436 thoughts on “Developing Confidence in Myself and My Business”

1. I loved reading this blog and the confirmation for me was this sentence, “To show that it IS possible to work full time, build a business part-time, study part-time, while still having time for my family, my partner and most importantly time to nurture myself”. THIS is what I needed to read as my life is about to change with working full time, studying an MBA, moving house and eventually setting up a part time business. All needing to be constellated so that a flow can commence, observing the moments when drive or a need to get things done comes in.

   This shows that when we are with ourselves and unaffected by the world’s calamities, we receive energy that supports us to do more, without going into the doing of things.

   I love how life can and will support us if we allow it, our responsibility is to know who we are, and remain this.

2. This blog is inspiring, and great to read how Rebekah followed her strong impulse.

3. Commitment to life and work does require commitment to looking after oneself with the equal care – otherwise you cannot have a long term successful outcome.

4. Sometimes we can fear our own success – especially when it comes so easily and others are not comfortable with what you are reflecting to them.

   1. Henrietta I’ve come to realise that we can also develop a fear that if things aren’t how the majority behaves during University studies or taken out by that force, there must be something wrong with us. Can a person be that steady in themselves and trust that everything will be given to them and there is no drive to get things done? Absolutely!…

5. Rebekah, this is very inspiring to read – there are not that many 19 year olds (let alone 40 year olds) who are ready to throw themselves into a business with all the responsibilities that it entails. Having experienced what you have experienced has certainly allowed you much growth with the willingness you have had to see what was needed to make changes for it to work.

6. “Each and every new day brings another opportunity for me to bring ME to the world” The joy in what you write here is palpable and very inspiring.

7. A business built on a foundation of truth with no sweetners required.

8. ” I was consumed by doubts and self-sabotaging thoughts… I was losing confidence in myself.” We aren’t taught to support ourselves or others by being appreciative and confirming, navigating the turmoil we can feel within ourselves is not easy. I can relate to allowing outside influences to change my decisions, once I stop trusting what I feel I am usually then very open to negativity pouring in.

9. To build ourselves, builds whatever business we’re in.

   1. Beautifully said Kehinde – the investment in ourselves cannot but spill out to all others.

10. “Most importantly I have accepted that not only do my customers get the benefits my business can offer, they also get me” – this is very important and applies to all of us whatever profession/activity we engage ourselves in, and it makes so much sense that we build a foundation that is self-loving and self-nurturing in many ways.

    1. Businesses are the people that own and run them, it’s literally what they are. Sure a business can be made up of good products or a great service idea but the actual fabric of the business is the people, the people are the living breath of any business.

    2. Building a strong foundation of care and nurturing for self is always important, ‘ I decided that a balance with work/study/social/family and ‘me time’ was extremely important as I didn’t want to crash and burn like I had done previously.’

11. Taking responsibility for how we live creates a work ethic we can take with us and when self-employed is very necessary to develop a great business. So as you have shared Rebecca, any thing can happen when we have a true attitude to work along with a rhythm and diet that supports us.

12. When we introduce simple self care principles into our life it is amazing the ripple effect this has on others around us.

    1. Yes, other people see and feel the care and nurturing we bring to ourselves, ‘This for me means waking up a little earlier; preparing or cooking dinner to take with me if I’m going to be home later; bringing a change of clothes to change into after work if I am unable to go straight home, and resting when I need to so that I can be an example to those I come in contact with and who chose to work with me. ‘

13. Very cool Rebecca a great read for anyone going into business with themselves. “My commitment to myself to support myself is key so that they get ALL of me in FULL.” When you consider your business is based on how much you are bringing all of you the rest is the mechanics in how that needs to look. Love it — inspiring and, “Each and every new day brings another opportunity for me to bring ME to the world, and in doing this it has been amazing to see how the world supports me back.”

14. Rebekah I love that you didn’t give up on your business, but took the time to build yourself and it naturally began to happen again. It reminds me that our own personal foundations and solidness is not just important but a vital part of whatever we do.

15. Sugar has become such a normalised part of our diet I have to wonder how many people question it’s role in their health and emotional issues? When I look back over my life I would say that sugar led me to feeling really racy and also anxious. The body is much more settled and in an equilibrium without it.

    1. Yes, I agree from my experience too. For it brings a moment of satisfaction and “high”, whilst we know that the “low” will follow shortly thereafter; meaning that it was never truly a high or true energizing moment anyway.

16. We are subject of forces that affect us. There is no doubt about this.

17. Rebekah love how you gave yourself the permission to re-imprint the old ways in which you operated. It was a very humble choice that enriched so much your business and life. It makes me see that there is always an opportunity to look at honestly how we are living and make the needed adjustments to bring ALL of us in FULL to the world.

    1. Spot on Inma – offering ourselves the space to grow and learn and not be hard on ourselves is one of the greatest gifts we can offer ourselves and all those around us too.

18. It’s interesting to observe how we can drain ourselves till the exhaustion at a so very young age. By reading your experience Rebekah I’m realizing how nurturing and rejuveneting is applying the principles of Universal Medicine. No matter the age, the place we live in, the profession and business that we carry on…It inspires us to bring all our potential in to our community, work place, friends, family…is this commitment and purpose in life that make me realize how amazing we are and how much it’s needed our presence today and everyday. Thank you

19. “I have accepted that not only do my customers get the benefits my business can offer, they also get me. My commitment to myself to support myself is key so that they get ALL of me in FULL.” a beautiful sharing Rebekah understanding how supporting ourselves supports what we do and what we bring to humanity, the gorgeous you.

20. “or reaching for sugar to save me.” That is a great way of calling eating sugar or anything when we feel tired to pick us up. It is a saver but it is never sustainable. We have to learn to trust again that we can live in a way that we have a body that is consistently vital and does not need sugar, drive, nervousness or caffeine to keep going.

21. I’ve been learning how exhausting being in drive is. I may have an impulse to do something but instead of feeling what the next step is, I go into drive to get it done. This is largely because I have pictures in my head of how it should look and be.

22. Your blog is amazing, it reminds me that our steadiness in life is everything, if we can achieve a steadiness within ourselves and a balance or an equal proportion of importance with all aspects in our life then we are set with a pretty solid foundation for whatever is ahead of us.

23. “Not only do my customers get the benefits my business can offer, they also get me” – this is hugely important to remember. We are often driven by an outcome and forget the fact of energy that how we are comes with everything we do, and true success is not about hitting a perceived goalpost, which keeps moving anyway, but it is about retaining and expanding the whole of who we are.

    1. And bringing all of you in full is awesome, ‘My commitment to myself to support myself is key so that they get ALL of me in FULL.’

24. Contstantly were are asked to be more: more love, more connected to our truth and more aligned to Our Soul. We often can go against to that which pulls up higher and so create frustration and eventually resentment. It is to see the barriers and let them go, surrender to what is there inside you calling you to be that and more..

25. ‘Having lived so long with sugar as my driving fuel, it took some weeks for my body to recover from the ‘pick me up’ that sugar would give me.’ Wow it’s interesting how much we can use sugar to get us through the day when in fact it is draining us and depleting our energy levels in a huge way.

26. What I find interesting Rebekah is that by decreasing your sugar intake you were able to get up earlier and had more energy during the day – ironic that our minds tell us it’s the opposite and that we need sugar to get through.

    1. The body is a much quieter communicator than the mind but always truthful.

27. “Each and every new day brings another opportunity for me to bring ME to the world, and in doing this it has been amazing to see how the world supports me back.” learning to nurture and support ourselves first, allows us to bring the all we are to everything we do and to everyone we meet.

28. The importance of nurturing oneself cannot be underestimated. To give the best of oneself to others one first has to give the best to oneself.

29. “Each and every new day brings another opportunity for me to bring ME to the world” No selling required, just a continuous free gift.

30. Moving forward require building a foundation that supports us. Otherwise, it is just a dream that ends soon.

31. Yes giving up sugar can be a challenge at the beginning especially if we are relying on it to get through the day but so worth it in the end. I used to be addicted to sugar as well but since gradually weaning myself off it I have never felt more energy or clearer in my mind and body.

32. Love that description at the start, of how when we look to the outside world for confirmation, recognition, success then we are puppets on a string we have no control of, dancing to the whims of the good day or the bad day. However, when we build that appreciation in ourselves it all changes… instead of being the hungry ghost that needs feeding from the outside, we become the beacon of light that people are inevitably drawn to.

    1. Very beautifully expressed Simon. It is so true that the basis upon which to build a solid foundation is self-appreciation.

33. If we don’t have a connection with ourselves we will always look outside of ourselves for confirmation and than we are very vulnerable for others opinions. The great thing to know is that it is not really the negative energy that is coming from the outside that is the problem but that we are allowing that negative energy to be there in the first place when we are not choosing connection with ourselves.

34. This is incredible Rebekah! How many people can actually commit to that much without burning out? Asking for support is the best thing in the world, and it works like nothing else does. Each one of us is a powerhouse and capable of enormous things, and there’s a way to do it and enjoy it.

35. It is amazing what is actually possible when we make the choice to self-loving, committed and organised in life. When we get support along the way so then we are able to constantly have this ability and for it not to be just a moment of being focused. Appreciating that the little things we do for ourself make a huge difference.

36. To have the impulse to start a business so young is already something to appreciate. I can see where I was at that point and while I am in business now that wasn’t were I was at that age. To see the wealth of knowledge and wisdom this article holds shows me with no doubt that whatever the author does it is already a success because of the dedication to the quality of how she is with it. So many businesses are built literally on the backs of people and while they have a huge potential we get lost in the doing and dis-guard the being. I take a lot from this article and can appreciate how it is to be in business in this way.

    1. I agree, this is such a mature and brilliant approach to life – how can you not succeed when this is your starting point?

37. There is more to business than to make money and produce products. There is You in your Fullness. Without this essential piece what operation is the business outputting? If you are not inputting the correct investments into yourself the output will not be what is needed. Success is in the heart.

38. Great to re-imprint how you had previously run your business, to build a steady rhythm in your life that supports all you do, whilst still keeping your attention on your body and how that is feeling and listening to its many messages of wisdom.

39. I love your responsibility and commitment, ‘My commitment to myself to support myself is key so that they get ALL of me in FULL.’ Wonderful.

    1. It is a beautiful wisdom to live by.

40. Rebekah I really like how you organised yourself the second time around so that you were supported by your new rhythm, family, healing practitioner and business training. That’s inspiring, and a great foundation for your business.

41. There is endless opportunities to bring our fullness to the world. Some are super simple and just flow like magic. Some are more with training wheels and wobbles. These are also magic to be appreciated as they unfold.

42. I love what you share with us Rebekah. I saw how often we can set ourselves up to fail because we don’t set ourselves up to succeed, and often that means taking the time to look at what is practical and what actions/support do you need to take.

    You show us beautifully how you decided to support yourself the second time around to give yourself the best chance of succeeding with your business. And it feels like in one way it does not matter what the outcome is, you wont exhaust you or lose you in the process, so you have succeeded in any way.

43. The only truth is what is going on in the inside. The outside is way too easy to manipulate at will.

44. It is so empowering to commit to life as that what I actually read in this blog. It is not only about all the things we have to do in life but actually to live it in full and with that we present a being to all that whe do that is inspiring to others and shows that there is another way of living possible and no job or task at hand too much and not able to fulfill.

45. Making the commitment to bring ourselves in full to every person in our lives, the ones we know well, or even not so well, our work and ourselves opens up an amazing quality of support reflected back to us. We say yes so the universe can back the yes.

46. Loved reading your blog Rebekah, I have found that by making more loving choices my confidence has grown and by taking the time to change the way I live, definitely pays me back.

47. Letting purpose guide our lives brings with it an amazing ability to achieve more than most. Could this be that to live life without purpose leaves us empty and needing to spend time doing things like video games, television or nights out to sweeten our purposeless life. But with purpose, we are full and look for what we need to do to fulfill it.

48. This is inspiring Rebecca and the lesson of your experience can apply to many situations in life. It has helped me better understand how to land my next job.

49. The Esoteric is fantastic to start connecting dots and things that lay people may find to be totally unrelated may turn out as being totally related and helps us to understand a lot and to change the way we move.

