Episode 022: Work Hard, Play Hard, Be Authentic
With Danielle Churchill
Authenticity is about owning all the parts of yourself—and in order to live your purpose, you must be willing to accept all of who you are.
On this episode I speak with Content Creator and Podcast Host Danielle Churchill about the importance of authenticity in a spiritual journey. We also discuss the vibration of childhood and the power of flow in aligning with our purpose.
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Episode Transcript:
Danielle Churchill: Everyone we talk to is so unique and so different in their own way, and that's what makes them great, is because they didn't ignore parts themselves, even if there were parts that didn't make sense to the whole.
They have fully embraced each and every part, and that's what makes them great.
Cameron: welcome to the Path and Purpose Podcast, where your journey of self-discovery meets with a collective awakening of humanity. I'm your host, Dr. Cameron Martin. In this exciting time of expansion and growth, we are witnessing a profound shift in consciousness. As spiritually awakening individuals, we are called to embrace our inner wisdom intuition and the deeper knowing that we're meant for more.
As an eternal student of the universe and a spiritual leader, I have dedicated my life to supporting your journey of transformation. Through this podcast, we embark on a shared exploration where you can find [00:01:00] inspiration, insights, and guidance from the stories of others who are walking similar paths, to see your truth reflected in their experiences, and to ignite the confidence to believe in the bigger purpose that awaits you.
This podcast is here to provide inspiration, insights, and guidance so that the path to living your soul's purpose becomes less of a mystery and more of a discovery.
Join me for this episode of the podcast where we will explore the many paths to living our soul's purpose.
Cameron: On this episode of the podcast, I'm here with Danielle Churchill and she is a content creator specializing in sustainable home design, where she hopes to inspire others to create beautiful spaces within their lives regardless of budget. She's also the co-host of the Authentic Souls Podcast, where her mission is to be a bridge into introducing [00:02:00] perspective, shifting concepts to people in the beginning stages of their spiritual journey.
I am very excited to have you here on my show, Danielle, because I've been on yours many times. So.
Track 1: Well, thank you so much for having me. Like we were saying right before this, I'm just so interested to see where this goes because I feel like since we know each other so well, like we could get off on some like random fun tangents, so I'm excited.
Cameron: Yeah, it probably will
Track 1: Yeah.
Cameron: Um, well, we'll, the same way I ask everyone, and I'd really like to know about the journey of your spiritual a, so what did that.
Track 1: Yeah, I mean, I don't know if it's just me, I don't know if it's because I'm a Sagittarius, but I've always had like this desire to know more about life. I've always been a very curious person, always kind of have been touch and in touch with some kind of spiritual aspect of myself. Um, so that's always been a part of me.
But when I was. Younger, my family never was religious, but we kind of went through this space together where my mom was [00:03:00] like, I wanna start having some kind of spiritual community. So we started looking at churches and kind of getting into the more like structured religion thing a little bit more. And that I really loved that for a long time.
There was quite a few years that I was really involved with the, uh, Christian Church and um, you know, I really felt like a part of the community and then. Again, I'm a very naturally curious person, and I kind of realized as I got older and more mature, some of the questions I was asking weren't really giving me the answers I wanted or felt were true to myself.
Um, the church I was at, probably like beginning of high school, started kind of giving this like anti-gay vibe and like little things like that that I was like, Ooh, like this just doesn't feel. Like a loving, welcoming, accepting place, which is what I think any spiritual community should feel like. So once I started becoming a little more [00:04:00] discerning with age, I was like, this is not the place for me.
Um, also, I'm a pretty naturally rebellious person, so I feel like anytime my beliefs are like not felt, how do I wanna say this? Like. Anytime I feel unwelcome somewhere or like I can't just be myself, I'm naturally gonna be like, okay, I'm out. And that it kind of came to that moment where I was like, this is not for me. Um, so it took a few years before I really dove back into any kind of spirituality and, um. When I did it was in yoga.
That was where I really got back into it. I liked that it was less structured. I loved that it felt more open-minded and accepting, and all of those aspects, I felt like traditional religion was kind of lacking. So I'd say that's kind of like a, a quick look at my spiritual background.
