My Journey...
Certified Life Coaching & Retreat Facility
Hi there, I am Charley Edwards, your Personal Growth Coach.
I will begin by telling you a little about my self, and my journey
to inner peace and living a life of Love, Laughter and Abundance.
I was born in Ontario Canada and raised a military mans' son.
In fact, the majority of my immediate family and relatives have at one time served our country in the Canadian Armed Forces. I have seen photographs of my family members in Egypt, Iraq, Cyprus and many other places while they were stationed there. However; at a very early age and after having spent about a year in the reserve forces, I decided to step to the beat of a different drummer. That drummer was me!
I smoked a lot of pot during high school and achieved only average grades, so playing music seemed to be the natural choice for the lad who played the drums for the first time at age three. My parents had taken me to a relatives' home where a jam session was taking place. Several musicians had gathered together to blend their styles and sounds and at one point in the evening I climbed up on the "drum throne" to give it a try. "He has a natural talent,” they cheered and the rest, as they say, is history. During my eighteenth year I was offered a gig with a traveling band. I hit the road playing drums in music groups all across the country. In my cowboy hat, military haircut, boots and jeans, I toured our country for about 22 years plus, seeing the sights, meeting new people and playing some great country music. By the time I was twenty I had stopped using drugs and consumed only nominal amounts of alcohol; life seemed to be right on track for me, but things aren't always what they seem. . .
On one of these road tours I met and married the woman, who with me, co-created three wonderful sons; Charley IV. Roy and Tom. It was during this marriage that I realized I was not living my own life, at all although I had no idea what that might be. Depressed and afraid I began running; the marriage ended. Who am" I "? Why am I on this planet? What should I be doing? I prayed every day for the answers but could hear none. The guilt and shame I felt from the break down of my marriage among other things lead me back into the dark world of drugs, alcohol and abusive behaviours. I was miserable inside and there didn't seem to be enough mood altering substances available to numb my pain. Then I met a woman who seemed to be the rock I needed as I looked outside of myself for the love I so lacked inside. I didn't know then that everything I needed was already in me.
"Wish I knew then what I know now..."
I married again, but in a short time I became aware that this relationship was becoming more abusive and spiralling downward instead of growing richer and better. Another tragic ending in the making. One of the things I learned during this time was that I had the power to change no one except myself. I increased my use of alcohol, pot and now began using cocaine, crystal meth, magic mushrooms and speed as my self-imposed hell continued. Still, I refused to face myself, and wasn't aware that I even needed to!
The second marriage ended. My life had been spinning in a dark downward helix for several years and the pain was intense. The voice in my head was screaming, yet I would not hear. I spent thousands of dollars living in hell. I had no idea of what purpose was, what contribution meant, or how I was going to feel like living again. I had attempted suicide more than once by this time and the only thing I was absolutely certain of was that I sucked at that too! I was still alive!
I had met many people who seemingly had a calm about them, an inner peace, nothing ever "got to them", they just lived life joyously and even when crappy things happened, they seemed to be filled with a gratitude for the experiences and continued living in joy. I made the decision, in fact, I vowed to myself that I would find out what it was that those folks knew, and how they had achieved such incredible results in their lives and then I would teach others how to do the same.
So began my "conscious" journey. The journey to inner peace, getting to really know myself, who I was always meant to be and who I am. The reason I am here, my purpose, and just how much each one of us really matters in the big picture began to become clear to me.
I have recalled memories of now recognizable signals and signs coming to my mind as I became clearer and clearer. Little signs of the nudging toward my purpose that as a child I had been shown but never before paid any attention to or understood. I returned to school; I attended college and graduated with a 3.8 grade average, ninety six percent! That was unheard of before! A wonderful soul named Lorraine was an Achievement Coach at the college as well as one of my instructors. With gentle kindness she supported and coached me during those early years. The success and inner peace I enjoy today is largely due to the lessons I learned during this time of my life when I was filled with fear and vulnerability. We all need some guidance and support at some time in our lives no matter who we are, or how much we have achieved. Until we make the decision to do something different for ourselves, our results, simply, remain the same.
"The definition of insanity is
doing the same thing while expecting different results."
If you want to have different results in your life than those you are currently getting, you have to do something different. That is a law of the universe and just like gravity, we don't have to like it, believe it exists or care one bit about it, it is still a law. So why "kick the bricks",instead, "how about going with the flow".
Just to do something different...
Today I am "Creating Room to Breathe" while building the Retreat Facility located in the quiet hamlet of Hawarden, Saskatchewan. I enjoy the inner calm and peace I had long been searching for and it was inside me all along just waiting to be uncovered. I enjoy a life of rich happiness and abundance. The laws of this universe are very simple once understood. My journey has not always been easy when I stood squarely in my own way and unaware that I was my own worst enemy, but I will testify to the wonderment of finding all I have found and continue to find. That is what I wish to share with you in support of you, truly living your Best Life!
I have recorded each step of my journey and will share with you all that I have learned in a simple step by step process designed by you and I to fit like a glove. I have found my purpose and I will be honored to help guide you to clarity of mind and the creation of your best life through, Personal Growth Coaching.
I wish for you the same tranquility and peace of mind I have found; the knowing of why you are here, and the discovery of who you really are! I now live a life of inner peace, joy, laughter, abundance and wonderful relationships.
I make my living doing the things I most love to do. This life is incredible and I know you can summon the courage to move forward on your journey to success as you define it.
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the ability to take action in spite of it"
Anthony Robbins
One question I was asked during the early stages of my conscious journey was:
"If you do nothing about your future, what will it look like in five years?
Do you really want to be living the way you are living now, feeling the way you are feeling right now, in five years time?"
If your answer is no, as mine was, then I urge you to take the next step into your future.
Training wheels are a good thing and they are not meant to be permanent. The rewards of what I have learned are far greater than anything I could have imagined before I began my conscious journey.
"In Life, There Are Going to Be Problems and Challenges
Misery and suffering are choices"
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"Everyone who has ever taken a shower has had an idea.
It's the person who gets out of the shower, dries off, and
does something about it that makes a difference!"
Nolan Bushnell
Thank you for taking the time for your "self" to read this page. Congratulations!
Your journey has already begun!
I wish you Love, Light and Peace on your journey.
~ Namaste'~
Charley
Living Your Best Life
Just Got Easier!
Creating Room To Breathe