50. Thank you Rebekah, it’s inspiring to hear of the changes that you’ve made not only to the way you approach your business but to all parts of your life. I can see how when we commit to truly being who we are in what we do then everyone benefits.

51. Thanks for sharing your journey Rebekah and giving an example of a life fully lived.

52. Your writing is so refreshing! I love the line “Each and every new day brings another opportunity for me to bring ME to the world” this is such an amazing way to look at every new day we are presented with, and to not ever waste the opportunities that day brings.

53. It’s interesting to contemplate how our physical choices in life can actually undermine our confidence – the sugar addiction described here being a case in point.

54. It is so gorgeous and inspiring to feel how the changes and commitments you made to honoring you and your body has become the foundation that supports you to stay with yourself as you work, study and develop your business. And how this foundation is what allows you to continue to explore being and bringing more of who you are and your steadiness, to your every day.

55. This is amazing – we look at the title of this blog “Developing Confidence in Myself and My Business” – and it’s not about getting qualifications or skills or whatever we can arm ourselves with, and it is all about taking care of the ‘me’ that does business and life. Awesome.

56. A great blog to read today as I was looking back at this time last year and how I was assailed with doubt over some big decisions I had to make, how I allowed friends to sway me and how I sometimes knew that I was going against what was true. We can get so focussed on something that that becomes the be all and end all and other parts of our lives take a back seat. Bringing a balance into our lives so that no one part becomes more important than another is so vital and supports us in living a full life. Also the more we look after our selves and bring a deepening care into everything we do, being present with ourselves, in our bodies, the easier these decisions are and the less we tend to doubt ourselves.

    1. Elaine thank you for your comment, I have been bringing focus to certain parts of life to the exclusion of others instead of holding them all the same with me in my fullness and soulful quality as the central connecting point.

57. Gorgeous Rebekah, thank you for sharing. As a wife, householder, part-time student and operator of two businesses and more I relate very much to what you’re offering here around the need to build a steady rhythm in my life to support all I do, with extra attention given to my body and how it is faring. Without our health, there can be no true success, as a wise woman once told me!

58. So many people commit to their job but forget the most important part – themselves. I love that you have come to recognize the importance of committing not only to your career but of supporting yourself fully so that everyone you meets get all of you in full… and a reminder and a reflection of a person and body that honours the whole and not just a part.

59. Great timing for me, as I am in a process of relaunch a business. What i feel is starting with a true foundation and building it slowly, nurturing and honour myself along the way, is going to be more supportive. It is about being true to my body and with that comes confidence.

60. An addiction to sugar and using it as a driving fuel in our body to hide our bodies exhaustion is an extremely common issue for so many of us today. It is also something that we need to be honest about how it is affecting us all.

61. ‘Most importantly I have accepted that not only do my customers get the benefits my business can offer, they also get me’. Add the incredible you to a product or service and you are adding a service to humanity.

62. In the same way Plato said that we have to consider the whole when dealing with a body part, we have to consider the whole when a person goes into business. There s nothing in his/her life that is not relevant to it. It is not only the product they sell. It is also how they live.

    1. Perfectly expressed Eduardo.

    2. Thank you Eduardo this is why the Esoteric Practitioners Association has the highest Code of Ethics and Conduct in the world because it’s about our whole life not just how we are in the clinic or treatment room or one part of life.

63. ‘Each and every new day brings another opportunity for me to bring ME to the world, and in doing this it has been amazing to see how the world supports me back.’ When we bring Me to the world it doesn’t matter what we do but about the quality we bring and I agree there is so much support, it all comes towards us the moment we choose quality above all else, never in perfection but as an everyday chance to learn to be in the world with who we are.

64. That is a very inspiring story, sugar is one of those socially acceptable addictions but it really does affect your mood and general well being, its very cool that you were able to make these loving shifts and turn things around.

65. Wise and inspiring blog Rebekah, thank you for sharing your experience. ‘Each and every new day brings another opportunity for me to bring ME to the world’, awesome reminder and to appreciate what is offered to us every day.

66. “My commitment to myself to support myself is key so that they get ALL of me in FULL.” beautiful Rebekah. The world needs us all to wake up and commit in full. Taking responsibility for ourselves in every way and getting support when we need it. Such a business – and world – would flourish.

    1. It shows just how much we can do when we support ourselves. The thing is, is that because many of us have a pattern of not supporting ourselves or asking for it from others, we cap ourselves with a roof of just how far we will go because we know we don’t have the vitality and energy required.

67. “Each and every new day brings another opportunity for me to bring ME to the world, and in doing this it has been amazing to see how the world supports me back.”
    This is such a beautiful sentence Rebekah, it is so absolutely confirming to know that all I need to bring in full into the world is ME. That is so simple and everyone can do this, it takes all the anxiety away that can build up when we go into ideas of who or what we have to portray.

    1. And what that sentence highlights for me is the relationship that we’re all in with life, a constant two way communication. If only we were more aware of the fact that we don’t exist in isolation, that there is a entire field of communication that we are a part of as well as being a part of us.

68. I can so relate to your blog Rebekah, I have felt anxiety many times in my life, but now, I can say I don’t recall feeling anxiety anymore because of my choice to eliminate sugar, and others foods that makes me feel heavy. I have found my food choices can certainly affect how I feel almost instantly. So, choosing to support myself by making loving choices helps me eliminate any chance of anxiety and I am then able to handle any situation with clarity and understanding, this supports me in all areas of my life, i.e work, family and social interactions etc.

69. This is very inspiring for me. To not just choose to do something but to take the responsibility about the bigger picture, to consider the influence of my family and surroundings and my body and to prepare for this. How great is that!

70. Rebekah it seems you have found an harmonious balance in your relationship to starting a business, work, connecting with family and friends while being aware that it is you who is in the middle of it all.

71. Our true vitality and wellbeing comes from the foundation of our daily rhythms as you’ve shared here Rebekah and never from living off nervous energy propped up with food as we erroneously tend to do.

72. I love your fresh and solid approach to life and business, as you describe so well, the two are inseparable and both require the same care, dedication and commitment.

73. It’s amazing how crippling in a way excess nervous energy can be and how true inner steadiness seems to open up more space in a day. Thanks for sharing the inspiring changes that you’ve made Rebekah.

74. Rebekah, beautiful honest sharing. I can so relate to many aspects of your journey. And have lived them too. Especially the doubt and nervousness and living with the energy fueled by sugar. The start of my stress was the fact that I gave up on self first. So then all that I did was devoid of me in what I did. The turn around was through putting self in the front seat of my life again. Thank you Rebekah.

75. So inspiring to read how you have chosen to re-imprint how you are in your business, I am involved in a family business and can really relate to crippling self-doubt in the past and how the more I have committed to looking after myself the more steadiness I feel and the more connected I feel to the purpose of what we are doing and the activity then flows so much more smoothly. It would be great to hear how it has been going as you have so much to offer to other business people and in fact anyone who is working in any capacity because having a solid foundation supports us in whatever we are doing to bring all of us to everything.

76. The way you describe how you are now preparing yourself each and every day and have focused on the foundations to support you in your busy life, is profound and yet so simple. I can feel the flow and ease in this, and more so the inspiration you offer those who meet you in life, whether in person or through your inspiring blog writing.

77. It’s great to read of your realisation about the perils of sugar on our performance. We use it to keep us going, to numb and to cope, to reward and to substitute. No wonder we quickly get to crash and burn when our workday diet is fuelled by a foodstuff that is as addictive as it is ubiquitous and wreaks untold havoc on the body’s energy levels.

78. What I could feel and really related to in your words Rebekah is that the doubt that was imposed on and undermined you was fed to you from the outside and could get in because you were not appreciating your own value and potential. I am realising more and more that if we don’t make the effort to check in and confirm in our everyday expressions and actions our own worth and value, and appreciate the quality and truth of what we bring to all that we do, we wander aimlessly constantly looking for more and more things to do and achieve to get the recognition outside of us simply because we are not lovingly confirming it in ourselves. This is exactly what I am working on at the moment – it’s baby steps right now but I feel with ongoing commitment, confirmation can become a part of my everyday rhythm that can continually nourish, build and expand on my sense of valuing myself each and every day.

79. The quick fixes we look to, to alleviate the immediate overwhelm of exhaustion in the way of such things as sugar, alcohol and the need to constantly override our bodies and push ourselves only serves to actively feed the vicious circle of exhaustion all the more. As you say Brendan until we address the underlying root cause of this exhaustion we will never heal it.

80. So inspiring to read Rebekah, from one so young, to be able to turn your life and business around by choosing to commit to developing self care and self love providing you with the foundation of true success. ” Each and every new day brings another opportunity for me to bring ME to the world, and in doing this it has been amazing to see how the world supports me back.”

81. There is a simple science here that is not taught but should be the foundation of every education everywhere. The fact is with a deeply self-loving and self-caring foundation the body is able to say, “I am with you” when we are doing something. Is this not the confidence we seek?

82. A strong routine and healthy living makes all the difference to everything we do

83. Your blog Rebekah shows a clear example how some foods can derail us and how we also tend to eat foods that don’t support us when we need nourishment and stability from our food the most. Likewise, you show how sugar was interfering in so many ways that I know to be true too – less energy, more emotional, fuels anxiousness and also the turn around you felt on so many levels when you stopped having sugar especially how much more committed and responsible you felt.

84. A great article Rebekah offering great inspiration for change and the possibility that there is a way to be that supports us with time for us, time for work, study and family too. There is a lot of pressure to live differently to this and you needed to find the support within yourself to stay true to what you wanted.

85. A balance in life is so essential, allowing space for self nurturing, care and stillness actually does expand our sense of time, ability to appreciate, understand and our productivity.

86. What an inspiration you are Rebekah at such a young age as a woman in business today.
    What made me come back to this blog again was the title and feeling how I developed confidence in my life first and now it has come through in my business.
    I always was seeing the two as somehow different and this just doesn’t work. My foundation in my personal everyday life is super strong and consistent. For me a life of true consistency is a life of TRUE RESPONSIBILITY.
    I have now started to step up my business and looking at the detail and things have changed. In truth me and my business are one and the same regardless of how the outer wrapping may look.
    Confidence comes from stillness in the body, which has to be lived and not a racy anxious over eating sugar craving body which was what I had before and was making big bucks and getting sick all the time.
    I learned about stillness and how to practice and deepen this stillness from Serge Benhayon. His stillness even after 10 years just blows me away and reminds me – Oh yes there is always more.

    1. We bring US into our business, or as you say Bina, we are our business. And so it makes totally sense to care very well for us and develop a state of living that is successful. Successful in the way of harmony, love, truth, stillness and joy.

87. What a beautiful and inspirational blog Rebekah. The fact you got yourself out there and start your own business at 19 is really great, then to have the insight, awareness and responsibility to want to change how you were living and what it felt like, also really great.
    To then turn it all around and get back out there and start your business again, is really wonderful, congratulations, I really hope that it is all going well for you.

88. We must have a strong sense of who we are first. I feel that building a business or building a career must come from an inner confidence and purpose. I have found it far wiser to focus on loving who we are and people around us. This creates purpose and a foundation to base a career or business on. From this point we are able to create exactly what we know is right without the struggle of making it come to pass.

    Everything that is needed is already within.

    This may sound simplistic and maybe it is.

89. Rebekah, I don’t think we have any idea how much sugar actually slows us down, and makes us feel more exhausted, many people are under the belief that sugar gives you energy, it does but only a short burst and that’s why we keep going back for more.

90. Very inspiring on how you have restarted your busines, including part time study. I love how you have kept your family informed, I have found from my own experience how much support is there when you are able to communicate in full.

91. “Each and every new day brings another opportunity for me to bring ME to the world, and in doing this it has been amazing to see how the world supports me back.” I found your blog so inspirational Rebekah, how awesome that you knew in your body when you were ready to go back into business for yourself so strongly, and how you found support coming back to you because you listened and honoured the truth of your body, love it.

92. Wow – Rebekah if everyone had this attitude to business the world could be a thriving place “My commitment to myself to support myself is key so that they get ALL of me in FULL.” Very inspiring to read how you are supporting yourself through the process to have your own business again. It feels like the only way is up! Thank you for sharing :0)

93. Rebekah. I admire the way you followed your innermost guidance here. ‘taking time out away from your business when you felt to and reconnected with it when you felt ready . You have shown great Wisdom in your decision making especially self nurturing.