Cameron: Hmm. [00:05:00] And you know, there's a lot of resonance there. And so for my listeners, I'm sharing this as well. I grew up very devout. I was a devout Catholic. I was in the Catholic church all the time. Was a choir director, thought I would be a priest. And so, but in a very similar way, at some point it was like, wow.
I knew that I was gay. So there was that, and I was hiding those aspects of myself and being like one version at church and one version. Well, frankly, no. I was one version externally everywhere, , and one version inside myself, , because I wasn't even out like in the world. But for sure the church piece was a piece of that.
And eventually I was like, I can't keep fighting this because my spiritual connection, my connection with the creator with God, right? It's there. I. But these pieces here just don't work. And what my impression, this is my experience at the Catholic Church in particular wasn't so [00:06:00] much that being gay was horrible, but it, but it did mean you couldn't act upon it.
And it did mean like, kind of just don't talk about it like you belong here, but also you're never gonna get married. That's not okay. And so it was like, I didn't feel directly attacked, let's put it that way. Um, and maybe that, that was my own experience of the church. I also knew a lot of priests, they were gay,
Track 1: Yeah.
Cameron: like, but you know, not acting on it or whatever.
Like that part was okay, but as long as you know you didn't have sex or you didn't think you were gonna be in a family, then it was fine to be gay. You just couldn't get married and you couldn't do anything about it. To me, that didn't work. And I was like, I can't be. And I played that game for a long time, but it was like, I can't be this in this space.
It doesn't feel okay. Um, which led me to astrology and eventually yoga too. So how beautiful is that [00:07:00] parallel? I.
Track 1: I feel like yoga is just such a good way to kind of step back into the spirituality world without feeling overwhelmed. Right. I feel like with structured religion, if you're in, you almost have to be all the way in, but yoga is like . You're slowly introduced to ideas during class and you start thinking about these things and it, it's like when you wade into the pool and you just kind of go one foot at a time instead of like jumping all the way in.
And so that's kind of what I needed at the time.
Cameron: When I think about yoga too, I think about it as like very principle based, like universal principles. There are things to learn, of course. I mean, the Asanas themselves have different names we are talking about, um. Practice really that's like steeped in ancient Sanskrit. And so of course that understanding of the world and that kind of thing.
And yogic principles aside from Asana, because yoga Asana is only one piece of a much larger system. [00:08:00] Uh, and Eastern traditions, it's different. Um, but in my experience with yoga, yoga philosophy, yoga traditions, there isn't this so much of, um, and people could disagree with me for sure, and if you disagree, that's fine, but not so much of this, um, doctrine, you have to do this or have to believe this.
It's more like, no, this is. This is the idea
Track 1: Yeah.
Cameron: right? This is unconditional love, this is oneness, this is whatever. And it's not like you have to believe anything. As you said, you can kind of wade into the water. I really liked, um, that analogy actually.
Track 1: Yeah, and I ended up doing yoga teacher training, and I think my favorite part was like the yogic philosophy piece, . Because you only learn so much when you're in a class, right? You only go so far. Usually it, it is more awesome based. So once I started getting into all of like the philosophy and everything, I was like, oh, I, there something really clicked where I was like, I love this.
I think it's [00:09:00] so interesting. Like I, I would do another yoga teacher training just to kind of like integrate it all in again because I just, that was such a beautiful time in my life of just like soaking up knowledge.
Cameron: Totally. Yeah. I feel like when, my experience of that too is I continue to study yogic philosophy. First of all, I'm remembering stuff that clearly my soul knew
Track 1: Right. Yeah.
Cameron: but it feels very free, like freedom allowing, if that makes sense. I.
Track 1: Yeah.
Cameron: Um, in that way. So, okay. Yoga was the thing for you. And then I don't wanna just like jump and create the bridge here, but I know that you have a spiritual podcast, so you're talking about this kind of stuff all the time.
So what happened in between, where did that come into being?
Track 1: I mean, I've always had so many amazing people in my life where I could kind of get into these really deep, esoteric talks with, so that's just been always something I've loved doing, just like on my own free [00:10:00] time. But what really happened is when I connected with Savannah, who's the co-host of the podcast, um, we, long story short became business partners and had a business together, brick and mortar art studio.
