered her on in her victory!
 
 I had a little challenge with the cable crossing however watching someone do a course somehow makes doing it yourself seem easier. I used the cables to get to the boarded sections, one step to cable, next to platform and before I knew it I was to the next platform and to the zip.
 For me the zip is my reward, the best part! Woohoo! I completed my first course.

Lesson Understood: A coach always makes the difference when facing  challenge we can’t seem to see the way out of.

Course 2( Medium course-yeah I DID NOT pay attention here)
 
 Hubby and I then moved to course 2. Ummm, why did I not remember that course 2 was a medium course????
 This course quickly felt too much for me. I was at the obstacle where I had to walk across wooden swings, you know the kind a child would have in the branch of a tree. Yeah well at the start I immediately felt too short. Barely able to hold the cable and touch with tip toes, I wondered how I would be able to do this one. Do you hear my second mistake? I was already questioning the obstacle. My mind was not in the game of “ I got This!”. Half way through, my fear came up and I was no longer rational. I started to yell for help. The team said they were coming. I felt scared that I would fall, I even  forgot I had on a harness for my safety. Then someone from another part of the course started coaching me( whoever you are Thank you!), and hubby tried to come get me to save me(ummm not okay-only one person on an obstacle at a time)I was able with the coaching to get to the next platform. I was so grateful, I basically hugged the tree, I cried, I breathed deep breathes of relief. In my mind I asked was I done already? I answered No!

Lesson Understood: Self talk matters, when I said I could , I did, when I said I couldn’t , I struggled
 
 Lesson understood: Even a coach requires a coach. When I had a coach helping me, I was able to move past my obstacle.

 I looked at the next obstacle and thought I got this! So onto the next obstacle, which just happened to be a giant rope spider web, and I moved across with ease.

Now the next obstacle didn’t look too bad...however once my feet were on the beam, I knew I had made a bad decision. I had panic now up, I was asking myself out loud, “what was I THINKING?”,” Why did I choose to do this?”, and “How do I get myself down?” I kept going even though the beam was unstable, rocking side to side, and swinging left and right and forward and back. Definitely, not a sure foundation.
 One beam led to a second before the next platform. As I attempted to go from one beam to the next, I lost my balance and fell.....I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO GRATEFUL FOR MY HARNESS!

I immediately yelled “HEEEELLLLLLLLLPPPPPPP” as loud as I could. My husband is loving the course, he moves through with ease. He kept reminding me how he has climbed even higher trees and even fell from higher trees...lol , Maybe not the best time to tell me these things, hun.

The OnTree staff arrives and I am hanging on to my harness and closing my eyes and breathing, a young lady comes to me and sits beside me and talks calmly to me. She asks if I am going to continue or if I desire to get down. I am ready to get down so she continues to talk to me and helps me stay calm , she lets me know I can relax in the harness, I am secure, however I feel more secure holding on. Another staff person is on the ground. They secure the gear to lower me to the ground. I am gently lowered to the ground. I feel so relieved to be back on the ground, my arms and legs feel weak and I have some vertigo happening so I choose to stay on the ground for just a few moments. I asked both of them their name’s, however I cannot remember them now. Whoever you are I thank you both so much!!!!
 
 Lesson understood: I am always safe and secure

I finally get up and watch my hubby easily continues through the course. The end of course two has two zips. I was so close to reaching them. I am realizing how much fun my hubby is having. I am so excited for him to be enjoying our experience.
 
 This picture shows my downfall, I definitely moved out of my comfort zone and into the growth zone. The swings were where I reached the end of my comfort zone, everything I did past that was growth zone –woohoo!
 

Hubby and I went to see where to go next and in doing so, this is where I realized I went from an easy course to a medium course. I then asked a staff member, if there were any course that had less obstacles and more zips. She told me that number 15, their newest course was exactly that! Just a few obstacle, and not super wobbly ones, and then a number of zip, one being their longest to date. I hope my arms would regain some strength so I could do the course, however they still remained weak feeling like jello. Hubby however was ready for another course so off he went for course 15.
 
 He did so awesome, he completed three full courses and was ready to take on a difficult one. We had an hour left. I told him he would have to do without me as I was done for the day. He then decided he was too.

I could look at my day as a failure. However, I choose to see all I did accomplish. I choose to see all the lessons I was taught. I had an awesome day and I look forward to returning again to experience more growth.
As a Faith Based Intuitive Mentor, I understand even more, how important a mentor, a coach, a guide is in achieving a goal, in moving past, block, and wall, and obstacles.

What has been your most recent growth zone experience?

And what lessons did you come to understand?

Could your family use a little help getting on the same page?
Would you like to help build family unity?
Check out today's post for a way we have found to do that.
Includes a downloadable resource to make this fun and easy!

I enjoy take out, but not the prices of take out. So when I feel this way I try to re-create my favorite's at home. This one has been a huge hit that has served us well over the years and takes super yummy. 

I have newly started adding Epicure Herb and Garlic seasoning and it has improved what was already a great recipe.
You can get this product from any local epicure rep, there seems to be lots around. I am NOT a rep.

