Foreword

      Dear Fellow Answer-Seeker,

      I was a reader of this book, just like you. I came here with my own blinders on, not even realizing the fear and negativity that bubbled just under my skin’s surface. I worked my way through all nine chapters (nine being a super spiritual magical number!) and came out the other side feeling really cleansed.

      In Letters from a Better Me: How Becoming an Empowered Woman Transforms the World, Rachael Wolff takes us through three stages of being: Awareness, Acceptance, and Action, through letters written to elicit reflection, emotion, and, eventually, closure.

      You will see yourself in these letters. You will hear your own words. You may find yourself shouting out loud at what you’re reading, “Yeah! That’s what I’m talking about!” Or you might find yourself shedding a tear when you discover one of Rachael’s letters tapping into a really personal space inside yourself.

      We each bring our own lives to this book. These letters will mean something different to each of you who read it. What triggers me might not trigger you. Your personal life experiences will dictate your journey.

      Keep your own journal or notebook handy to write some of your own letters along the way. You’ll be surprised at how much you have to say!

      In the end, it’s all about Girl Power. Never forget that each and every one of you possesses that. And this book is key to tapping into that supersource!

      With Love and Empowerment,

      Lisa Goich

      Author, 14 Days: A Mother, A Daughter, A Two-Week Goodbye

      Founder, A Girl on the Go,

      www.AGirlOnTheGo.com

Introduction

An Opening Letter to My Readers

      Dear Readers,

      Thank you for picking up Letters from a Better Me: How Becoming an Empowered Woman Transforms the World. I know there are many books to choose from and mine is in front of you. Trust that feeling that this is the book for you right now. No matter what you read within these covers, remember that you were led here, and that must mean you are ready for big change. Don’t let this intimidate you. You are empowered, even if you’ve forgotten.

      How will reading this book help you transform the world? When we become truly empowered women, we are open to see clearly. We are not lost in the chaos and confusion of fear-based living and thinking. Once we learn to see ourselves, we see the power we have within us to transform how we interpret the world around us. When we do that, we begin to authentically represent what we stand for instead of putting our energy into what we fear or are against.

      One of the most important parts about being the empowered woman is trusting our intuition. You will read things that will stir feelings up in more ways than you know what to do with. However, if you stick it out, I promise you’ll come out feeling more empowered than you have before. You may even reach the point of a total transformation. It all depends on how deep you’re willing to go.

      You will have new tools to better yourself and the world around you. My words aren’t new. Some of the most celebrated souls who ever lived have expressed the idea of bringing out the best version of ourselves. Sadly, those concepts have been buried in the rubble of all the anger, hatred, division, fear, and loss that have been flashing incessantly in front of us.

      We start this journey lost in the throes of angry waves hitting the shore: harassment, rape, inequality, discrimination, oppression, and ego. We are exposed, breathless, and vulnerable, fighting for survival. Blinders off—we become AWARE of our own rage, anger, fear, and darkness. We are caterpillars working through the muck in order to transform.

      Once our blinders are off, the angry energy of the waves subsides. We get the space to breathe as we move into ACCEPTANCE of the reality with which we are faced. We discover how to let go of what has already happened and brave our own fears to see who we are. We build our strength through acceptance, empathy, and compassion for ourselves and others. We begin to see how beating ourselves up is not productive. Self-abuse is not acceptable for the empowered woman. We sit in our chrysalises of self-reflection. We open our eyes to the unique, strong, passionate, smart, loving, beautiful, and amazing people we already are. The best version of ourselves comes to the surface.

      In the last stage of our journey, we take ACTION—becoming the empowered women who transform the world. We are no longer fighting for survival. We’ve become one with the Ocean. We can do this because we became AWARE, ACCEPTED, and are now taking ACTION. By moving forward with love and compassion