So we kind of . Came together in this space. Um. Ultimately our goal was to serve the community. But I think it was really more for us at the time because there would be so many nights that we would be there for hours, just like talking, just all these like deep thoughts and questions and ideas and it was like, it was almost like we were creating this vortex.
I remember after I would almost feel like high after we'd have these conversations 'cause we were just like creating this like almost like a whirlpool of like energy, just like talking about these topics. So when 2020 happened and we had to shut down our physical space, we were like, what are we gonna do?
We are here to serve the community. We can no longer serve the community. In a [00:11:00] physical way, at least for now. And so we were kind of going back and forth trying to figure out what to do, and ultimately we were like, how can we create this community online where we can reach so many more people? And how can we have these talks that we're already having , but share them with other people because they feel like they could be beneficial?
Because they're beneficial. Especially in 2020. You know, we'd be on the phone for like four hours, just like . Processing life and everything going on and trying to make sense of it all. And we were like, I bet if people were listening to this, it could help them. So that's kind of how it evolved into what it is today.
Cameron: Wow. I actually very viscerally felt the, when you were talking about the description of the vortex that you create, 'cause by the way, I've been in that vortex
Track 1: Yeah.
Cameron: So I know that, but also, um, in my own life, I think about that. Like I literally crave spiritual deep conversations of an esoteric nature. It's like why this podcast exists.[00:12:00]
Um, well, and my work exists, but like I eat live, sleep, breathe spirituality. Some of my friends are like, my God, don't you do anything else? And it's like, no, I don't actually, um, or very little aside from that, and. But, uh, no. I've had many inexperience of that where you're talking to someone and you feel like you totally click or you're having this like conversation that's next level and you're just in it. And I totally understand the feeling of feeling high, walking away from it, knowing like, wow, my vibration just is something, 'cause I feel super high.
And that conversation was great. I also forgot to eat and forgot to drink, and now my body's like.
Track 1: Yeah, my head is fully in the clouds and her and I are such natural dreamers too. Half of it was just like literally head in the clouds dreaming about all the things that we wanted to do and accomplish. And we're just like so young and naive at the time where we're just like, we're gonna do like this and we're gonna [00:13:00] create this.
And it was just so fun. But also sometimes I think our downfall is like, we talk so much and we have to remember to like take . Like physical action . It's like, oh yeah, that's an important piece of the puzzle. But no, I love, I love that stuff.
Cameron: The air element is strong between you. Um, I'm curious, uh, on your show and stuff, or just in general in life, what are your favorite topics? Do you have favorite topics? I mean, literally for me, anything esoteric, I'm like down for, but I'm curious.
Track 1: I mean, with the podcast, I like talking about the really weird shit, like the stuff that's just like, kind of blows your mind, like the weirder the better. Even if it's not something I necessarily believe, I'm like, let's just talk about it. Let's get into it. So, um, I. Like, honestly, like the, when we do like conspiracy theories or any of those kind of episodes, they're just so fun.
'cause it's just, you're just playing with this idea and you kind of just go, you're like, oh, well what about this and this? And um, again, whether or not it's true or not, it's just really [00:14:00] fun for my brain to play with concepts. I'm, like I said, I'm just such a naturally curious person, so I'm just always like digging like one step further.
I'm like. But what about this? But what about that? Um, so I'd say that's like the most fun for me, Savannah, and I always joke that like we switch off e episodes, like one episode will be more for her and it's a little more like about the serious, um, you know, spirituality topics, which I enjoy so much as well.
And then like, we do like a Danielle, like we call it like a fun episode where it's just about something like super obscure and weird just to like have fun with it.
Cameron: That's really cool actually. Um. Also, I haven't been on any of those conspiracy episodes. Hmm
Track 1: Oh, no, we will. I, we were talking last time about how there's so many episodes that we wanna do with you, but we've had you every month doing the astrology episodes, and now that that series is done, it's like, all right, now, now what do we wanna talk about? 'cause there are so many things that we could get into.
Cameron: Yeah, for sure. And I have [00:15:00] so much fun sharing with you guys too. Yeah. I mean, if you're listening to this episode for sure, you should check out my work with. Uh, the Authentic Souls Podcast 'cause I've been on them many times. I don't know. 10, 12? Well, no more than, definitely more than 12.
