"I realized how deeply I had been rowing against the current, believing that effort alone would carry me forward"

My 7 Sacred States Journey

Over these 7 days of the 7 Sacred States Challenge, something profound yet subtle happened within me. It wasn’t about learning something new — it was about remembering.

I had already completed Be Extraordinary, practiced the Six Phase Meditation, and immersed myself in programs with Regan Hillyer and Christie Marie Sheldon. Intellectually, I “know” these teachings. But life, business, and responsibility have a way of pulling us into survival mode… and little by little, we lose sight of the sacred.

This challenge brought me back home.

✨ The state that impacted me the most: Received As a founder, especially of a mission-driven company like O, I am constantly in doing mode — holding the vision, solving problems, protecting the team, navigating uncertainty. Over the past years, particularly during challenging moments like our work with BBN and other pivotal business transitions, I realized how deeply I had been rowing against the current, believing that effort alone would carry me forward.

The state of Received reminded me that I don’t have to do everything alone. That grace, support, clarity, and solutions are available — but only if I allow myself to receive them.

🌿 What shifted in my mind, heart, and energy • Knowing grounded me again in the truth that I am guided, even when the path isn’t fully visible. • Faith softened my urgency and reconnected me to trust — not blind optimism, but embodied trust born from experience. • Love reopened my heart, not just toward others, but toward myself as a woman, a mother, and a founder doing her best. • Stillness became my anchor. In silence, I found answers that effort alone could never produce. • Non-Attachment helped me loosen my grip on outcomes — especially financial and business timelines — and focus instead on alignment. • Devotion reminded me why I started O in the first place: service, impact, and conscious creation. • And Received allowed it all to land.

💫 A deeper truth I became aware of One important realization surfaced very clearly for me: I often understand these teachings mentally, but I struggle to feel them fully in my body.

Feeling — truly embodying — does not come easily to me. I have spent many years leading with strength, responsibility, and resilience, and somewhere along the way, I learned to stay functional rather than fully embodied. This challenge gently showed me that while my mind understands, my body is still learning how to feel safe enough to open, soften, and receive.

This awareness alone felt like a breakthrough.

🌟 Realizations & breakthroughs I realized that resilience does not mean pushing harder — it means aligning deeper. That rowing endlessly is not the same as moving forward. And that when my inner state is coherent, the outer world reorganizes itself accordingly.

This challenge didn’t change who I am. It changed how clearly I remember who I already was — and how much more embodied I am becoming.

🙏 A heartfelt request If you have any guidance, practices, or tips on how to move from intellectual understanding into embodied feeling, I would deeply appreciate it. Learning how to feel more — safely, gently, and fully — feels like the next sacred step on my journey.

Thank you for creating a space where remembering is possible. This was not just a challenge — it was a sacred reset.

With deep gratitude, Bea