My experience of RISING ... will you CELEBRATE with me?

Twenty-six years ago I met a man who would change the course of my life.  

Of course I did not know this then, as a young, sensitive, passionate yet insecure girl of eleven.  

I did not know then what lay ahead of me in the ensuing years during and after his contact with me ... 

-the confusion

-the pain

-the emotional isolation 

-the lack of ownership of my own body and being

-the continual feeling that there was something so very wrong with me because of what had been done to me without my consent

-a deep shame about my body

-feeling powerless and afraid, with no idea how to create the boundaries I needed to protect myself and take care of my own needs

-feeling worthless and shut-down

-feeling unsafe in the world

It was not only this experience of abuse with my dance teacher that created these feelings in me.  

There was a lot of negative imprinting from the professional-track ballet world as well.  Aspiring ballerinas are not valued for who they are and the uniqueness they bring, but rather for how well they ‘fit’ into a very narrowly defined idea of how they should look, dance, and behave.  

And while I wanted nothing more than to become a professional ballerina (with a desire burning so strongly within me, that it saw me through the physical, mental and emotional intensity of this all-consuming discipline), I had a very hard time ‘fitting in‘ to the mold that was required if one was to have the possibility of success.

My quest to be the best dance artist possible subjected me to a long, confusing path of trying to fit into what others decided they wanted, or needed, or preferred.  Feeling I must try as hard as I could to ‘become’ those things for them, if I was to ‘succeed’ in my chosen career path.  

(To simply call it a ‘career path’ feels ridiculous... I HAD to dance - I knew it from the time I was three years old - it chose me and the idea of doing anything else NEVER entered my heart-mind!).  

So many, many years of feeling inherently worthless as who I naturally was, and feeling a desperate need to be who others needed me to be, left their mark on me.  And caused me to be limited by fear, and insecurity, and indecision.  I just had no idea how to TRUST MYSELF.  Or VALUE MYSELF.  Or LOVE MYSELF.  

So for now, let’s fast-track to TODAY, twenty-six years after that fateful meeting.

I have claimed, truly, for the first time in my life, MY BEING - my sacred essence.

I have stood up, spoke up and rose up to take a stand for my WORTHINESS, my VALUE, my POWER, and my LOVE.  

I now see the infinite, beautiful perfection of my divine self.

My value is INHERENT in my being here on this earth.  

No one can take that away from me.

No one can GIVE that to me either.  

It is for ME to CLAIM.  

To honor, and to own.  

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In February of 2013 I participated in an event as part of the worldwide movement One Billion Rising, which was started by Eve Ensler to raise awareness around the abuse of women and girls and rise in solidarity against it.  

This was a seminal event for me.

I danced a solo improvisation.

One Billion Rising Live Interpretive Dance by Erin Parsley

I spoke (in public, for the first time since the court proceedings in 2009).

Erin Parsley shares "Why I am Rising"

I choreographed a group dance, and led a huge crowd of women and men to dance and rise up in solidarity for all victims of abuse.  

Erin Parsley leads "Break the Chain" for One Billion Rising

I encouraged people to find their worthiness, fall in love with themselves, and realize their inherent beauty and worthiness no matter what has happened to them.

I invite you to watch these videos, and to celebrate with me this amazing journey I have been on!              

                     

See the playlist here:  Erin Parsley participates in One Billion Rising

This is a turning point for me.  

This is the culmination of an intense, traumatic, yet transformative chapter in my life.  

And the start of a brand new chapter, one that is fresh with possibilities.

A chapter that I GET to WRITE from an ever-expanding place of freedom and clarity - the freedom and clarity that comes from truly LOVING and truly VALUING YOURSELF.

A NEW CHAPTER  where I am being led to SHARE what I have learned, and ASSIST OTHERS in claiming their own worth and in finding FREEDOM from their experiences, no matter how difficult or demeaning they have been.

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I appreciate each of you for taking the time to read this, for caring about me, for supporting me, and for everything that you are doing to bring more love, truth and beauty to our planet.

I am really excited to be bringing my new works, message and mission into the world!  

I have so much to share, and am working on bringing it all together in a way that will add value to others who are seeking to find and live the fullest expression of themselves in their lives.

There are many treasures I have gathered along the way while moving through this journey of healing and transformation.  I look forward to sharing them with you and others who may benefit.  

Please stay tuned as I unveil my new creations....  (coming soon!)

In the meantime, I would love to stay connected to you and to hear your comments, thoughts and feedback, either on my website, YouTube channel or my Facebook page.  Or email me!

All my love,

~ Erin ~

Erin Parsley

Dancer, Choreographer, Dance Educator, Poet

DANCE & POETRY  http://www.erinparsley.com                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 VIDEOS http://www.youtube.com/eepdances

FACEBOOK http://facebook.com/erinparsleydance

keep your dreams alive...

keep your dreams alive...

for they are in divine escrow

waiting for you to allow them to be

waiting for you to open up to receive

waiting for you to raise your frequencies 

to become that which is in alignment

with all that you see

as your passionate & joyful possibilities!!