Track 1: I think 13 because we did one with you and then we started our series, I believe.
Cameron: Okay.
Track 1: number 13,
Cameron: just the beginning. Lucky 13. That's just the
Track 1: Yeah.
Cameron: Um, so I'm really curious on your spiritual journey. I know you said yoga, uh, but what sort of tools. Modalities. I mean, you just said you just talked to a lot of people about a lot of different things, but what sort of tools and modalities or things have been really supportive for you along the way?
Track 1: I mean, there have been several things. Obviously yoga's a big part of that journey. Like you said, talking to people in itself, to me is like a huge part of that. Um, but one thing that really popped into my head and is just [00:16:00] like so important and I need to do it more often is, um, floating, like floating a in, um, a sensory deprivation tank.
Have you ever done that before? I'm sure we've talked to you about that before.
Cameron: I have not, and I don't know how to swim. And so I have weird things about water, which you guys do know. So I probably won't do that 'cause that probably freak me out. But feel free to.
Track 1: Yeah. Well, I'm the opposite. I like think that I'm supposed to be a mermaid or I was a mermaid or something. Like I am. I feel almost the most connected to everything when I'm in water, like I feel so at peace in water. So I think that's why for me, it's. Such a tool. Um, I'm not naturally good at meditating.
My brain is always going a million miles a minute. So, but for some reason, when I'm in the float tank, I mean, it's literally set up for that. So it's not, for some reason, it's very intentional, but But when I'm in there, it's like the one place where I really can drop in so much further than I ever can [00:17:00] when I'm surrounded by life.
Cameron: Float tanks, y'all.
Track 1: Yeah. Yeah. If anyone isn't familiar, it is. Room temp. Well, it's body temperature water, so it's the same temperature as you. So it's not, it's kind of warm, but it doesn't feel cold. Like, it's almost like you can barely feel it. And there's a bunch of Epsom salts, so you naturally float. So as far as drowning goes, like it's almost impossible because you're naturally buoyant in it.
Um, the only thing, you don't wanna get it in your eyes 'cause it's very salty, but. So you're floating and you can put something like under your head to give you support. And so you're completely weightless. It feels like the most I'll ever feel like being in space, just floating in space. And then you can choose to have like music, no music lights, no lights.
Um, so you can kind of set your mood, but it really helps to just like fully be silent and drop in in like such a relaxing way.
Cameron: Hmm. [00:18:00] Well you almost convinced me
Track 1: It's, it is worth a tribal, I mean, if you're naturally uncomfortable with water, that's a d. Whole different thing. But for me that's like, it's almost, I was, I remember the first time I did it, I so told Savannah, because you're supposed to be in there and you're supposed to not move, because like I said, if you splash or anything, like you can get salt in your eyes.
It's uncomfortable. When I'm in water, I'm naturally playful. I'm naturally like excited. And so the first time I was in there I almost had a hard time slowing down because I'm like splashing around and like moving and that is not what it's set up for, like at all. Like she was laughing at me, she's like, that's not what you're supposed to do in there.
But it's just like water is just my happy place. So yeah, I highly recommend.
Cameron: I love it. Um, yeah, so I have a question. I guess this is a very loaded one. , I'll give you the question and then I'll give you context for it, [00:19:00] but really what have you learned as maybe a universal truth or a more, a very, a really inappropriate, excuse me? What have you learned as either a universal truth or as.
Something super, super important on a spiritual journey on people's spiritual journeys. And the context here is that I know your podcast, you're exploring spiritual journeys, talking to people about their own paths, um, all the time. So I'm curious if you've noticed a thread or if you've noticed some sort of universal lesson when we're thinking about our spiritual path and our journey.
Track 1: I mean, it seems like almost cliche to say because the podcast is called the Authentic Souls Podcast, but authenticity, everyone we talk to is so unique and so different in their own way, and that's what makes them great, is because they didn't ignore parts themselves, even if there were parts that didn't make sense [00:20:00] to the whole.
They have fully embraced each and every part, and that's what makes them great.
Cameron: Hmm. Actually, I've got a couple things in my mind. One, I was, I watched or came across something, I must have been a video on social, but I came across something the other day that was actually talking about that love is not the highest frequency, but that authenticity is by like tenfold or maybe even more.
