Have you ever had to start your life over? Did you know how to figure it out? With your help I can take this step in rebuilding my life. Donate ten minutes and ten dollars to help Chandi manifest her 30-day pilgrim’s walk in Italy!

The plan is to spend the month of June walking the ancient Via Francigena, a pilgrim’s route from the middle ages, that ends in Rome. ChandiFlorenceJuly2003

Why the heck?

•    Right now, post-divorce, is when I am supposed to find my authentic life.  Yet, I, like many people, am afraid of really diving into my passion and living my most authentic life, because it entails risk.

•    I am exhausted from the energy it took to stay alive in the hospital, and from the energy it took to go through the divorce while severely weakened physically.  I am exhausted from the job search and the anxiety of how to pay bills. How do I rejuvenate myself?

•    My therapist says: “It takes a lot of energy to not be you.” Perhaps that is why I am exhausted. I have not been true to my authentic self. I have always had trouble following my heart. The way to rejuvenate my heart and complete my physical healing is to successfully complete this walk.

•    There is nothing logical about it. But has logic ever been involved when someone has truly followed his/her passions? The walk is not reasonable given my current economic circumstances. Due to how little I have been able to work since July, I have made about $3,000 in the past year. I am scraping along, trading, borrowing, babysitting, and taking in a renter, trying to keep my mortgage paid. (After losing my husband and almost losing my life, I don’t want to lose my house.)

•    It is my goal in doing this walk, to learn how to follow my heart; create a more authentic life; and be better equipped to create a more stable and prosperous financial situation.

•    At this time in my life, I have the opportunity to rise from the ashes and create the life I want. But not only is there fear about the risks involved with following my passion, but there is fear in going back to Italy. As soon as I think of it, I have flash backs to the trauma of my illness. The best thing, in this case, is to get back on the horse and ride again.

Why walk and will this be a book?

• I wish to walk because I have lost an inordinate amount of physical strength, and what I can still do is walk. In spite of not being physically strong, I only have to recall the strength I had to come up with to get through my ordeal in the Italian hospital, to know that I can do this walk. Walking daily will help me regain my strength. It is also very meditative and I plan to sift through all I have learned this year about personal growth and about how to achieve an authentic life.

•    Yes, a book may happen. I have received interest from two publishers, neither of which is in a position to give me an advance. But, both encouraged me to do the walk and contact them again when I have some of the book written. If the book is published, and if you’ve donated to my Ten for Ten Campaign, you will be acknowledged in the book.

How you can help

•    Take 10 minutes to read Chandi’s blog to understand what happened to her this year. (If you don’t already know.) To get an overview, go to August in the right column and read posts from Aug 9 & Aug 11, and then a sampling of posts from September to March.

•    Click on the PayPal link and donate $10.00. If 100 people donate $10.00 each, Chandi will have enough for her airfare.

A million thanks, mille grazie, for your support!