This recipe can be used a a side or you can choose to add meat and veggies and make it a meal.

Hope you enjoy.

Click here to watch me demo how I make this rice.

Have an amazing and blessed day,

From the time I was little, I had a goal....I want to get married and have 6 kids. I played with my dolls and imagined the reality of my future goal often.

I never really considered how my desire for a goal and the end results were connected. It just happened...or so I thought.

Now I know better, I now realize I can choose a desired outcome, focus my senses on that goal and I am able to purosefully achieve my desired outcome...often quite quickly.

I feel joy and excitement every time I am able to remove an achieved goal off my vision board into my vision board success binder (yes I keep track of this).

Two days ago I had the opportunity to transfer another achieved goal into my success binder.
I joined an essential oil company a few years ago and shortly after was introduced a technique that through the use of oils and connecting to my negative thougths, feeling and memories, I found I could easily and quickly removed block in my way of reaching my goals. 

This technique facinated me. I watched the creator and made lots of notes on how he did the technqiue. I volunteered to do session online with a oily group. I even did one on ones and a few in person groups. The results always were postive. I felt good, the participants felt good. I knew one day I would take the training.  I looked into the costs and set it on the "back burner" as currently the fee was out of my price range.
My finacial situation greatly improved in 2020 and I put it on my vision board and told myself, I will sign up when it comes on for half price. Shortly after that Dr. Perkus put it on for half price. I told my son, and he said "are you going to ask Troy(my hubby)?. I said yes, as soon as he wakes up.

I waited until he was medicated as he has chronic off the charts pain and it is the worste in the morning. As soon as he was, I asked. To my great surprise and enthusiasm...he said" sure' without any other comments. I SIGNED UP!

The course did not start until the new year but that was okay, I was grateful that is was not over the holidays.
It was a 8 week course so I would be required to be very focused and diligent in the program. This was slightly concerning as my family dynamic can be varying from day to day and that means I don't always get done what I desire to get done. Before the course started....this issue was dealt with as well....Dr. Perkus opened another option up...self paced!

Well, I was on that ASAP. Now I could work at my own pace and not stress about being done "On Time!"

I was able to attend the current classes' live sessions, I started slightly before them and ended slightly after.
I passed my LOV ..(my Live Observation Video of a session) with Mastery....talk about a pleasant surprise.
Now to finish putting my papges and pages of notes into the tracking form.

That part ook sometime and took the longest to be reviewed ...10 days ...which felt like forever.

I was just starting to get anxious about the results when there it was...a post with me tagged in it, that I was now certified. There was happy dancing, squeels, woohoos and high fives.

Just a little celebration excitment over here.

Goal achievement feels amazing, the process if fun!
I help others do this as well.

If you are desiring to reach your goals and struggle getting there. I help remove those wals in your way, so you get there as quick and as easy as possible and have fun along the way.

If this sounds like something you desire...check out my mentoring package here

If you are interested in also becomming a Certified Aroma Freedom Technique Practitioner to help and serve others in a way that is meaningful, uplifting and easy way, that leaves your clients and you feeling amazing! then you can sign up here.

Have the Best Day Ever!
Tammy

For years I was tuck in a cycle of negativity. My thoughts were negative, my words word negative. It just seemed to flow out of me. It did not matter what was said. I could put a negative twist on it. I did not like this but felt it was uncontrolable. It just seemed my automatic response.

So what is the solution when we get stuck in this zone of negativity?

There was this day, in my kitchen, where I spilled something. Not sure what it was or whether it was on the counter or on the floor, but my child walked in and made the statement " you're a bad mom!"

On any other day, I would have just let a statement like that go, but not today, today was different!
Today it made me do a double take and in that moment a conversation went on in my head, you know those conversations that go back and forth. Well, that day it went something like this... hmmm am I a bad mom, I have always wanted to be a great mom,you are a great mom," and then out it came, those same statements.
"I am a great mom, spilling something doesn't make me a bad mom. I am a great mom, because I care about you, because I love you, because I teach you the difference between right and wrong." 

and there it was...my solution, my answer and at the time I wasn't even aware of it. That moment I set myself ona new direction, a new course. I was using affirmations and didn't even realize it. I was using my words to create a new result. My words...and your words, by the way, ....have imense power in them.

I have been on a quest to master my understanding of just how powerful our words are. Scripture says that the world and everything in it was created by word and then those who spoke waited for the materials to obey!

I have been learning so much and there is still much more to learn, andif you would like to see a shift in your results, from the words you choose, I have created a three day challenge to get you started.

You can join that challenge here!

Affirmations is just one small way to get started, but making small adjustments to the words that are in those affirmations can mean the difference of them staying distant from us or the reality of them coming to pass in our lives.

I also have a group called Word Power where you can also learn more about the power of affirmations and words.
You can join here.

My inention is to help others see there is hope, there is good in any situation and where we put our focus is where we see our results.

Are you ready to see some new results in your life?

Are you willing to adjust a word or two to do that?