Like they've measured the frequency of love and the frequency of authenticity and actually authenticity is way higher. And I thought that was really interesting. I'm surprised I didn't forward that to you actually. . But um, yeah, and I think the question, it's a question I have for you, I'll share my answer, but you can answer it too, like what does it mean to be authentic?
And we're saying, we're kind of exploring here why this is so important. Because if authenticity is one of the highest vibrations, and essentially this, the only way that we can express our true nature [00:21:00] as unique individuals of the creator is to be authentic to ourselves. And yet. Authenticity can be really challenging because we're programs in the world to essentially not be that, not be who we are, to worry about what everybody else thinks to comply, to go with the grain, to go to school, get the job, blah, blah, blah.
Even if our schools like, nah, I don't want that. And this is something that I see often in my astrology readings with people, or if I'm doing past life regression work or any. Any level of soul purpose work with my clients is that understanding that we're always coming back to our authentic self, or as I often speak about it, alignment with our higher self.
You could argue that, that there's a difference there, but I'm thinking it's pretty similar. Um, but it all comes down to that, you know, using astrology can help you to understand those aspects of you that you were just talking about that you don't really know. [00:22:00] Or sometimes the past life regression helps you to understand it, or sometimes full on coaching was required.
But as we learn these different pieces of ourselves, we can come into a more authentic expression. So I'm curious, what do you believe authenticity is and why is it so important in the spiritual path?
Track 1: I mean, we're multidimensional beings, like there are so many different parts of ourselves, and I think as a society it's easier to just focus on the parts that other people value and kind of leave the rest. Behind. But as I said before, I think embracing all parts of yourself is what makes you unique.
It's what makes you special. It's your, it's your unique expression in this world who you're supposed to be. So I think honoring all parts of yourself, and like you said, there are so many different ways to get in touch with all of those different pieces of the puzzle, but knowing that every single part of you is important and, and being okay with letting all of those pieces of you shine.
[00:23:00] I think that's, to me, that's what I mean. There are so many ways to define authenticity, but like to me, that's such a huge part of it.
Cameron: And so for somebody who's listening right now, who's like, okay, authentic. Yeah. Be your authentic self. Okay. That scares the shit out of me or . I don't even know what that means. I don't even know what that looks like, but I need to do it 'cause my life doesn't look the way I want or whatever it might be.
So for people listening, going, okay, that's nice, be authentic, but like how or what can I do? Even as a first step toward living more authentically, what would you say to someone who's asking that question?
Track 1: The first thing that came to mind is think about yourself as a child. Like what did you like to do? How did you spend your time? What excite, what excited you? Like I was talking about water since I was a baby. Like all I wanted to do was be in water . When I was a child, I loved dressing up. I loved fashion.
I loved being creative. Like all of these parts of myself didn't just come [00:24:00] out of nowhere. They've always been a part of myself. There have just been moments in time where I've maybe forgotten about them or other things have been more important because I'm like, oh, I'm an adult now. Like I don't need to go splash around and play in water.
And then I'm like, no, that's actually really important to who I am and what I need to do. So I think just like . Baseline, if you're confused about the things you love that excite you, that um, you know, obviously try things. 'cause two through error. It's like, Hey, I tried this thing, didn't like it. That's not me.
So I think that's like a big part of it as well. But just going back to who you were as a child, I think that's, you can learn a lot about yourself based on who you used to be and what you used to enjoy.
Cameron: I think that is super powerful. Um, you know, most adults have divorced themselves from. Childhood from who they used to be, because that's what our society does. I would argue that school is really excellent at doing that. And [00:25:00] this is somebody, by the way, who as a child, I wanted nothing but to teach, wanted to be a teacher.
I mean, I am a teacher, that's my essence. But I wanted to be a school teacher. I had, uh. Tree house that was set up as a school with chalkboards, a desk. I had a classroom downstairs in my basement that had a chalkboard, a whiteboard, a tack board, um, like a bulletin board that I used to decorate, had textbooks.
I had an overhead projector. I had grade books. These imaginary students, I. I'm talking about a rabbit hole. That practice went deep to the point that when I became a teacher in my twenties, um, which I knew was gonna happen. It's the only thing I ever wanted to do. I actually was very, very, very good at it.
