Create Your Success
The Lived Experience
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As the grading panel discussed the results we sat in meditation, but my mind wandered. I reflected on my journey I’d taken up until this day. I floated back to many years ago. I didn’t become an archaeologist, as my ten year-old self had dreamed, but I did dig deep and uncover hidden treasure within myself. I discovered my Truth, my spiritual connection with God. And through this, my potential. We stood again to receive the results from Kevin. I heard the word “pass” applied to me in just the way I had imagined it would sound, and I gave sincere and heartfelt thanks to the Universe and to my Higher Power for this blessing. And for all the blessings I had received in my life. I was a Master. It was no longer about me. I was gripped with an overwhelming desire to share my lived experience with the world. It was for my children, my grandchildren, and every woman who was coming behind me in Hapkido. And anyone who wants to discover their own hidden treasure and set their sights on something seemingly unattainable. My story is for YOU!
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At the age of ten, author Patricia Butterworth fantasized about becoming an archaeologist. It conjured up an exciting life travelling to far-flung destinations, digging deep into the unknown, discovering mysterious and ancient ruins, and studying exotic cultures so different from her own. Although she was articulating her life purpose, this purpose was not about digging up human remains and artefacts. Instead, she would go within herself to discover the hidden treasures of her own potential. In Create Your Success, she offers an inspirational memoir of adventure and pushing the limits. Patricia talks about backpacking exploits through South-East Asia, Central Asia and Europe, her “hippy” experiences, and relationship challenges. As a psychologist, she provides insights into grief, life, and the mindset to achieve, and she recounts the successful strategies she has learned to reach one’s full potential. Filled with wisdom, this memoir examines a gradual unfolding of Patricia’s spirituality and pivotal moments in her life. It documents her journey during thirty-two years in Hapkido and how, at the age of sixty-six, after overcoming physical, personal, and emotional challenges, she achieved master status. Create Your Success resonates with those who want to connect with their inner potential, chart their own life course, and create their own success.
About the Author
Patricia Butterworth is a senior psychologist in education who holds master’s degrees in psychology and counselling psychology. She trained extensively in Reiki, neuro-linguistic programming, theta healing, quantum healing hypnosis technique, and is an angel intuitive. Patricia attained the level of 5th degree black belt in the Korean martial art of Hapkido, making her the highest-ranked woman in the Australian Hapkido Association. She is a mother and grandmother.