94. Great to read how you are re-entering the decision to start up your own business with your body’s vitality and wellbeing at the core. That’s the best investment we can ever make.

95. ‘life’s challenges are just opportunities for growth’ – great reminder Marika.

96. Rebekah, your blog has reinforced the value of investing in all that we are, as it is about serving in love. The more you listened to your body the more it re-affirmed that in true service everything is possible, all you have to do is deeply care for your self first.

97. Wow! You are amazing Rebekah – I feel like shouting your story from the rooftops! Your story is exactly the inspiration and ‘good medicine’ that our youth need. This is true education.

98. This is truly inspirational coming from one so young, I often wonder where I’d be in life, if I had the amazing opportunity to come across Universal Medicine at such a young age and not have to do the years of substance abuse and disregard for myself instead of building a body of love.

99. What amazing life lessons and awareness you have at such a young age, Rebekah – truly inspirational.

100. Rebekah, what you have shared is telling me about he huge level of awareness and responsibility that you have for yourself and those around you. Self-awareness, self- responsibility and lots of love in your life will certainly be a great foundation for your business.

101. You undoubtedly are a great example. I wish I could get into a time machine and know what you know when I was 21! No drama, plenty of focus and self loving choices, but even more: the awareness that all those healthy choices are not just for you to have a great life and a successful business, but for the whole world to benefit! Awesome. I love your sentence: “Each and every new day brings another opportunity for me to bring ME to the world, and in doing this it has been amazing to see how the world supports me back.”

     1. Great comment for us all to ponder on Julia. If I knew at 21 what I know now… We have all heard the saying ‘if I could have my time again’ many times and I am sure we have all also said it ourselves many times. But, I am starting to realise that if we all had a time machine to take us back to know then what we know now, we would have no history to look back on and learn from in the in between of then and now. We would therefore skip all those beautiful and at times challenging lessons of life that come about due to how we have to live out the choices we have made that have made us who we are today. So it is not only important to realise that I am me because of an accumulation of my choices but it is equally vital for us all to look back on our individual and collective history with eyes that see and an open heart that feels what we need to learn from and change for the greater good of all.

102. Rebekah that is a very inspirational blog! You showed us that everything is possible if we take care of ourselves first and that we do not have to be perfect. On top of it you wrote: “Each and every new day brings another opportunity for me to bring ME to the world, and in doing this it has been amazing to see how the world supports me back.” You could now ask: Why do we hold back to bring all of us to the world?

103. I really enjoyed reading your blog Rebekah, the way you developed confidence in yourself and your business is truly inspiring. This line of yours stood out for me – ‘ Each and every new day brings another opportunity for me to bring ME to the world, and in doing this it has been amazing to see how the world supports me back.’ – Such a beautiful reminder for us all.

104. This is beautiful..”Most importantly I have accepted that not only do my customers get the benefits my business can offer, they also get me. My commitment to myself to support myself is key so that they get ALL of me in FULL.” Rebekah, such wise and loving words of wisdom..”Each and every new day brings another opportunity for me to bring ME to the world, and in doing this it has been amazing to see how the world supports me back.” This has given me renewed confidence in myself and my business.Thank you!

105. Taking responsibility for our choices in life can have a profound effect on our lives and those around us…when we are self loving and positively supporting ourselves it is felt by others, and it is magical to see how the world supports us back.

106. I am watching at the moment the online course “men and anxiety” which is very revealing and healing for me. As you Rebekah describe this is a evil cycle we can get in if we get anxious, pushing ourselves, get exhausted and than compensate with sugar, which pushes our body which is already depleted ….
     How inspiring for everybody to read the amazing changes you have made. Would be great to read more from you!

107. Love what you share here, Rebekah ….’Each and every new day brings another opportunity for me to bring ME to the world, and in doing this it has been amazing to see how the world supports me back.’ I’ve experienced this too. Even during ‘bad’ times, because of how I chose to ‘deal’ with a situation, I was able to see a gift being presented to me. With a different choice and ‘mindset’, I wouldn’t have been open to seeing what was on offer to me for all that it was.

108. Rebekah you are a true inspiration to everyone. To know what you truly want by the age of 21 and to live a life that is so supportive and loving is amazing. I love how you are leading by example with the people you come into contact with, your self confidence and inner strength is strong and steady. Thank you for the true inspiration you have presented.

109. Thank you Rebekah, for sharing your story, a great turnaround for you to be able to re-imprint your new business with lovingly supporting yourself and family. Bring all of you to the world.

110. Very impressive and inspirational to see a young woman to make such loving and responsible choices in the awareness of doing it not just for herself but in service for everyone that you meet. To understand oneself not as separate to but as part of the all is remarkable and much needed and you make such a huge difference that not only can inspire your generation but as well those before and after you.

     1. This is a great reflection Alex. The inspiration of Rebekah and the other youth like her truly show that there need not be a future of depression and hopelessness but one of joy, love and service for humanity.

        1. And that is the true joy I felt when reading this blog. The joy of living life in full with the emphasis on the care and development of oneself in order to provide all that we are in all that we do when serving humanity.

        2. Great point Jonathan. This beautiful reflection can be very supporting for other youth to see that they can choose another way to go about things and that they are not just a victim of circumstances.

111. What you are describing here Rebekah is True responsibility. You recognized a problem and you lovingly took responsibility for it. Since attending presentations by Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine I too have learned to take responsibility to a whole new level and I am finding that it is a great way to live.

     1. Well Said Elizabeth and right on Rebekah!
        Taking responsibility – so simple and so powerful I am responsible for how my life is through the choices I make! Mind blowing!

112. I love it how you turned around your life Rebekah – that is very inspiring. A key sentence for me is “I decided that a balance with work/study/social/family and ‘me time’ was extremely important as I didn’t want to crash and burn like I had done previously.”

113. Your journey is amazing Rebekah. Very inspiring how you have been able to change your way of living and have the confidence to restart your business but this time supporting yourself first so that everything flows throughout your day. Well done!

114. I love the comment about the world supporting you back and I’ve never thought of it like this, but it makes sense. The more we are supporting ourselves in full the more open we are to seeing and receiving support from others. This support may be physical support of someone doing something for us, it could be a smile at the right time or a hug when needed. But mostly I feel the greatest support is energetically, and that the deepest way we can support ourselves is energetically. That is holding ourselves with deep respect, honouring and love for the divine beings we are. When we hold ourselves in this then others will hold us also in this quality, to the best of their ability and this is the greatest support we can ever receive.

     1. That is so beautiful Danielle – I appreciate and love every word you have shared.

115. Well done Rebekah, you have incredible awareness and focus at such a young age. Self-doubt has always been a killer for me to, once I let that one in, its game over. The knock on effect is as you have described, I get frustrated, self-critical, tired then reach for sugar or overeat and then it starts all over again – a vicious cycle. Going for walks and the Gentle Breath Meditation founded by Serge Benhayon is what has helped me tremendously. Keep going Rebekah as you are now, I look forward to hearing where you will be in the next two years.

     1. man – I wish I had that level of awareness and responsibility for my own life at your age.
        Awesome Blog Rebekah, and I can’t wait to see what your business becomes in the future!

        1. Totally Simon – Rebekah’s blog just blows me away…your story is exactly the inspiration and ‘good medicine’ that we ALL need.

        2. I was feeling exactly the same simplesimon888. It has taken me many more decades to get to the level of awareness that Rebekah has got to in only two. So very inspirational!

116. Rebekah, you live a true example of what business is about “..Most importantly I have accepted that not only do my customers get the benefits my business can offer, they also get me. My commitment to myself to support myself is key so that they get ALL of me in FULL.” The reflection people get working with you is enormous

     1. Well said Diana, true business is exactly just that, the reflection of offering another all that one is in full, is the best business model ever!

117. Success stories rarely talk about what’s truly going on for the person, they just focus on the accolades and the shiny image. That’s why we see so many celebrities and sports stars absolutely failing in their personal lives and self care behind the scenes. We are sold a lie that “life will work out” when we reach a certain goal of outer success. Rebekah I feel you have pointed out the true meaning of success – a person who loves who they are and has a life that honours themselves first. You were able to put you and your life first, and then went back to business. To me this is true success – taking care of you. When you take loving care of yourself and adore who you are becoming successful in business is not desperately needed to fill the emptiness either, it’s just another part of expressing the joy you feel for yourself and life everyday.

118. Its very cool to have this awareness and commitment at your age, when as you say, there is a lot of pressure to live differently to this and you needed to find the support within yourself to stay true to what you wanted.

119. wow ~ what a combination of things that you are doing and doing them all in a way that is not taxing of who you are … and without the additives and sugar addiction. An incredible but almost natural and beautiful way of doing things Rebekah.

120. Very powerful, what you are sharing Rebekah. We are able to do a lot of things during the day, when we don’t loose our connection to ourself.

121. Rebekah, What a powerhouse you are! I can see that you are looking after yourself as well and making self nurturing choices for yourself too. The fact that you knew to give yourself time to re think what you wanted for yourself is amazing for someone so young.

122. How inspirational that you picked yourself up and created a new foundation on which your new business can be built. I am inspired by how your commitment to yourself has opened the space in your life to bring all of yourself to all that you do.

123. Beautiful Rebecca, supporting and loving yourself is key, whenever we leave ourselves out of the equation it gets a little wobbly, thank you for the reminder.

124. Awesome and courageous Rebekah to go back into business and re-imprint the way you do it, bringing all of you, very inspiring.

125. Thanks for sharing Rebekah and gosh your age inspires me that youngsters like you are making a difference. I love what you say about the self caring stuff you do to support you for your work. I have been running my own business for a long time and pre Serge Benhayon I was burnt out and totally exhausted. Post Serge Benhayon I take my business seriously but I put my well-being first and I always know that I work for God and so there is no need to push and drive myself to make things happen.

126. Loved feeling your sense of commitment to life Rebekah you must be an inspiration to many. So incredible that you could clearly recognise that living off a sugar rush is definitely not the way to be!

127. There are heaps of true success-stories on these sites, and already a single one like yours, Rebekah, is so absolutely amazing. And by true success I don’t mean how many jobs you are capable to do at the same time, success for me is about the quality you live your life in.

128. I am quite a few years older than you Rebekah and yet I am feeling the same pull to get back into business. I owned a business that I closed 16 years ago when I completely “crashed and burned”. The way I was living gave my body and being zero support – I was living on chocolate and coffee, and coping with my off the planet stress levels by reading novels in every spare moment and taking dance classes virtually every night (lollies for the brain!). I had not invested a drop in myself and the results spoke for themselves – dire stress medicated by distractions and sweet foods.
     I have learned so much about how to look after myself and about how to bring absolute care and integrity to everything I do. My chronic anxiousness has settled to almost nil and sugar is off the menu – physical and mental – so I am not surprise that the urge is there to go back into business. You have inspired me Rebekah.

129. This should be at the core of every business plan: “a balance with work/study/social/family and ‘me time’ was extremely important as I didn’t want to crash and burn like I had done previously”. You’ve learnt something precious here, and it will be very cool that you can share it through how you are living.

130. It is beautiful,to read your blog. It is great to understand as something like sugar can really take you away from being he true you, how it can feed the exhaustion and get one into the anxious and nervous state. Sugar is really a form of drug that we all under estimate, and how damaging it is for the body. Thank you for sharing your journey.

131. Thank you Rebekah, I love the way that the doubts are not as bad as before, and how you have set up a rhythm of support. I am very inspired by your words ‘ Each and every new day brings another opportunity for me to bring ME to the world ‘ I love it.

132. Committing to supporting yourself first in the most loving way possible, is a gorgeous foundation for any business.

133. Getting to be still inside and building support for oneself are great foundations for true expansion and to purposeful activity.

     1. So true emfeldman, beautifully said.

134. Thank you Rebekah for sharing your experience with anxiousness, nervous tension and how you overcame it. Very inspiring- with great simple practical ways to avoid becoming exhausted.

135. Serge Benhayon presents how to build a truly loving rhythm from day to day and the space that opens from there is beyond linear thinking. For me it’s pure magic of God, that fills my days ever since.