And I remember the other teachers who were older were like, wow, you have better classroom management and you have really cool ideas, and you feel like you know what you're doing. I'm like, well, I've been doing it for like a decade,
Track 1: Mm-Hmm. . Yeah.
Cameron: that's what [00:26:00] I wanted to do, was play school. And I also, it's kind of interesting as a child, my favorite movie was also Speed with Keanu Reeves and, uh, Sandra Bullock. It's about a runaway bus now. I realize now it's a little bit weird for a 10 or 11-year-old to be watching a movie every day about a terrorist exploding a bus.
But , that was, yeah, I was obsessed with buses and I was obsessed with like travel. There's actually a few shots in that movie. Have you seen it by
Track 1: I have it, but now I feel like I need to.
Cameron: Oh my God. Yeah, you should. Um, I mean, I think everybody in the world should, because this is my favorite movie, but like, this is literally bringing up the vibration of childhood for me right now as I'm speaking this, there's actually a shot.
So in the movie, the bus. Takes up, starts in Santa Monica and ends up at the LAX at the airport. But basically the premise is there's a bomb on the bus, and if the bus drops below 50 miles an hour, then it'll explode. So essentially the bus goes speeding through, you know, Los Angeles, [00:27:00] and then ends up on the runway and there's an amazing shot where there's a bus and an airplane all in the same.
Thing. And for me, I was a dork when it came to buses and planes, and travel in general. So I loved that movie so much. My, I know my sisters would be listening, like rolling their eyes and laughing 'cause they saw that movie a lot. But it's interesting your point about what you used to like as a kid, because I'm realizing even now there were parts of that movie that are very much connected to what I was experiencing in childhood.
And now I've just realized like my favorite movie was set in Los Angeles and I'm about to move to Los Angeles and a number of weeks here. And it's like, oh wow, that's always been there. . Like seriously, there's always been some sort of connection and um. I think it's a very wise answer to the question about what did you want to do as a kid?
Who were you as a child? What was lighting you up? Because there's a really good chance [00:28:00] that that's exactly the path toward authenticity.
Track 1: Yeah. I feel like when we're children, we're just so much more untouched by the world and we're so much more connected to source to our purpose because we don't question things. We just do. If we like something, we're gonna say, Hey, I like that. We're not gonna say like, oh, is that gonna be uncool if I like that?
Or are people gonna think I'm weird if I like that? You just like what you like and that that's it. You know? So I think also just you don't overthink things when you're a kid. Like you just do it 'cause it brings you joy. Like the whole idea of, uh, you know, following your joy as a kid, that's easy as an adult gets a little bit more tricky.
There's a lot more involved. But yeah, I just, I think that's like good energy to, to embody is like . The, the excitement and wonder of a child.
Cameron: Hmm. Well, you're talking too about this alignment with source. So I'm curious, um, either what does it feel [00:29:00] like to you or how do you know I. When you are aligned with your higher self, when you're aligned with source, when you're getting the right messages, like how, what is that experience for you, um, to be connected with your higher self?
Track 1: In some moments, it's just a deep knowing and it's, it's the times where I don't overthink because I'm like, it's such a strong knowing that I don't even need to think about it. I'm like, this is the action I'm supposed to take. No other reason. I just know like it's just that deep, deep gut feeling. Um, but I think about when I am working on a creative project, When I'm kind of in that state of flow, that's also a time where I'm like, feel totally connected, like no other time where I'm just, I'm just working and moving and just exploring and seeing what's gonna come up next. And I'm like fully in that flow. Have you ever seen that movie? [00:30:00] It's a Disney movie.
It's called Soul.
Cameron: Oh
Track 1: Yeah. When they're playing music. They go to that place and they're in full flow. Like that's when I'm the most connected is those moments of just like, you're just doing what you love and it's just like coming out of you and it's like you're not even almost doing it anymore. So like for me, creativity and like making things is like a big part of that.
Cameron: I love that movie actually. When you talk about like the soul's journey, which I obviously talk about on this show, we a soul come into a body, have an experience on Earth. I think that movie is. Pretty conscious in a lot of ways. So I think it's a hundred percent truth. It's a Disney movie. There's probably, I'm sure there's distortion because it's Disney, but , I think there's a lot of truth in in that movie around who we are as an energetic imprint, a soul coming into a body, having experience.
