“The things that make me different are the things that make me.” ~ A.A. Milne
“You are always welcome at my table.” ~ Nicole Cody
Last year I invited my friend Kerry Warnholtz to come spend some time with me as I prepared for and then ran my Chakra Wisdoms retreat.
Kerry is a talented photographer and videographer who sees the world through soulful and ever-watchful eyes. I hoped that she might be able to capture some footage and a few stills for my new website. My brief to her was that I wanted her to somehow show the love and care I put into each event that I run, and how precious each of my students is to me – how much I take that teaching and mentoring responsibility into my heart.
Kerry didn’t just capture that – she captured me – a little snapshot into my life, and the struggles I have had in coming to a place of self-acceptance. This short film speaks a lot to my WHY – why I do what I do – and I thought many of you might relate to the struggles I had in my earlier life to accept myself as I am.
What I want you to know, more than anything, is that I believe in you and that I want you to be who you are and be true to yourself. Being you is the most important thing you can do, and it’s time. The world needs us to stop pretending and representing ourselves in the world as less than we are. It’s time to embrace ourselves and each other in all of our glorious diversity and similarity.
So, watch this little documentary. Come meet me at my farm, and in my life, and know that you are always welcome at my table.
You are among friends here.
Thanks for sharing the journey with me,
Nicole ❤ xx