136. This is a very inspiring article Rebekah, sharing your beautiful journey in bringing you to the world.

137. Thank you Rebekah for sharing your own experience and I love this comment and will take it with me today..Each and every new day brings another opportunity for me to bring ME to the world..’ Universal Medicine has supported many many people to reconnect with the power of bringing our “ME” to the world!

138. This is really inspiring Rebekah. I love how the doubt is disappearing through your choices to commit to nurturing yourself and seek support whilst building your business.

     1. I agree Deborah, that is also what I found very inspiring and also confirming in this blog.

139. Rebekah. This blog blew me away. The wisdom, commitment, steadiness and self-love with which you are living is astonishing. When I look back at what state I was in when I was 21??!!! It’s awesome. What I was really struck by was that you stopped the first time round. After only two months. Because you could feel that something wasn’t right. Do you realise how amazing that is??!! There are zillions of people all over the world who know with every cell of their body that what they are doing is harming them – yet they carry on, driving themselves and their bodies deeper and deeper in to the dirt. To have the commitment and self-love to listen AND act is terrific. Very inspiring and what a foundation. Add the teachings of Universal Medicine on top of that and BINGO! No wonder you set yourself up so beautifully for the second attempt. Keep us posted on how it goes!

     1. I agree Otto, this is a blow away blog. Rebekah’s commitment and wisdom is so inspiring. Universal Medicine’s teaching are a great support in making changes that are truly loving.

140. Maybe all it takes is an approach based on self love to succeed in anything? Serge Benhayon has been inspirational for me too, to make my work about bringing the whole me to it. I love how you knew intuitively that you needed to balance all aspects of your life to make it work. That’s something valuable for us all to know too.

141. Very inspiring Rebekah, you have laid a true foundation of quality, which can only support you as you and your business grown Great work.

142. Rebekah reading your blog was like reading a beautiful honouring contract to life and living it in full. You have no hesitations now on what truly supports you and your business. So inspiring thank you.

143. Amazing to see how you changed your life thank you Rebekah

144. Great blog Rebekah. I am struck by how – regardless of what others were doing around you and how they were – you did come to the realisation that it was all within you to commit to the aspects of your life you knew were right for you, and be super-practical in the way you went about everything.
     How deeply strengthening and building of true confidence – bringing you to a place from which we needn’t ever look back…

145. Well said Rebekah. I can feel your commitment to basing your new business on a foundation of staying in tune with your natural rhythm and honouring your body and not trying to go it alone but accepting support and inspiration from Serge Benhayon and esoteric practitioners.

146. Gosh, that’s inspiring! It’s your power and the will to turn things, to be true with yourself and just go for it. That’s got role model quality!

147. Great blog Rebekah and what a blessing your customers will get.

148. Way to go Rebekah.

     1. Yes, Rebekah has found The Way, The Way of the Livingness! Awesome!!!

149. A great re-read Rebekah, and I love this gem of a line I will take it with me through out my day today. “My commitment to myself to support myself is key so that they get ALL of me in FULL.” Love it! Thank you

150. Good effort Rebekah on achieving all that in your early twenties, and the foundation you have put in place can be applied by anyone.

151. Lovely confirmation Rebekah of how to build confidence – to nurture and self-love. I have discovered so much more confidence since committing to my rhythms and increasing self-love. With it comes an acceptance of my true amazingness; it has been amazing to diss’ the self-doubt and live instead with a discovery of a joy to just be me.

152. Beautiful description of learning to commit to yourself “Each and every new day brings another opportunity for me to bring ME to the world,” lovely to read how this is reflected in your life and business. I enjoyed how you write about many of the problems that came up where not really there, but some how they had become an issue and by supporting yourself and your natural rhythm these where let go of – Thank you.

153. Thank-you for this inspiring commitment you have made Rebekah, “My commitment to myself to support myself is key so that they get all of me in full”. I am realising the importance in building that commitment to myself first, makes me more present with what and how I am expressing to others as well.

154. Your writing has supported me to re-commit to bringing me in full to my work, Rebecca and reminded me that this is what brings confidence, thank you…. Something I too had in my twenties and am re-finding in my thirties ☺

155. Hello Rebekah and thank you for this very open conversation about how things were for you. It seemed like you needed to rebuild yourself before you went ‘back to business’. As you are saying you can have it all and do it all as long as the way you do the ‘all’ is supporting you. A solid daily rhythm supports me in the ‘all’ I do and it also supports everyone around me. It is like without that rhythm you have no direction and so you try and manage the day or week. I also noticed supporting yourself as you have outlined gives you the opportunity to complete the ‘all’ you do so you don’t carry with you the ‘thoughts’ of ‘all’ you need to do. Thank you Rebekah.

     1. Not carrying that ‘all’ around all the time is what helps me from getting overwhelmed. The feeling of trying to hold it ‘all’ just buries my love and joy in life and there is no need, whereas a simple rhythm and connecting with each task is a much simpler approach.

156. Rhythm is everything-and stepping off the train to more and more success helped me to organise my time much better in regards to being more connected to me. That means to let go of any investment to reach a goal in business but to take time with myself – because this is my first priority in life: having an amazing rleationship to myself and in result to that to others…

157. A great article Rebekah offering great inspiration for change and the possibility that there is a way to be that supports us with time for us, time for work, study and family too. Thank you for sharing.

     1. Well put Beverley – there is indeed a balance and rhythm to be found in life, one where we can be ourselves equally in all areas – so not so much an equality of time rather an equal quality of presence in everything we do. I know when I overdo or over exert myself in one area other areas of my life suffer.

        1. This feels important to understand James – that when we hold areas of our life equally it is not about how much time these areas are given but the quality of presence we bring to it. It is so simple to say but I know in reality I grade things as more and less important all of the time for all sorts of reasons and beliefs. Thankfully these beliefs don’t need to be excavated one at a time, it can be as simple as bringing ‘an equal quality of presence’ to every moment.

        2. Well said Deanne, there is vast difference between the amount of time spent doing something or being with someone and the quality of time spent doing something or being with somebody. If we can carry an equal loving quality in everything we do then it does not matter how much time we spend doing one thing or another as both equally get our full quality, attention and presence at the time.

158. You are an inspiration Rebekah. Thank you for taking the time to highlight the ‘how to’ live in fullness in the world. The light you shine is truly remarkable.

159. A very open and inspiring article

160. Each and every new day brings another opportunity for me to bring ME to the world, Thank you Rebekah to share your way to commit to Life and Self caring. This is gorgeous to know that young people as you have already chosen the Livingness. You deeply inspired me to adjust mine.

161. Wow, Rebekah, to be so open to responsibility in your early 20’s is truly inspiring, thank you for your sharing.

     1. I agree Jan, a true inspiration to have someone in their 20’s understanding true success is in quality not just $ earnt.

162. So awesome that you gave up sugar. I find it makes me more exhausted. It is inspiring your commitment to self-love and to your business. I love reading about you taking time to nurture yourself, very beautiful. Thank you.

163. A great article, Rebekah, thank you. You have really exposed how we can become addicted to sugar to help us keep living in such a harmful way. Wonderful how you how now chosen to start your own business again, but doing so in such a self-loving way this time, fully aware now, and no longer reliant on sugar, but doing such things as building your rhythm and how you do things in a way that supports you. Good for you!!

164. Awesome to read your article Rebekah, thank you. What strikes me is that in order for you to manage such a full day, your rhythm and daily routine must be very supportive, which in turn provides the energy, focus, dedication and joy you must be living with. Very inspiring!

     1. Routine and rhythum is key elements to manage a full day in a business or in any job, when this is in plcae it supports the flow of the day.

     2. Rhythms and rituals are the key to having the energy to have a full day and not feel exhausted – without them, I could not do half of what I am able to do now.

        1. Totally agree Sandra, my rhythms and rituals have adapted to manage and reduce the exhaustion brought on by years of living in disregard and support me so much in my busy life.

        2. What I love about days when I am in sync with what I feel to do next (in rhythm) is that everything feels right and effortless and one thing flows to the next. This is must be part of the vitality you shared Sandra, not wasting effort pushing yourself through the day.

        3. Yes definitely Fiona, and when I don’t go with the initial flow, it impacts everything else, it’s like a speeding train until I stop and come back to feeling what’s next.

        4. Not only do most of us live without regard for rhythms but we actively live in ways that work against the natural rhythm of life. We row against the tide by staying up late, by pushing hard to get things done or actively resisting the things that are there to be done. We pay no heed to any kind of natural rhythm, we do what we want when we want. And for many of us the rituals that we do have are self destructive, we repeat rituals that chip away at who we are, ensuring that we stay small and reduced in our quality and capabilities.

     3. A great point Johanne, and I have much respect and appreciation for Rebekah and anyone else who runs their own business. Having a business of my own I can very much relate to this and the changes that have taken place since being a student of Universal Medicine. The impact that has taken place for myself, staff, clients and all my relationships is incredible and continues to develop and evolve. Serge Benhayon is and has been an amazing role model for what is possible in today society.

     4. Great point johannebrown17 – if we aren’t as productive as we feel we need to be it pays to look at the way we order our day. The things we spend time on reflect our values whether we like it or not.

165. Re-reading you blog again Rebekah I find what it keeps coming down to is self love, self care and commitment to life. I agree 100% with what you have written “My commitment to myself to support myself is key so that they get ALL of me in FULL.”

166. Rebekah I was really inspired by your experience and can appreciate how much more you now offer your potiential customers.

167. I love this blog Rebekah as you allow the reader to feel that we can live a full life but still stay committed to nurturing ourselves and most importantly live with joy and vitality – our natural way of being. Thank you.

168. This is great Rebekah, you have presented different levels of commitment, first to yourself in the way that you are committed to make supportive and loving choices for yourself because you are worthy and the second is because you are connecting to purpose and what it is that you offer to the world and therefore you commit to what’s needed. Very inspiring

169. How wonderful to feel such life-changing clarity happening with someone so comparatively young. Having been a spiritual ouroboros for almost 50 years before meeting Serge Benhayon, I can only imagine what it is like having ones whole life ahead, and already with such wisdom… look out world.

170. This is such a great sharing. Thank you Rebekah. We can all have a tendency to push ourselves beyond what our body truly wants or needs but to start listening and honouring your body and thus yourself and all those you come into contact with, as you have done, can completely change our lives and the quality in which we live. This is a very supportive blog reminding us to continually deepen the love and care we have for ourselves and how that impacts everything.

171. A beautiful blog Rebekah, you show a wisdom way beyond your years… and a commitment to your own care that l’m sure will mean this time your business is very successful. I can just imagine how it is for your clients, whoever they are, to be dealing with you when you look after yourself in this way. It is like a breath of fresh air in a day to encounter someone who loves what they do, and feels good in themselves.

172. Gorgeous Rebekah. I wish I knew what you did at your age, my life would have been very different. Thank you for sharing how by simply choosing to be more loving and honouring of yourself can make such a dramatic difference to your life. I also would like to say how truly sad it is when we do not support each other – and when we don’t get that support we turn on ourselves and question what is wrong with us rather than question whether there is something going on for the other person and perhaps that they too need support. Great to know you did get the support you needed and now offer that back to others. This is how we will change the world. Thank you Rebekah.

173. Thank Rebekah, the awareness and responsibility you are living with in your early 20’s is remarkable. I like how you write about your experience with sugar and how it left you racy and the steadiness that you felt when you stopped having it and also how it became clear to you to take a different approach to your life from making a few other small changes. Universal Medicine teaches what self-love looks like and even health basics that we often did not learn from our families or education, I also find that I can make a few different choices based on the understanding Universal Medicine has offered me, and feel quite different quite quickly. This is a blessing that can bring a foundation within to take more responsibility, as you have shared here. I love how your commitment to support yourself in all aspects of your life, and not let anything drop, is equal to your commitment to bringing All of You in full to the world. It strikes me they are one and the same thing and this is a big part of brotherhood.

174. Wow Rebekah, every time I come back to your Blog there is another level of wisdom and inspiration to be found.
     Yes, it is indeed so incredibly important to be conscious of the fact that we are what the world gets in every moment – so it is us we have to love and appreciate and take responsibility for first before we consider anything else.