If you haven't seen the movie, I do recommend it. [00:31:00] And yeah, the idea of flow, being connected with your higher self, I have to put this plug in here. This is specifically for my sisters. If you are listening to this episode, I expect you to send me a text after this , but there's a, um, , there's a guy, there's a character in the movie who is kind of a conspiracy theorist who's always floating out.
With his higher self. I don't remember the guy's name, but he is kind of crazy looking and his, he's on the side of the street spinning aside, and he goes, well, at five, what did he say? He goes, well, at the time the government calls five 30 <LAUGH> or six 30.
Track 1: Yeah.
Cameron: Anyway, my sisters are rolling their eyes 'cause I got the line wrong.
But I'm expecting one of you to text me if you're listening to.
Track 1: No, it's such a great movie. It's so, it's just so playful and fun. But also, yeah, has these like big concepts that like actually are like, yeah, that's, this is like a visual representation of like pretty much what happens.
Cameron: Mm-Hmm. . Yeah. [00:32:00] And I think too, the experience of being between Worlds One being here in the physical world and in the Matrix, which that character I just mentioned represents, but also what it's like on the other side and what it's like as a soul, and yeah. Good movie. I'm curious, um, have you had, so obviously you just told me like what this feels like to know you're connected with your higher self.
Have you had any sort of experiences that you would consider to be transcendent or enlightening?
Like a moment of enlightenment, if you will?
Track 1: Yeah, I can't say that I have, I As much as I feel like I've been on this spiritual path for a while, I do kind of Again, that, that knowing, that feeling, I'm like there. I still have a lot to come. Like I don't think I've even really even scratched the surface. I've had a lot of people tell me that I have gifts [00:33:00] that have yet to be unlocked.
Like I feel like they used the analogy of like, I have this door that I need to walk through. So I kind of . See that moment as like walking through that door, and I'm not sure that I've gotten there yet, and I'm so interested to kind of see how that all transpires. But I feel like this is just the beginning and there's a lot to come and a lot for me to explore and to even like still learn about myself and to get to that point.
Cameron: So it's probably the right time now to ask the question, do you think that you're living your purpose?
Track 1: I do, I, I mean, all of us that are in the spiritual journey, like I feel like that's like the number one question, right? It's like, what is my purpose? Why am I here? Like, I wanna be living my purpose every day. I want everything I do to be intentional and. I think there were so many years that I took purpose so seriously.
And I think more recently I've realized that [00:34:00] purpose is sometimes just, just living the human experience. It's just showing up, it's experiencing things. It's just, again, being that authentic expression of yourself. Um, I've had someone do a reading for me and they told me that my purpose here is to work hard, play hard, And I think that's really funny and like low key. True. You know, I'm, I think I am here to do some serious work. I, I believe I'm here to help people, you know, but also, like, I think I'm here to bring a lot of love and light and like, and just like lightness to these big topics of like. It doesn't have to be this like serious scary, intimidating thing.
Like, like you said in my bio, I wanna be a bridge. I wanna be like, Hey, look, it's not that scary over here. Like this is not that bad. Like this is just like more of an expression of what you're already living. So, um, yeah, I think my purpose is to work hard, play hard,
Cameron: Hmm. [00:35:00] Well, I know that you can play hard. You just traveled to Ibiza
Track 1: yeah, exactly. Uh, there I was doing my, my play hard while I was traveling in Europe and now I'm back to to work for a little bit.
Cameron: Um, yeah, I think there is a lot of power that in that too. Uh, understanding that the spiritual journey is not. About this doldrum serious heaviness, and sometimes it, I mean, it can be, you know, in terms of looking at your shadows and healing the past and all of these sorts of things. This is tough work.
The spiritual path is not an easy one, I would say, but it is one that's filled with more joy and love and expansion and abundance, because that is your nature. So as you choose to uncover all that is not you. Well, then you discover who you are and you express yourself as love that you are. [00:36:00] And I, I liked what you were saying too, because it really had me coming back to the reason why this podcast is named what it is, the reason why my business is named what it is.
