Dear Readers and Followers,

I was on radio silence for a little while, but I am back! I am coming out of my chrysalis. I was busy working on different things, different projects. I was busy contemplating and observing the world and human nature. I spent time surrounded by friends and family on my beautiful Island in the Indian Ocean (Réunion) immersing myself in the turquoise ocean and getting lost in the depths of nature, trying to figure out human nature.

Every morning I woke up with the sun. I stepped outside on the veranda, and I looked at a world still asleep blanketed in tranquility. Early morning is my favorite time of the day, because it is beautiful and peaceful, and it is a time that belongs entirely to me. It is precious. Day after day, I watched the sunrise marking the dawn of a new day and with it I felt the excitement of new possibilities waiting to be discovered and acted upon. As soon as people start waking up the blissful silence that surrounded me and the tranquility that I felt a short while ago withdraw backstage to allow daily activities to take center stage. Now everybody is running around doing this and that, trying to get to some places to do some important business and deal with all the tasks that come their way.

Being part of this world can be very troubling. The world can be an onslaught. Every day we have to deal with the tyranny of culture, hypocrisy, lies, double-standard, censorship, gaslighting, rampant incompetence and corruption of leaders, topped up with an enormous amount of malevolence and hatred for one another. And if this was not enough, we (actually the most courageous ones) have to face our own naivety, ignorance, biases; trying to unlearn what we have learned and trying to pick up valuable life lessons along the way. I didn’t feel like writing about all of this but felt like going under the radar into “Chrysalis- Tropical- Mode” and so I did.  

Now I feel like it is time to emerge from the Chrysalis and express myself again on this and that, become more adventurous traveling down the road less traveled by, and see where it will take us. I am now in “Nomad-Mode” currently living in the desert, and with this new environment comes the dawn of a new day.

Transformation and Growth

The butterfly has one of the most fascinating life cycles of all creatures, we should emulate that transformation and growth process, from a caterpillar to a beautiful butterfly. The butterfly starts its life as an egg perched on a leaf. When the egg finally hatched, a caterpillar emerged from the egg. The whole raison d’être of the caterpillar is to eat as much as possible to reach its desired growth.

As soon as the caterpillar is done growing and has reached its full length and weight, it takes refuge in a cocoon, also known as the chrysalis, where it can safely rest and digest all the food that has been consumed in the previous stage and conduct its metamorphosis quietly and privately. Human beings tend to skip that stage or confuse it with a period of a downturn where nothing happens. Wrong! This stage is a necessary stage where you should observe the world and pay attention to the silence that surrounds you.  In a world that is noisy and full of distraction, this is the stage where you learn how to be steady while everything spins around you. Stillness is the pathway that can inspire new ideas, sharpen perspective, and illuminate the mind.

“Listen to the wind it talks. Listen to the silence, it speaks. Listen to your heart, it knows.”

Native American Proverb

In its final stage of development, the butterfly emerges from the cocoon ready to take its flight and show its beauty to the world.

And just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly.

One of the things that came out of my period of reflection is that before you think about trying to change the world you have first to change yourself. You owe it to yourself and the people around you.  Each one of us has a duty to take our place in the world as a decent person who lives passionately and with purpose. Whatever our purpose is, it should be something that fills our heart, something that makes a positive impact on people, our family, friends, community, and the world at large, even if it is just a smile you give to a stranger giving them a warm feeling; the feeling of being seen by someone instead of being invisible. But first, you have to master your fear of the unknown. You have to know who you are and what you want to be.

Whether people admit it or not, most of us have a desire to make a difference, to have an impact or some level of influence on others. It is part of human nature, and it is admirable because it implies that we have to live a life that is bigger than us and our immediate entourage. We want to leave something of value after we leave, we want to leave a legacy.

“The world needs able men and women, people who can do things that are thoroughly worthwhile; people who can think great thoughts and transform such thoughts into great deeds.”

Christian D. Larson

My time of reflection spent in the Chrysalis allowed me to think more about women.  My conclusion: women are Queen. But they don’t know it. They should learn how to develop their Queen Mindset. Why is it important for women to awaken their Queen potential? Because most of the issues and challenges that women face these days are coming from a lack of clarity as to who they are and what they want. Studying and applying the science of Queenology will help them find answers to those questions. A Queen understands the complexity of human nature and of her own character. She can sound confident and have anxiety. She can look healthy and feel bad. She can look happy and feel miserable. She can look like she has it all together while being a mess deep down and that’s OK. A Queen understands that she is a masterpiece and a work in progress at the same time.

Question: Is it wrong to want to have it all? Health, Wealth, Happiness with the freedom to be yourself? Answer: Absolutely not! You can have it all if you have the right mindset i.e. the mindset of a Queen! Wherever we are in the world, we all want the same thing. We all want to survive and thrive. We want to be happy, healthy & wealthy. Wealth is the freedom to make decisions that are best for you and for the people around you. There are different types of wealth not limited to financial wealth and yet equally important. Physical wealth is an abundance of good health and energy. Emotional wealth is having peace of mind and optimal quality of life. Financial wealth is money or assets which provide us with a certain amount of financial security.

Surely there must be a secret to get to this Eldorado?! Yes, there is. The secret lies in your ability to develop a Queen consciousness. Would you believe me if I tell you that all women have Queen potential inside of them? I can hear you say: “Sure, it would be nice to be Kate Middleton, to live in a castle with a handsome prince/future King, wear a crown and fabulous evening gowns and have a bunch of people do all kind of things for you; but the chances are I am never going to be a Queen !” WRONG! Every woman has the potential to become a Queen, but it requires self-awareness, time, effort and discipline to bring this Queen potential to the surface. What I am talking about here is a special type of Queen. A Queen is a woman who possesses the ultimate presence and excellence of character empowered by a no-nonsense approach to life, love and business.

I wrote a Guide on this very subject. I wrote it for all the women who just want to do better, for those who refuse to give-up despite feeling a bit lost, and for women who need some clarity and guidance to help them make the rest of their lives the best of their life without having to spend their precious time and money on endless therapy sessions or trying to figure it all out by yourself.

To learn more on this subject, I invite you to check out my free Guide.

And this my dear is your Quest.

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