175. And what an example you are, not only for all the things that you do and can cover being so young, but mainly cause you are connected to your inner heart and listen to your needs, to your evolution, making decisions that support your well being and with the ripple effect on everybody else.

176. Great to hear of your journey in committing so fully to yourself Rebekah and bringing all of yourself to your business. Sugar is such an insidious substance and so normal in our society it is easy to fool oneself with it but stop having it and so much is revealed about where we are really at. I love how you have made these positive changes and managed to balance all the different strands in your life, so inspiring.

177. I love your dedication Rebekah, and totally relate to that realisation that many of the foods we grab to give us energy, actually drain us…

178. Really inspiring Rebekah, thank you for sharing your experience and path back to business.

179. Beautiful Rebekah, if only all business owners used this approach.

180. Dear Rebekah, your story is very inspiring, thank you for sharing your experience with the struggles of starting your new business and how you realised how exhausted you really were. You show that we can manoeuvre ourselves into exhaustion at any age – and sugar clearly plays a big part in it. It can seem an easy way out – having a hit of sugar – rather than feeling the exhaustion and dealing with that – having a deep rest or seeing how we run ourselves with anxiety and nervous energy. Your awareness is amazing and your commitment to yourself and everybody is inspirational to say the least.

181. Very cool, this blog reveals the potential that you have inside of you. How inspiring for someone your age to be learning these tools that will really support you through your life. Keep it up Rebekah 🙂

182. Awesome Rebekah! I’m inspired by your ‘just do it’ attitude and also the fact that you made sure you would get regular Esoteric Healing sessions to support yourself. I now feel that it will be possible for me to have a business one day as well, after reading how you have committed to one yourself.

183. A wonderful blog Rebekah. You are a wonderful inspiration to many young people (and older people as well). Your story proves that when we commit to our own self nurturing and our inner knowing of what feels true then peer pressure and self doubt have no power.

184. This indeed is a beautiful story Rebekah, thank you for sharing so honestly.
     Your blog carries so much wisdom and courage; it is an inspiration for us all to bring our “full” selves to everything we do.

185. It is interesting to me how so many people take what they do as a job, the largest part of their life, as something that gets in the way of living, and therefore, ‘just get through’ their work and try to make up for it outside of work hours. I was like this with my life for quite some time -it feels like chasing your tail, you’re not enjoying your work and you’re not really enjoying trying to make up for it in the evenings or on weekends. After a period of time a sadness and an emptiness sets in. So here in this article making work part of a joyful rhythm that goes all through the day, makes a lot of sense -why shouldn’t everything be claimed as part of life? Then many of those behaviours we use to get ‘out of it’ to have a good time are revealed to be adding to the underlying emptiness – for short term relief – not a great way to live, yet very common I have observed.

     1. What I am absolutely loving about my new job is how it is affecting me in everything that I do. It also feels true to say that everything that I do affects my job. Because the truth is we can’t separate different areas of our lives, they all bleed into one another. Sure we can wear different clothes, be in different locations and with different people but it’s still us that is moving from one scene to another and we take everything that we are from place to place, it’s not possible to leave little bits of ourselves behind. We can choose not to mention certain things to certain people but if they choose to they can feel everything about us because we’re carrying everything about us in our bodies.

186. Great reminder thank you Brendan.

187. Great Blog Rebekah. I know how much goes into building your own business and I had a few bells going off while reading your blog. Eating sugar to get through and the commitment. Great reminders thank you.

188. This is a very inspiring piece Rebekah. I love the support you put in place to support yourself to re-start your business, honouring your impulse to do so and committing to it all the way.

189. That is so true Brendan and funny how it can be so easy to drop one… Making that conscious effort to build in all area’s of your life means that you are balanced with what you are doing and it deepens over time when you deepen that consistency. I agree a work in progress but one I have noticed has a massive impact on how I am in all that I do.

190. I think it is highly commendable that a woman so young is already addressing how to deeply care and nurture herself as she heads into the world of work and small business. What you are choosing to do with your life seems like a lot to juggle, but as you are discovering, by staying true to yourself you develop a rhythm that includes everything that needs to be done and still there is space for love and nurturing as well. Beautiful.

191. Great sharing Rebekah. I love your straight forward approach and the clarity with how you reflect on what happened and how you planned now your next steps. It shows how self care is a quality that comes from a decision to live in a certain way and that we don’t have to self care to be good or make it right or feel better or not get exhausted, but that it is an expression of a quality of life that is for ever deepening our awareness.

192. Well done Rebekah on your more loving lifestyle choices and to be doing all this at your age is a credit to you.

     1. With this level of commitment to yourself Rebekah you will offer your customers and the world at large much needed love and joy.

193. Thanks Rebekah, it is very inspiring what you have expressed here. As a very wise man, Serge Benhayon, has pointed out to us it is not what we do but the energy in which we do things. This is of the utmost importance, not just for ourselves but for all we are in contact with. This obviously determines how we are in our life; so replacing sugar as a fuel with such care for yourself and others and with such attention to detail is already a success in itself for your business. What comes after that will be the icing on the cake, without the sugar of course and perhaps without the cake, but I am sure you know what I mean! Funny how even our familiar sayings are loaded with sugar!

194. Wow a pretty amazing blog. I’m inspired that you have committed to all aspects of your life whilst still ensuring your own self- nurturing. Awesome.

195. Thank you for sharing Rebekah. I can relate to everything you say: it just took me a lot longer to seek healing and deal with my problem. But busyness, sugar and anxiety surely leads to exhaustion and is a dangerous mix. I ended up buying energy drinks by the carton to try and keep going! My crash was horrendous. It’s wonderful that you have listened to your body and are making many supportive and self-loving changes.

196. Very inspiring Rebekah. I love how you have turned your life around and now have time for everyone and everything in your life, simply by taking care of yourself.

197. Rebekah your journey back to yourself is truly awesome and just shows that by choosing to listen and support yourself in full is the greatest gift we have. Thank you.

198. Your commitment and loving support for yourself is a sure recipe for true success Rebekah. Inspiring.

     1. Agree totally Victoria 🙂 Loving Support for yourself and then it can’t not be there for others.

199. Thanks Rebekah! I too have made big changes in diet and in particular sugar intake. With sugar, I don’t mean that I have been eating spoon fulls of white sugar or honey, I am talking about the different forms of sugars or carbohydrates that can spike our sugar levels quite rapidly (the obvious being treats such as biscuits, cakes and lollies, but we can’t forget the starchy foods such as fruit, potato or corn chips etc that also do the same to the blood sugar levels) – it has been amazing to feel how I can crave sugar when tired, and then having sugar it perks me up to then slam me again – and the cycle goes on. Breaking that cycle is not easy, however it certainly can be done, with much awareness of food and mood and energy as well as a commitment to caring for the body and doing what needs to really be done to support it. And when that happens it feels awesome!

     1. Well said Marika, it’s catching those moments when you become aware that you crave more sweet foods to check in with yourself and ask the question – what is going on here? Why am I craving sweet foods today? Where have I given my power away so that I feel exhausted now? Where have I not honoured myself so that I feel drained? This takes a loving commitment to self and to seeing truth. These moments are not failures but opportunities for a deepening awareness and growth. We can choose to ignore it, or we can unwrap the moment. It is quite simple, and of course getting the support from an Esoteric Healing Practitioner has been very powerful for myself too.

     2. Yes Marika and Henrietta, it is important to be aware of what is really going on when we crave those carbohydrates, foods you both mention, and then to address that, rather than to give into the viscous cycle of cravings that follow. Taking responsibility and looking at the way I am living is key.

     3. You are right to point out that it is not just the obvious sweets that have an enormous effect on the blood sugar levels. Once I eliminated sugar from my life I started to discover (much to my disappointment) the similar effect of even corn on my system.

        1. Spot on iljaleintjes! It is amazing to see how the body responds or reacts and actually craves or calls for certain foods. Whenever I crave a certain food, my warning bells go off – I know that usually this food is one that can’t be that good for me if I am hankering for it. Of course there is a level of common sense that kicks in – if I am getting a craving for green vegetables (almost like my body is calling out for them), I don’t question this craving, rather I just eat green vegetables. But if I get a craving for sweeter foods, or a consistent craving and eating lots of a particular food, be it corn chips or almond butter or peanut butter then I know that it is a craving that does not support my body. It is then time to revise the food consumption as well as look at what is going on for me to seek something that does not love up my body.

     4. So true Marika – breaking the cycle is often best done gradually – the ‘cold turkey’ process of cutting things out totally and instantly (though sometimes perhaps necessarily so) can be rather harsh and sudden, so doing things gradually and consistently may suit others better too. With some things I have found the ‘cold turkey’ system (of cutting things out suddenly) effective while with other foods I have had to take my time weaning off them. Fascinating really how we can tune in and recognise which foods actually support us and which ones don’t.

200. A lovely sharing Rebekah of your journey of coming more into yourself and thus getting more confidence in what you do. What you say is so important, what you live is what your customers get. The more love and support we give ourselves the more there is to share, and as you experienced, the more of it can come to us.

201. So much I can relate to in your beautiful unfolding Rebekah. I’ve worked in my own business for over 15 years and for the large part of that also relied on sugar to keep me motivated and proactive. Eventually I realised I was doing everything and talking to people from nervous energy which is extremely exhausting. As I let go of sugar, and caffeine for that matter, I noticed I was much more steady with my energy and especially when I was talking with people I felt much more connected to myself and to them. This made every interaction feel so much more real and rewarding. I love where you say: “Most importantly I have accepted that not only do my customers get the benefits my business can offer, they also get me”… I couldn’t agree more. People get to see and feel the real you and that’s the blessing you offer!

202. Wow, what amazing steps you have taken, Rebekah.

203. Isn’t it amazing when we realize what sugar really does to us? Thank you for sharing your story.

     1. Exposing for me as I see how I still use it, it’s just in different forms. e.g. Honey, coconut, fruit, sweet potato and the list goes on.

204. Rebekah I love how you expose the insidious relationship between sugar, nervousness and anxiousness. It seems to simple and clear when reading about your experience and yet we are still consuming it by the truckload. Sugar is wreaking havoc on our bodies and as you show, on our businesses and relationships. I can feel the joy in you now that you are sugar-free and bringing all of you to your business and everyone you meet. Beautiful.

     1. Beautifully said Michelle. Sugar certainly was wreaking havoc in my body for years before I was able to slowly wean myself off it as I dealt with my exhaustion and dependence on it to keep me going.

205. What a fantastic sharing and experience at your age Rebekah. I am inspired that for what you say is so poignant that when you do stop address honestly how you are living and make loving choices to nurture and look after yourself then and only then are you really supporting yourself to live all that you are. Thank you.

206. Beautiful Rebekah, what I hear here is that when we make it our business to connect and care for ourselves, everything else we do will flourish too. You make it clear that Nervousness’ is not an inevitable part of living or running a company but simply a consequence of us forgetting this part and the big picture.

207. Awesome Rebekah, you go girl!

208. Rebekah it is so great to hear how you decided to go back to your business knowing that there was another way you chose to live. This made you feel more steady and it was as simple as removing sugar from your diet.

209. Thank you Rebekah for an inspirational blog on how to live with study, work, family, friends and making time to nurture yourself.

210. Thank you Rebekah, I enjoyed reading your article, as I also am learning to manage all these things in my life. The way you have made sure you look after yourself, and still spend time with your family, and are able to complete everything is very inspiring. And to do all of this with a commitment so that the world gets “ALL of me in FULL”, is so awesome!

211. Such wisdom shared here, thank you. We can be very blinded by how we prop ourselves up to keep functioning in life e.g sugar and it’s like there’s never enough time to do it all as we are consumed by anxiety, doubt, fear, stress etc, etc. I know I’ve lived like this in my life where my energy is used up by anxiety which affects my confidence and it has a spiral affect, then a hit of sugar to get back on my feet, a vicious cycle that takes me no where only to mask the exhaustion.

     But as you’ve shared bringing you into the equation more and more each day brings a way of life where there is so much more that can be lived in the day with quality, as we are not wasting our energy on holding us back with anxiety, stress, etc. It may not make sense to the mind, but it certainly works where we can live so much more in our day…from our own energy and not from those injections of stimulants such as sugar. Very inspiring.

