“After speaking with her I felt I had a new friend. I also can not articulate in words how much more relaxed and in control of my life I felt after speaking with her I am a believer in God and I believe that God has blessed her with a special gift to help others”
“…We would be best friends if we lived by eachother. She is honest, caring, and outstanding! She even worked on my reading after and mailed it to me!!! :)”
Anyway, I have listed here two of the many testimonials I recieve which include the sentiment of: “I felt like she was my friend”. I feel so humbled and honoured when I read these testimonials because the reality is that I AM connected to people and I see us all as “one”… as brothers and sisters and that sort of rapport opens many doorways for the seeker and myself.
Now I’m going to segway into the Penn and Teller show — Bullshit — and very abruptly… so I ask that Thinking Caps are kept on or Eyes Stay Closed…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullshit!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0346369/
These guys did a show (amongst many other shows) on coaching and Tarot reading (two areas that I offer professional and serious services). I must say the coaching one was exceptionally funny and I wish I had the opportunity to see the Tarot reading one.
Basically they poke fun at “truths” of both of those services and I find their presentation of segments to be funny; however, at the same time I value and respect those “truths”. Perhaps I find humour in people poking fun because if I can’t laugh at myself and the funny things about my work then I’m being “too serious” and while I am a serious person, I can’t help but laugh at myself from time-to-time.
Segwaying back to my original thought. One reason why people pay for services that people like me offer is because many of us are looking for “friends” but it’s not as simple as Penn and Teller laugh it off to be… We are seeking “friends” who know stuff and can help us with integrity, care, and authenticity. Professional Friends is a newer concept in our Aquarian Age. Basically we pay for help that our everyday friends that are unable to assist or do not want to assist.
In this day and age, how many of us have “genuine friends” who can actually make a meaningful difference in our lives? That’s why while I can laugh at the “surface insanity” of “why pay $100 a pop when they can just go out and make a friend” thinking from skeptics like Penn and Teller, the reality is that it’s not that simple or accurate.
Professional coaches and readers are your professional friends. We are here for the RIS (Really Important Stuff) or TSTM (The Stuff That Matters) when our “regular” friends are unavailable. Or maybe some of us just choose to not have *regular* friends. And there is no shame or perversion in that.
I believe it takes courage, humility, and maturity to seek out help from outside sources when it’s needed and I applaud all that do!
