Decisions Are Portals

How Fear Robs Us Of Our Power

Dear Reader,

I've been thinking about the power of decisions in my own life and how this translates to my work I do with amazing humans like you.

Recently, I made a set of powerful decisions and the journey I have been on has been staggeringly beautiful and power unleashing.

Some of you know I'm a songwriter as well as a coach. I left the music industry nearly 15 years ago - in full nervous breakdown burnout from the external pressure and mask wearing that seems to be required, and my own exhausting desperate will to succeed. Trying to monetize something I had pure love for - the power of a song - was deeply corrosive to my soul.

I continued to write songs, to play my piano in the evenings, to sing in the shower and in the car, and to love the practice power that came from experiencing my voice. But I promised myself, if I returned to recording and putting music out into the world, it would be on my terms.

No more old white men telling me I should wear a burqa and leather pants because I'm an Afghan-American and "it would look cool!" I would be in full service to the song that came through me, and everyone I worked with would be devoted to bringing forth the best in themselves and the best in each other.

Why am I telling you all of this?

Well, because I imagine you have some decisions to make in your life too. And I imagine, like me, you may be afraid. Maybe what you're after feels risky. There could be many unknowns and a ton of uncertainty to breathe through. And maybe there's a good dose of trauma in there too. And so you hesitate. And you sit on your power. This isn't to shame you or make you feel bad, it's to say I know this place too.

And maybe you also have a sneaking suspicion that this decision before you, whatever it may be, is also a portal.

I'll share more about my journey in the next few newsletters. For now I want you to know you don't have to go at it alone. If you're at a choice point in your life, you deserve to be held. And I would be honored to walk alongside you as you unearth your power.

With warmth and care,
Fereshta Ramsey

​www.fereshtaramsey.com​

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