212. Thanks Rebekah, it’s funny how the sugar demon can slowly and insidiously creep back in and begin the vicious cycle again… even when you feel so much better when off it, it somehow works its way back in – I’d like to stay in ‘stealth’ mode, and before you know it the fatigue and exhaustion deepen, leading to more sugar cravings, leading to more fatigue.. crazy but true. … only it’s not really stealth mode and when I actually stop and realise I’m making the choice to over-ride the tiredness of the body and drug it into performing with sugar / caffeine, I have to acknowledge it’s a conscious decision, which then opens the window for an opportunity for a different decision.

     1. This understanding is vital – for as you say it leads to a new opportunity, a different choice. For me it has been much easier to take the performing enhancing drug…sugar…than feel the tiredness in my body, because with that I feel all the missed opportunities too. However, all that truly happens is that I am patching over something which will inevitably erupt further down the line – I am still learning that a five minute sit down of missed opportunities is nothing compared to a weekend of them.

213. Rebekah,peer pressure is such a cruel sneaky insidious way to keep us from living our truth. It is beautiful to read your blog and to feel the commitment that you have made to your life and your business. You running a business can only bring inspiration and genuine love to all of your clients. What would the world have missed out on if peer pressure had of won.

214. This was very inspiring to read Rebekah, how you started listening to your body instead of all the negative thoughts and doubts. I’m not going for sugar necessarily but when I’m really tired I’m overeating and feeling more tired and not vibrant therefore not having the energy to do all the things that are needed. Like you though, I’m making changes to my routine so I give myself enough rest and prepare nutritious meals.

215. Rebekah – you are a marvel – work/life/self-love balance is gold in this busy and potentially overwhelming world we live in – it’s something I am constantly refining in my own life and hearing your story as to how it IS possible shows me how far I have come too.

216. Your commitment to true service is something of true inspiration.
     Thank you.

217. It is inspirational to take control of life and live in harmony. It feels awesome and loving to live that way. Thank you.

218. I am so glad that you are in this world – you are inspirational!

219. Awesome to hear the changes you have made Rebekah and just how committed you are to looking at all areas in your life to support yourself – very inspiring stuff!

220. Truth about Serge Benhayon. Developing Confidence in myself and in my business.
     Wow Rebekah, what an amazing journey to yourself you have made. Thank you for sharing it via this inspirational blog. There are many aspects to ponder on. I will definitely come back to it.

221. Rebekah, what you share here is truly inspirational and showing a very achievable way forward for everyone with your truly loving care and commitment that you bring to all areas of your life that will carry forward and feed you back.

222. Rebekah you are inspirational. Building a strong foundation of love, care and commitment into work and every part of our day can really support us all in our busy lives. Balance is key. 🙂

223. Thank you, Rebekah. A beautiful, inspiring sharing.

224. Thank you Rebekah, this is a very strong example of how much we can allow change in our lives by just putting the attention to what is really going on. You could have easily said oh I failed and then probably would have never dared to start your own business again, but instead you deepened the care for yourself and with that truly build yourself a solid foundation to stand on and live from. It is very impressive to work full time, build your own business part time, study part time and still have the time for family and friends and yourself! I have also found the more care I take of and continuously deepen the relationship with myself the stronger and more vital I get. This is quite a miracle and something that every human being should be allowed to experience.

225. Rebecca, that’s great that you have this support and willingness to bring more of you to the world. You are very awesome and wise.

226. Wow Rebekah to have the insight that you do at such a young age is amazing.
     The choices that you are choosing to make now will support you for the rest of your life and I can not wait to see the women that you blossom into xx

227. I love this last sentence Rebekah, it is so true. “Each and every new day brings another opportunity for me to bring ME to the world, and in doing this it has been amazing to see how the world supports me back.”

228. Thank you for sharing Rebekah

229. One year from writing the blog and I can feel how supportive this blog is for myself to re-read again. Like a secret letter to myself. Even if we don’t publish it, I really like reading letters from my past self..

230. I experienced a similar thing when looking at how much sugar I was consuming. It is so fascinating to experience decreasing sugar intake and feeling like you have more energy it almost seems counter-intuitive but it is also what I experienced.

231. Starting your own business with a clear foundation of balance is great, well done. Twelve years ago I started a business with three other people. Although we had a written mission statement and business guidelines etc, I personally didn’t go into it clear in myself. As a consequence I overworked, sacrificed many aspects of myself and had several rather difficult years. Once I reimprinted the business and my place in it a couple of years ago this has largely changed. Thanks for sharing your personal/business experiences, a lot of lessons in there.

232. Wow, this blog has highlighted for me the importance of allowing ourselves to build confidence in ourselves after having lived so long as something completely different to who we really are deep inside. It is a step by step process of laying a foundation of who we are and as we allow more and more of us to be connected to and expressed, this is added to our foundation, until we get to a point where this foundation holds us with such beauty and grace and is a reminder at the times we drop the ball that we are more than our mistakes or imperfections. Thank you Rebekah for this reminder, it is deeply appreciated.

233. Thank you for sharing this Rebekah. I recognize a lot in your story and it is a great support for me to reflect as I am now also setting the foundation for a new business myself.

234. “My commitment to myself to support myself is key so that they get ALL of me in FULL.” This is so important Rebekah- thank you for sharing, and here’s to getting a balance in all areas of life.

235. Very inspiring testimony Rebekah, of how by truly nurturing and supporting yourself first, you can then bring all of you and more to your work, family and friends:-
     “My commitment to myself to support myself is key so that they get All of me in Full”

236. “My commitment to myself to support myself is key so that they get ALL of me in FULL.”
     Beautiful and inspirational Rebekah.

237. Thank you for this very inspiring blog. I could relate so much the doubts and the anxiousness that can come up when I feel I am selling myself. It is wonderful to feel that appreciating yourself, being steady and committing to yourself each day can support such a huge change in your business and personal life.

238. This was really inspiring to read. I love how you talk about balance. I have certainly found that there is no point in giving something my all if other areas of my life suffer. If I am doing this it alerts me to the fact that the intention behind what I am doing is not quite right.

239. This is so lovely to read Rebekah. Your commitment to caring for yourself and everything around is inspiring.

240. What a huge transformation in the way that you approach your life now. Very inspiring.

241. To give up sugar is huge, it really is like any other substance abuse, but a lot harder because it is such an accepted and pushed ‘drug’ in today’s society. So well done to you Rebekah, very inspiring!

242. Wow Rebekah! It’s amazing what you’ve achieved in terms of self acceptance in such a short time! You knew it all along anyway, you just had a little blip in the process. For you to be where you are at at such a young age….man do you have something big installed for the world!

243. Gosh Rebekah I am so impressed by what you have written I would like to be customer of your business and I don’t even know what it is!

244. I started my business working from home a year ago. I also had doubts and confidence issues mostly at the beginning and sometimes they still creep in. I feel less and less this way when I am focused on bringing all of myself into my work. I can feel tension in my body when I don’t bring that in and only half-heartedly do the job because of doubt and stress. I now ask for support from my partner and children when I am working on a strict deadline. What you are doing Rebekah is making loving plans ahead, and making choices to support yourself. It is very inspiring to read your blog, thank You.

245. Wonderful to read your story Rebekah. It is truly a matter of making choices to reimprint your life, in your case your business. It takes dedication and commitment, as I have noticed with my business. And it is so beautiful to see what happens when, just like you, I bring ME to the work. My clients seem to become more like family and friends. Work becomes pure joy.

246. Rebekah your decision to re imprint the quality of how you work in your business is an inspiration for all. It certainly has me thinking about how it is that I approach my business in each and every moment and the area’s that I need to revisit where I feel anxious and what I need to do to support myself with this.

     1. Thank you Rebekah and Donna, I agree a true inspiration for all, even for the much older generations, it simply shows age has nothing to do with who we are, when and how we re-connect.

247. This is a great blog Rebekah and it’s wonderful to hear Universal Medicine has helped you turn your life around in such a profound way – self-doubt is our worst enemy, but quite simply combatted with self-love – your story is a testament to this truth.

248. Rebekah, you are wise beyond your years, and a great example of turning you life around.

249. Yes, thank-you Rebekah for sharing your way forth through a tough time in your life. The wisdom you hold at such a young age is absolutely gorgeous and an awesome inspiration for those of the younger generation who may still be finding their way, and so can be drawn into others’ beliefs around what they ‘should and shouldn’t do’. You are a true way- shower.

250. I love the wisdom expressed in this blog at such a young age. From healing sessions to re-initiating an impulse to develop a business with a true plan in place about balancing work, rest, play and family. I can feel how this comes from the heart and Soul yearning to live a full and productive life and to contribute to society in a true way, while building a great quality of life in the process. Thank you Rebekah for the reminder and the inspiration.

251. “My commitment to myself to support myself is key so that they get ALL of me in FULL.” What a great antidote for Anxiety! 🙂

252. Thank you for your honest post. I love how you stopped your business and used the time to reflect on why you felt the way you did and then purposefully made changes to accommodate a more loving way of living. Your post is useful to everyone, thank you.

253. Thanks Rebekah for your honest sharing, to stop and know the way up until that point is not it, to see what patterns and behaviours created that, to take a breathe that is yours to take and walk forth in your impulse and your way is truly inspiring.

254. Thank you Rebekah for your sharing – I was at a very low point with my constant feeling of anxiety it trickled into my everyday (that had gone on for many years). I started to search for another way and it was at that point I came across Universal Medicine and attending my first presentation by Serge Benhayon – It was then that I chose to make gradual gentle changes as you said “My commitment to myself to support myself” it’s making such a difference to my every day.

255. Hi Rebekah, your story highlights the importance of establishing a supportive foundation. By doing this your customers and those close to you will “…get All of me in FULL”.

256. Great blog, its very inspirational in that everything we do has to come from within and a care for ourselves otherwise we will get exhausted and only try to be the best or something else than we truly are.

257. “Each and every new day brings another opportunity for me to bring ME to the world, and in doing this it has been amazing to see how the world supports me back”.
     A truly inspirational revelation Rebekah, thank you for your wonderful insight.

258. Such a beautiful testimony Rebekah. As you point out living in a more supportive and loving way offers so much to everyone we come in contact with. Not only do we feel the enormous benefits in our everyday wellbeing but the quality of work and connections with people is far greater than it would have been operating on sugar, drive and disregard. Thank you for the inspiration.

259. What a beautiful inspiration you are, I love what you write that “Each and every new day brings another opportunity for me to bring ME to the world, and in doing this it has been amazing to see how the world supports me back.” It is such a gorgeous and confirming statement. We choose the quality we bring each day and if we choose to be all of who we are life and the world are there to support us. I love this!

260. I can so relate with what you have shared here Rebekah. Living with a foundation that is not built on love certainly does not foster confidence and then of course we are rushing around looking desperately for substitutes such as sugar to lift us up. How beautiful that you have found another way that truly supports.

     1. Kate it’s so true “living a foundation that is not built on love certainly does not foster confidence”.

     2. It’s so true Kate, living from a foundation that is not built on love is rocky at best, and rocky foundations can only foster and lead to a rocky and unstable life – and an excessive sugar intake only feeds the highs and lows that exacerbates all this instability.

261. Your sharing supported me to reflect on sugar in my own life. Sugar allowed me to live dishonestly – propping me up so that I didn’t have to feel the exhaustion I was in. When I made the choice to look at how I was using food in my life I was very surprised at how much sugar I ate throughout the day – constantly in bits and pieces. In committing to building a true relationship with my body, the approach was not ‘DON’T EAT SUGAR’ but more so to let myself feel why I was reaching for sugar. I took the time to notice how my body was feeling when I had that craving (which were many throughout the day). If I actually let myself stop instead of reading for the ‘quick fix’ stimulation of sugar (which could even be fruit) – I could then feel how my body was often tired, or that I was emotional about something and didn’t want to feel that emotion. So sugar took me to a “happy place”… but there was nothing in truth ‘happy’ about continuing to live in a way where I was exhausted – with sugar as just a band-aid solution. I took the time to feel what my body actually needed – instead of sugar – and I found that it was anything from rest, a change in activity, feeling something that was uncomfortable to feel so that I could work through it, expressing something that I was holding back – to name a few.