Help Erin become an Inspired, Creative Entrepreneur!

Greetings!

My name is Erin Parsley.

I am a performing dance artist, choreographer, dance educator (for all ages and abilities!), poet, organic gardener, all natural food preserver & preparer extrodinare, passionate nature lover and committed consciousness raiser!  (WHEW!  ;~)

**You can visit my websites to experience my poems, dances, and vision**         www.erinparsley.com     and      www.youtube.com/eepdances

I've been through a huge heap of challenges in my life (you can read about one major one here: http://bit.ly/Ra5eUR), and with preserverence and courage an ever-increasing dose of self-love, I've gotten through them to come out on the other side a transformed woman!

So... my creative abilities are ever expanding thanks to clearing out the GUNK of accumulted life experiences, and the inspiration is FLOWING like a mighty river now!

But it is time to take it to the next level so that I can really SHARE all this goodness with the world on a wider and more sustainable scale.

That's where you come in.... :D

Help me become an Inspired & Creative Entrepreneur (and say bye-bye to the "starving artist" paradigm)!

I am so ready for this!!!

And I'm committing to this next big step by signing up for a private, focused, intensive 6-week coaching program with Julie Ann Turner, Strategic Planner and Creative Consultant who is the visionary behind CreatorsGuide.com.  She has a crazy-good track record... you can check it out here: http://bit.ly/RGIGNy

Here's more about the program I'm enrolling in, and what graduates have to say: http://bit.ly/WASs56

Part of her company's mission is:

"To help each person fulfill his or her unique, individual potential and fulfill his or her unique contribution to others."

&

"To help individuals envision, map, and realize higher-level purposes, relationships, careers and community contributions for their lives."

Can you hear me sing out a resounding "YES!!!"?  

The Stats:

Total cost of the program is $2500. 

I'm starting off small by asking to raise the initial $500 I need to be able to sign up by October 29th, the deadline for this opportunity at this price.

(and to receive $500 after campaign fees I need to shoot for $550)

**But ultimately I will need more to complete the intensive, so the campaign will continue as I will need to raise an additional $2000 by the end of the year.**

GO HERE to view my campaign, see what PERKS await you with your contribution, and DONATE!

http://bit.ly/XzY3Ix

What This Will Mean for Me:

Watch the video above to see me tell you in person... :~)

Other Ways You Can Help:

If you believe in me and in what I am doing, but cannot contribute financially at this time, there are other awesome ways you can help me by:

Telling all your friends by clicking on one or more of the sharing tools below this post 

(or from the campaign page which has it's own share buttons).  

And click "follow" on the campaign page to follow my updates. 

Again, that link is: 
http://bit.ly/XzY3Ix

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My most sincere thanks and deepest appreciation to all who can help me in bringing this new vision and journey into creation!

Huge Love to All as together we birth a new world!!! 

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constancy ~ patience ~ gratitude ... peace

~ Constancy ~ 

determination, endurance, integrity, steadfastness

         ~ Patience ~ 

equanimity, equilibrium, perseverance, tolerance

               ~ Gratitude ~

appreciation, honoring, recognition, thankfulness 

    ~ Peace ~

acceptance, balance, stillness, serenity

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With thanks to Linda, Katie, Claudia, Susan & Bruce.

Your support is most appreciated!

A Dance of Thanks

 

My most heartfelt thanks to 

Carolyn, Steve, Neil, Harry and Uwe for your support.

You have blessed me, and I offer you my gratitude in motion...

Calling All

Stomping on truth 

Killing beauty

Denying the pain of the world

So we can continue to deny our own.

Wounded children in adult bodies

How can we heal the world if

We cannot heal ourselves?

Wake up

Stand up

Express courage

Open your eyes

Face reality

Don't retreat

You are no longer helpless

And the world needs you

A whole individual,

Creating (through being) a

Transformed world

Daisy Dance

Electric Daisys

in moonlit dusk

Precocious

Defiant 

standing up brightly

against the falling dark

Cheerful spots of white

dotting the fields

with hopeful yellow smiles

Leaning this way 

and that

Whispering to their 

neighbors

words of encouragement:

Night cannot last 

and the day 

will come again soon!

Seven Years....

the River of Life

Saturn Return

Done

Made it through

Not easy

Not easy at all

But worth it

For all the lessons 

learned and mastered

Transformed,

through the fire 

of experience 

into a truly 

New Creation

Ready, so very ready

to close that book,

with all its chapters

of pain, effort, and confusion

Relieved to be

Moving On

to new vistas

Where wide open expanses

of journeys into 

Spirit awaits

With joy and excitement

My soul calls me onward

Trusting ever so much more 

Than before

in the process of Life

Connected at all times 

to All That Is

through my Higher Self

who guides me -

She who Knows

and 

Is One

with 

the 

Infinite and 

Benevolent Universe