How did I go from ten years managing small businesses to attending an Interfaith seminary and becoming a minister? If you have twenty minutes, the talk I gave at Unity in the Pioneer Valley explains my story. Excerpted: "Reverend Carol’s message that Sunday was about listening for our soul’s purpose; for the thing we’re here on Earth to do. Now, I knew that working in a jewelry store probably wasn’t my soul’s highest calling, but it also wasn’t something I’d given a lot of thought... "It’s funny – looking back, I can hardly remember anything specific about Reverend Carol’s talk that morning, except that, as she spoke, I felt this tremendous yearning inside me. I can’t really describe it… but it seemed like my heart wanted to leap out of my chest!" Listen now to the 20-minute talk. Excerpted:
“Conversations With God says all human actions are motivated at their deepest level by fear or love. I chose love when I answered the call; I chose to follow my heart. It’s important to say, though, that when I talk about the heart, it’s not the physical heart or the emotional heart I mean, but the spiritual heart. "In Sanskrit it’s called the hridayam, which means “essence.” Quaker’s call it “the still, small voice of God.” Ram Dass calls the spiritual heart the “heart-mind,” but he explains that you can’t get to the heart-mind through the rational mind. So when I talk about following my heart, I mean there was a shift in my awareness, from who I think I am, to “I Am.”
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Nancy
3/10/2013 07:28:19 am
this was amazing Hannah.
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3/12/2013 12:57:46 am
Thanks Nancy! So glad to share the journey with you.
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Craig
3/10/2013 09:17:03 am
I was lucky enough to see the incredibly moving and inspirational talk in person. Keep up the great work, Hannah.
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3/12/2013 12:58:43 am
Craig, it meant so much to me that you came - thank you! And many, many thanks for helping spread the word about the work I'm doing.
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John
3/11/2013 10:23:24 am
Thank you for your beautiful sharing.
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Jess
3/18/2013 08:38:40 am
Wonderful...thanks so much!
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Chelsea
4/4/2013 02:07:35 pm
You continue to impress and inspire, my dear!
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