     1. Our old responses are to stop immediately what we know is not good for us. I love how your example with sugar Sarah shows it’s not so much about banning the substance but about really taking the time to observe why we are making the choice. It gives us so much more power in understanding what is really going on. I have found this approach as taught by Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine takes me to a point that once the choice is understood my body no longer wants the substance I have been abusing myself with. It’s a totally different approach but has more long term results than just making rules about what you can and can’t eat … A true revelation!

        1. That is a true revelation indeed Suzanne

        2. It’s really great to read your comment as it confirms what happens when I do take the time and the honesty to understand why I am reaching for a coping mechanism. Thank you.

     2. Awesome Sarah, I can so relate to what both you and Rebekah share here about sugar – and this is still an ongoing learning. Really feeling why I am reaching for certain things and observing my patterns has been great learning. I have also learned to do this without self judgment or criticism also, which is a big one for me!

        1. I can so relate to all the comments here, thanks for bringing the sugar issue up Rebekah! The self judgement and criticism is a hard one for me too Amelia and I love Sarah’s approach of not just cutting it out, but to look at why we think we need it. Without doing that it is just a matter of time until we cave in or find a substitute.

        2. I fully agree Amelia and Judith – I too have found it is extremely important to ask myself, why I am reaching for certain things? Rather than simply cutting them out as there always then ends up with something else filling its space, just a slight ‘better’ version of the same thing!

262. This is such an inspiration to read Rebekah, I’m about to start up my own business on the side of a full time employment and can feel the doubt as you share. I will use this blog to come back to and support me in this process. Thanks again!

263. When I read this blog I could feel how more powerful you felt having made the decision to start your business again – without the busyness. Your strength and confidence is very apparent in this blog!

264. I loved reading about your transformational experience Rebekah – a beautiful inspiration.

265. Thank you Rebekah for bringing all of your sweet self to this blog. Awesome

266. What I love about this Rebekah is you are showing the importance of having a loving foundation as a starting point in any situation and that from there all choices follow in that same vein; loving.

267. Great sharing Rebekah, the commitment shown to yourself and to see how that plays out to the life you live, connects the dots for me. 🙂

268. What an awesome blog Rebekah. To have come to the understanding you have is truly inspirational. It took me 50 years to understand what sugar was doing to me and my body, but like you the changes as result of removing it from my life are amazing. Building those foundations that support us in all areas of our lives is so important, and from there it is wonderful how the space is then always there to do what needs to be done. I can definitely feel your commitment to you, so everyone you connect with gets you in your fullness.

269. Thanks Rebekah, it is inspiring to hear your story and what’s possible when we make those daily choices to support ourselves.

270. Great article Rebekah, whilst at different check points, I relate to much of what you’re saying. Not only is it absolutely possible to work, build a business, balance your relationships and time for yourself without stimulants and draining yourself, it’s absolutely more sustainable done this way. It also helps considerably when you’re being supported by such wonderful esoteric practitioners.

271. Wow Rebekkah, it has taken me 20 years to work that out! I agree, so much anxiety in my life has been founded on not feeling adequate, low self esteem and then filling that ‘gap’ with sugar. Thank you for the blog.

272. Rebekah, you have shown us all how quick you can learn to re-imprint your rhythms and life into much more harmony. All those self loving acts of caring and learning how important it is to bring the true you to all you do. Well done also for kicking one of the most addictive substances in the world.

273. Rebekah your foundation of support for yourself feels so incredibly solid as does your understanding of what supports you. I read it and heard myself saying out loud ‘wow’.

274. Thank you Rebekah, it is amazing how much sugar can effect us! It is inspiring to hear how you know look after yourself. I am constantly amazed at the more self love and self care we can bring to our day the better it flows.

275. What an inspiration you are Rebekah, so wonderful to read your blog. And yes, every day we have the choice to bring more of us into the world.

276. Your experience and commitment to connecting to your self and look honestly at the choices you were making and how you allowed yourself to be influenced by comments and others around you, is heartwarming – observing and making the changes that were true to loving you. I particularly loved how you discovered and stated so clearly – ‘Each and every new day brings another opportunity for me to bring ME to the world, and in doing this it has been amazing to see how the world supports me back’.

277. This is fab Rebekah, I love what you share about honouring what you feel, taking more responsibility for your choices and loving yourself. You clearly make it simple and practical without disregarding anyone including yourself. And with that everyone benefits.

278. From what you have shared here Rebekah, I can attain a deeper understanding and support within myself that living, nurturing and being in our own rhythm not only has no end to the self-support that it brings; but also inspires everyone around (as it would have done for your family) that not only can they make honouring choices too but that they also ‘get you’ and the quality of you that you are living when you meet them. Thank you so very much for sharing.

279. Awesome work Rebekah! I love that you sat down with your family to share what is going on for you and prepare for your busy days in such a practical way. These are the things that truly support us in bringing all of ourselves. Simple ❤️

280. I realise, Rebekah, that you changed your focus from the enthusiasm of making the business work but with anxiety, to caring for yourself first so that you could bring a self-loving, self caring you to work, and so the business will thrive without the negative thoughts and anxiety that made you give up first time round. Now with the a firm foundation and the support of Universal Medicine practitioners, the world can open up for you to expand into.

281. Thankyou Rebekah I love this line that brings together what you share, thank you. “Each and every new day brings another opportunity for me to bring ME to the world, and in doing this it has been amazing to see how the world supports me back.”

282. Rebekah, your blog is a true inspiration that everything is possible, when we support ourselves in caring for ourselves throughout the day.

283. It is so great to realise that this balance of self care and work can be done. Thanks Rebekah, your story is inspiring.

284. Rebekah what you say is so true — that the business we have is reflective by the way we live life. Live life exhausted, so too will work be this for us. Live life with joy, so too will work be enJOYable. Simple business philosophy!

285. Very inspiring Rebekah!, I too have started businesses in the past without the proper foundations built necessary for consistency! And, like you, now that I am committing more and more deeply to supporting myself on all levels with things such as the proper nutrition that my body needs alongside regular support from Esoteric Healing Practitioners I can feel I am building a true foundation of love. We really do become capable of living very full lives when our foundation is one of self love. It has been my observation that all else eventually crumbles!

286. Rebekah, what an inspiring blog – for young and old alike, and regardless of whether or not you are in business. It supported me to appreciate what is possible when we begin to implement such a simple thing as self-care into our lives, and how powerful and supportive these changes can be.

287. Rebekah,
     I first read this blog 4-6 months ago, and found it incredibly supportive and inspiring for committing to full time work and a return to my engineering profession that I had previously given up on because of past ‘burn out’ experiences. Like you, the awareness I have been gifted by the presentations and teachings of Serge Benhayon, Universal Medicine and its student body has also allowed me to see and feel those parts of life where I am not truly supporting myself and gradually I am now making changes. There is much more for me to live and expand, but I am grateful for the steps I have begun taking, and the ongoing awareness that presents on this path.

     It is awesome to re-read this now, and to particularly come across the comment ‘I decided that a balance with work/study/social/family and ‘me time’ was extremely important as I didn’t want to crash and burn like I had done previously’. On reading this I realised that I have not fully claimed the importance of balance in all areas of my life and that in not doing so I can have a tendency to focus solely on one area at the expense of others, myself and my relationships.
     It is great to also read ‘.. it IS possible to work full time, build a business part-time, study part-time, while still having time for my family, my partner, and most importantly time to nurture myself.’ This inspires me.

288. Truly amazing how much lived experience you have and how you have been able to observe what works and supports you and what doesn’t – and obviously sugar doesn’t support us at all, just gives us the tiniest upper and then has to be topped up again, and again and again.

289. Thanks Rebekah, your words have been very powerful for me. I am in a similar situation and to know that is is possible to do all these things while still holding ourselves is very healing for me. I do know it is possible but it still seems a little out of reach. I’ve taken note of “my commitment to myself to support myself is key so that they get all of me”.

290. Thank you Rebekah, when I read this line I realised why I was drawn to read your blog : “Most importantly I have accepted that not only do my customers get the benefits my business can offer, they also get me.”

     This feels a timely reminder for me to take all of me (my love for me and humanity) to everything I have to offer in the work place (and life in general).

291. Rebekah, I too have had an experience where I have felt debilitated by anxiety. As I have developed my relationship with myself this does not happen anymore. Thank you for sharing your story.

292. Thank you Rebekah for sharing your story with us. It is great the way you expose the fact that by living off anxiety and nervousness you are predestined to fail one time or another and that this on its turn builds to your lack of confidence. It is a blessing that you have found Universal Medicine that helped you to understand more about yourself and the way you have driven yourself in the past. Now you are able to re-imprint your amazing capacity to build a lovely business that serves humanity in truth.

293. So many of us use sugar as a driving fuel, but what is it truly driving? Great to read how you discovered it was only masking your exhaustion and that ultimately giving it up along with other changes means you now feel energised all day! Wonderful!

294. Amazing to read your journey with yourself and that it is possible to combine work, study and your own business with family life. It is as you say, the commitment to yourself to support yourself that is key so that they get ALL of you in FULL. How often do we think we need to do more to get things done instead of that which we feel is needed.

295. Thank you Rebekah, I’m quietly inspired here: “To show that it IS possible to work full time, build a business part-time, study part-time, while still having time for my family, my partner, and most importantly time to nurture myself.” This is just what I have been needing to read….as there are times I doubt whether the business I would like to set up from home will ever happen, as it seems one baby step after another, years go by! My feeling is though, 2015 has my name on it – and on a business card, too!

296. Rebekah what a beautiful sharing and experience in your life and to put this into action so young .Your livingness is amazing and very inspiring for everyone reading this to look at for themselves showing such a beautiful commitment and joy that life can be.

297. Amazing honesty to identify that there was something else driving you Rebekah, what a gracious way you have gone about making vital changes that, as you clearly understand, have a ripple effect out into the world.

     1. This is a great discussion Lee ‘Ripple Effects’ and this high lights much in way of taking responsibility of how one lives each and every day, taking note of what happens in ones life in detail is an amazing start to seeing the ripple effects this has in this world.

        1. Lee and Amina,
           I love how you zero in on how much how we each effect the people and world around us. I have found that the more I take care of myself, honor what I feel and prioritize for myself the more people seem to respond very positively and begin to make these kinds of changes as well.

298. ‘Each and every new day brings another opportunity for me to bring ME to the world.’
     I love it. And so true …. everyone you meet gets YOU, so let’s give them all of you.

299. Go you, now that is being sensible, taking responsibility and how to build a solid and true foundation for your business. Very inspiring. Also what you said here takes a huge amount of honesty “I had to start feeling my body; it felt exhausted and I was only 20 years old!” not many 20 year olds/people would be honest enough to feel, see and say this. What I am finding is the most honest I am with where I am at the easier it is to change things that do not support me.

300. What you have shared is huge and something I have often wanted in my own life – a business and that seeming balance of the different aspects of our life. And as I have been told before by others and is once again being confirmed in this blog is it all starts with feeling and responding to what my body is telling me. Thank You.

     1. Very true Leigh and a great point you make, it is simple really to stop and listen to your body, however I have found nothing in this world that supports that other than Universal Medicine and their teachings. As our society is full of distractions and must do’s but none hold a true point of reflection for us to see and truly learn from. Our bodies however do not lie and the more we listen the more we are able to come back to what is truly taking place at that moment.

        1. That makes a lot of sense Amina – Life in general can be one big distraction away from feeling our body. The best start would be stop, and feel.

        2. Well said, Amina. It is easy to get sidetracked by the ‘must dos’ when you run your own business, but the teachings of Universal Medicine bring the focus time and time back to listening to the body again and making choices from an inner knowing rather than what in theory might work best.

301. Rebekah, this is a huge example to us all, as the level of commitment you need to have all of those things going on in your life at one time is awesome and inspirational. Thank you for sharing.

302. Rebekah, great sharing, I can relate to what you share by being in business too, I can understand how easy it is to bring self doubt in and lose confidence. What I have learnt through the support of Universal Medicine was to create a strong foundation in myself, my relationship with self. This has supported me in creating a strong foundation in our business. We have been working at making it all about love and service, that has just allowed us to build our confidence. When we feel we are swaying we bring it back to love and keep it simple.