Because purpose is not some fleeting, far off thing, but it is a journey. That's why path and purpose like we are on a path always. And you know, sometimes we're living our highest purpose, sometimes we're not, but we know viscerally when we're not 'cause we can feel it. Um, so what do you think then is the biggest barrier that keeps people from living their purpose
Track 1: I think it's like the world we live in holds a lot of expectations of Who we think we should be or the boxes we think we need to fit into. And I think that clouds a lot of our judgment as far as what we actually wanna be [00:37:00] doing because we see . Other people's opinions, other people telling us what to do.
Like there's all these outsized sources of like, oh, well this is the right thing to do. This is the right path, this is the smart path, whatever. And I think a lot of times when you go on a spiritual journey, a spiritual path, you know, you're taking the path less, you know, travel, you're, you're doing something that's not necessarily gonna fit in the norm.
Um, you know, when you are a unique expression of yourself, you're not gonna fit into any boxes. So I think just remembering that It's not always gonna make sense, especially to the people around you, but as long as the life you're living feels authentic to you, feels good to you, feels right to you, that's really all that matters.
At the end of the day,
Cameron: So what do you think it means to live with purpose?
Track 1: I feel like living with purpose is I. To me, like purpose and intention go hand in hand. So it's like showing up every day with intention. [00:38:00] Like, what, what do I wanna bring to the world today? Like, it doesn't have to even be like a, a big thing. It's just like waking up every morning. It's like, what do I wanna offer the world?
How do I wanna show up? How do I wanna influence people? Like what energy do I wanna bring to the table? And I think that can be a huge part of your purpose. It could also just be, um, Diving deep into like astrology and working with you where it's like, what is in my chart? Like what is in the stars? What am what is a big piece of myself, of like what I'm supposed to be doing.
Um, so I think purpose can come in many ways, but just, yeah, having that intention of, of showing up and um, you know, bringing light and love to people at everyone you meet and, yeah. a, that's a, that's a big one. I'm like, I don't even really know if I can answer that because it is, it's like a, almost like a, a journey that we're all going through.
It's like, how can I show up with the most purpose? And I think that could look so different for each and every person.[00:39:00]
Cameron: Yeah, I love it. You know, I don't think I've actually spoken about intention, um, yet. Show and the importance of intention and the power of intention. It's interesting 'cause sometimes when I talk to people, they're like, I don't know how to set intention. What does that mean, ? And it's like, well, it's actually not that hard to do.
It's about beings. Well, I'm gonna like define it circularly, so you can jump in here. But intention is about having like a specific . Focus, right? It's not about saying this is exactly what's going to happen, but it is about saying how you're maybe gonna show up. So for example, if I have the intention of being authentic with everyone I speak to, or if I have the intention of showing up on my podcast to share the things that are coming through my consciousness when I have the record button on, right?
Um, that's an intention. But I feel like intention is so [00:40:00] vital to our experience. 'cause living intentionally, right? With a specific, I don't wanna say specific end in mind, but a specific state of being in mind essentially does align us to our path.
Does it not?
Track 1: Yeah, absolutely. And even just the intention of, I'm gonna show up with the most purpose today. I'm gonna show up in my purpose. Even if you don't really, you're not even a hundred percent clear what that is. I think even just having that intention is just gonna bring you so far.
Cameron: Well thank you so much Danielle. I appreciate our time today. For those of you who would like to connect with Danielle, you can find links, to her work in the show's notes. Thank you so much.
Track 1: Thank you so much, Cameron.
Along my own spiritual journey and from my experience supporting people in living their soul's purpose, I've discovered that living in alignment with our purpose comes down to three things. And unfortunately, most people unknowingly ignore these three things that [00:41:00] will actually help them live in alignment. These three things form my Soul's Purpose Framework.
If you're ready to learn how these things can support you in your spiritual journey. Check out my video resource, "The 3 Keys to Your Soul's Purpose".
In it, I share my framework for helping you identify what's the next best step. On your journey to living your purpose. You can find this free video resource on my website at yourpathandpurpose.com and I left a link to it in the show notes. A special thanks to this week's guest for sharing their journey with us. And I want to thank you for listening to today's episode. My name is Dr. Cameron Martin, and it has been my honor to serve you on your journey of self-discovery. See you next time.