     1. This is very true Amita and I can also relate here, with the support of Universal Medicine I have been able to see why I was so anxious at work and how that turned into frustration and exhaustion. It is easy to see what you are doing once you step away but not as easy when you are right in it living that way every day.

303. What a great blog Rebekah. Your commitment in supporting and nurturing yourself is very inspiring especially after giving up your business once before. You could have easily walked away and played the victim for the rest of your life. The strength of you comes through in your words and with your customers getting the whole ‘you’, I am sure you will make a success of your business. Thank you for sharing.

304. Wow-wee this is one very inspiring sharing, I can really feel that you have been on a wonderful discovery of honesty, building and reconnecting to your obvious strength and power. Your business will no doubt flourish.

305. Thank you Rebekah for sharing this great blog. I like this,
     ‘My commitment to myself to support myself is key so that they get ALL of me in FULL’, how wonderful for them.

     1. I love this comment too, I love that your customers get you, all of you. How awesome is that from a women so young? I would love to be a customer of your business.

306. Wow, thank you for sharing, I can very much relate to the bubble that you’re held in by school friends and your social life, and the dependancy on sugar to keep the exhaustion at bay. I am a sucker for sugar, and I am currently working on cutting it out of my diet even more, and so I am really inspired by what you have written.

307. This is a very impressive story Rebekah. To be able to start running your own business
     while so young is extraordinary enough, but on top of that to be able to pick yourself up
     and reorganise yourself in such a positive way, bodes very well for your future.

308. Hi Rebekah, I return to this piece you have written again and again. I have found your words to be such a support during this time as I too start my own business. In particular, I find it very inspiring to read how you relate to the tasks which need to be completed, such as studying for your business and putting in longer days without compromising yourself or the quality of your relationships. There is such an honesty here about what is required for the business, and you have brought that honesty to your family and friends about how things will be, and then you just got on with it!

309. It’s fabulous to read how you are making such great choices early on in your life, and developing yourself and your confidence by dropping what is not you. Inspiring to anyone who reads it, well done Rebekah.

310. For me this shows the importance of foundations, and how, when we have that – everything can be built and supported from it. I really enjoyed reading your experience and learning here.

311. Hi Rebekah, I found your blog quite inspirational too – to be making the level of commitment you are and communicating within your relationships to allow others to understand your commitment is just awesome. Thanks for sharing.

312. Rebecca you are a huge inspiration. Wow. I have been becoming aware of a strong impulse within me to start out on my own but the feeling of overwhelm and comfort quickly come knocking. Sitting here and taking the time to enjoy what you have written I feel there is no reason to hold back. What an awesome blog to have found thank you so much.

313. This is a very encouraging and inspiring blog Rebekah, thank you for sharing it with us!

314. Yes this is very true Ariana, a great sharing.

315. How amazing to turn your life and productivity around in such a way. To acknowledge and address your anxiousness at such a deep level and then go to work, study and establish a business on a firm foundation with preparation and care not only for yourself but your family too is very inspiring. Thank you Rebekah.

316. Thank you for sharing your journey Rebekah. Bringing your full and total you in the world is what we need – complete and balanced beings.

317. “Each and every new day brings another opportunity for me to bring Me to the world” Thanks Rebekah, this is so true.

318. Thank you Rebekah – I loved reading your blog and how you are re-imprinting your business, minus the sugar, plus the commitment to balance all areas of your life. A great inspiration!

319. Inspiring blog, exposing the sugar-anxiety connection and presenting a way of re-imprinting our past experiences to bring a true commitment to oneself.

320. Thank you Rebekah, this is just wonderful. Taking responsibility for all the different aspects of your life and making sure there is balance and also time for you – what a great foundation you are building, and an inspiration for all of us at any age.

321. Great article Rebekah thank you for sharing.

322. Your story is inspirational Rebekah, thank you for sharing this.

323. This is such a joyful approach to any new day Rebekha “Each and every new day brings another opportunity for me to bring ME to the world”. In these words there’s so much understanding of what you bring and a real claiming of your value in the world. Very lovely, I’m sure it’s a phrase that will stick with me, thank you.

324. ‘Each and every new day brings another opportunity for me to bring ME to the world’ – that is such an amazing way to approach every day – I am inspired 🙂

     1. Absolutely Meg – I too love that approach of every day being an opportunity to express and be ourselves.

325. Such an inspiring article Rebekah. I can relate to the drive and anxiousness you talk about. Great to see how you have evolved and are now running your business another way without the sugar and anxiousness. I love where you say ‘my commitment to myself to support myself is key so that they get ALL of me in FULL.’

326. Yes I too used sweet snacks and coffee and other (what I now see as strong stimulants) to keep me going in the past and it is so true that by connecting to ourselves, taking responsibility and truly taking care of ourselves the world does support us back. Great article, thank you Rebekah.

327. I can also relate strongly to this blog, I have used sugar in the past to prop me up and it is amazing how much less confident, present and aware it makes me, not to mention the lack of energy and extra sleep needed to cope with it. It is inspiring Rebekah to read of how you made the changes to support you and how committed you have been to making it work.

328. Thanks Rebekah, very inspirational read! I love this conclusion: Each and every new day brings another opportunity for me to bring ME to the world, and in doing this it has been amazing to see how the world supports me back. I will take this pearl into my day, thank you.

     1. Great comment Rachael, I also loved that part of the blog

329. Rebekah, you are amazing and thank you for sharing your inspirational post.

330. Amazing, Rebekah. So inspiring to read someone young accepting and committing to this level of responsibility. I, too, as Ryan has expressed relate to the before and after though it was not until I was 55 that I encountered Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine. Through our age difference, for me it confirms that what Serge presents is for EVERYONE irrespective of age, gender, nationality etc.

331. A great blog, Rebekah. Thanks for sharing I especially relate to the sugar part as this was my false fuel to keep me going. Since quitting it and making choices to support myself too, it amazing how much easier it is to handle life.

332. Thank you Rebekah, this is gorgeous to feel your commitment to yourself. How often do we get caught up in the ‘doing’ – new business, work, study etc. and compromise our bodies to get things done. Your choice to now care for your body first is truly inspiring – a great way to do business!

     1. True and I also love the way you took great care in preparing yourself , such as planning your food, extra clothes, arranging healing sessions, making sure your family members are informed and on-board. All very inspiring.

     2. I agree Kylie, it is so easy to get caught up in the ‘doing’ and forget about our body.

333. “Each and every new day brings another opportunity for me to bring ME to the world, and in doing this it has been amazing to see how the world supports me back.” Such wise words Rebekah. By living in this way you and your business will be a blessing and inspiration to many. Thank you for sharing.

     1. Very wise words, you are a real inspiration Rebekah.

334. Thank you Rebekah for this true account of your life and how much you can do in your life if you choose first and foremost to truly take care of yourself. You write so well and I hope you continue to keep us all updated with your real life stories.

     What really got me in your post, was how young you are and the sugar stuff going on. I say this because I have been running my own business for a long time and this only changed after I came to the teachings and wisdom presented by Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine. I can now say I have been sugar free for 7 years and what I can do in a day ceases to amaze me and I know it inspires others deeply.

     For me the key has been to make sure I take care of myself deeply and continue to develop a steady inner stillness; that to me is a presence that brings the natural confidence and the ability to keep things simple.

335. Thanks for sharing, so inspirational.

336. Great blog Rebekah, the sugar, self doubts, and lack of self care are so common in work life – no wonder so many are working in that permanent anxiousness. You’ve provided a very clear alternative…

337. Hi Rebekah, this is an inspiring tale – like Bernadette, I am at the other end of the career path (I’m 64) and I ran my own business for 18 years but the anxiety and the stress are still there, even though I am now an employee of a large organisation. I miss it though and am now going back into it, in a different part of the country, so I have to build relationships with a whole new client base. This time the way I work will be different, since I have learned through Universal Medicine a more gentle way of being with myself and with others.

338. wow, amazing Rebekah, how inspiring that you made so many changes and now care and nurture yourself, what a wonderful refelection you are for other young men.

339. Thank you for sharing Rebekah, it is soo easy to go into a drive, a raciness and anxiousness to get things done what ever it may be. I have found the same at work and in other aspects – it arises when I try to do too much or something too quickly – essentially when I put a pressure on myself – all that happens is I then feel myself getting racy and then usually always make a mistake so the task takes longer then it would have if I had not tried to rush it. Something I have learnt over the years from Serge Benhayon’s presentations is to give myself the space – like you said: prepare more for work, get up/ go in earlier, prepare food, exercise etc.. And I then surprise myself with quite how much I can and do do. I love it now when I think oh I need to do this.. And then find I’ve already prepared it and it’s there waiting for me.

340. Thank you for sharing Rebekah, I can relate to so much of what you’ve written here. It feels so strong the new foundation and level you are setting in your life including making sure there is a real balance there. Something I am inspired with to take into my day!

341. Rebekah, thank you for your awesome blog, and you clearly showing it’s possible to work without stress, nervousness and anxiousness, it’s all about the choices we make and taking time and care and listening to our bodies. As I read this I’m inspired to look again at how I work and how I live. I can feel your absolute commitment to a loving rhythm which will support you and allow you to bring all of you to the world in all you do and express.

342. Thank you Rebekah for sharing your journey, very inspiring to see such level of commitment and willingness to change.

343. What a great blog.

344. A beautiful article of your journey with living life the old way and the new true way without the stress, anxiety, nervousness and sugar boosts – to true commitment to self to nurturing and to life, and the joy reconnected to. Thank you, a great reminder for us all to remember.

345. I love here how you listened to your body about when to stop and when start again. Thank you Rebekah, this is very inspiring to me.

346. Thanks for sharing this. Having started my own business recently, I am very aware of crashing and burning (as I type I have a cold sore and sore throat)! I am a work in progress :), this is very inspiring and supportive to read again!

347. Great blog and another great testament to the power of commitment to self.

348. Such an inspiring blog, thank you for sharing – goes to show that you can actually do a lot without ‘crashing and burning’, as well as without the need for sugar.

349. I love this piece Rebekah, it’s so inspiring for us all – especially to hear the wisdom from one so young in their career spoken with such authority. It was great to have shared your experiences having lived it two different ways and truly felt the difference between them, which we can then feel through your writing. Thank you.

350. Thank you Rebekah, I too have used sugar in the past as a form of energy to keep myself going, when really all that’s needed is to truly rest instead of being in that state of nervousness and anxiousness all the time. Amazing that you have outed that into words for all to read.

351. Very inspiring blog Rebekah .. I can feel your zest and loving commitment.

352. This is a brilliant article and one I can relate to a lot. What’s interesting is that it’s not from a business point of view but I can relate to other areas in my life where I have got overwhelmed. The spiral you talk of is exactly the same. The method you have used to support yourself now is great and whilst reading I’ve had a few light bulb moments of “Ah – so that’s how I can approach this”. Thank you Rebekah.

353. Thanks Rebekah, your article is a true inspiration and a great reminder of how joyful and amazing a full and loving life can be.

354. Thank you for sharing your amazing article Rebekah. An inspiration.

355. This is an amazing and very inspiring article, Rebekah. Thank you for sharing.

356. Hi Rebekah, this is a great article highlighting so clearly the difference of working from anxiety stress burn out at the age of 20 (!) and the true confidence you now carry in all that you do. I am sure your business will be very successful with all of YOU now attending to it. Thanks for sharing.

     1. Totally agree Vanessa.

357. Dear Rebekah, Thank you for this beautiful message that feels just for me… How wonderful it is that you have committed to yourself and the fact that there is another way to live… with grace… This message, is yet another confirmation that it can & does work, all it takes is honoring what I already feel.

358. Thank you Rebekah, what an inspiration about taking responsibility. I can relate to all you have shared here. I’m not 21, I’m 56 and truly appreciate your honesty about how nervous energy can sabotage our true impulses and therefore what we can bring to the world. Go for it Rebekah ~ humanity needs you/us. Deep appreciation for the inspiration of Universal Medicine, Serge Benhayon and all the esoteric practitioners.

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