"Rarely does a first-time author achieve such significance, but Bernadette, with her first book, has written a life-changer." --Tom Bird, #1Best Selling Author and Literary Shaman
"Bernadette Romero shares her journey from a life of potential to a life of fulfillment and happiness. Her book will be of great inspiration to everyone looking to get out from under his or her own shadow." --David Thalberg
"Bernadette Romero's book - Fulfillment, The Power Of Compassion - brings to light the darkness within, from which most of us live our lives. She has chosen to live every day to the fullest, enjoying every moment without regard to the past or the future. Her healing work is something we can and should all learn from. If we could put our lives on pause and observe every moment as Romero does, we'd find the stress and pain would diminish and joy would follow." --Denise Cassino, Marketer
"Bernadette writes with such honesty. It was so easy to connect to her story. Her insight offers hope where there would otherwise be desperation. Bernadette shares with a transparency that is unparalleled. The reader will find pain in her story but perspective to guide that pain. If you are on a path of self-discovery, or have ever endured discomfort of any kind, this is a must-read book for you. I could not put it down. --Jody DeSimone
Your story reveals a journey of healing…physical, emotional and mental pain. It demands an expansion of your spiritual healing experience. It is authentic and reflective of everyone’s human journey. --Sylvia Sultenfuss, Author or Joy of adulthood: A Crash Course in Designing the Life You Want
About the Author
It has been said that Life is Our Best Teacher, and no where is that more true than with the life of #1 Amazon Best Seller Bernadette Romero, who has turned what most would see as a traumatic experience into a uplifting, life changing book, sure to empower and transform readers everywhere.
Besides her blossoming career as an author, Bernadette, originally from Santa Fe, NM, is one of nine children and the mother to three children of her own, who have blessed her with three grandchildren as well.
Besides her travels around the globe with her beloved boyfriend, who is a flight attendant, she lives in Oak Ridge, TN.
Her message is one of Joy, only accomplished through Fulfillment, which is the topic of not only her book, but her life as well.
This book is a memoir of job loss, mental illness, abuse and betrayal. It is a journey of discovering compassion, forgiveness, true-love of self and eventually Fulfillment.
Learning that...
- Exposing the truth is critical for healing.
- Compassion comes from acceptance of ones pain
- Surrendering to suffering opens the door to Fulfillment.
INTRODUCTION
As I sat in my van crying, I wondered how things had come to this point. My sobs were so deep, I would gasp for air with every breath. My eyes were almost swollen shut from crying all night, and my whole body ached. I was scared, in total fear. How would we survive? I had left my children at home with Ben and had to get back to make sure they were okay. I was grateful for my friend Carol and her compassion during this terrible time in my life—she understood what I was going through. I had arrived at her doorstep, just a few hours earlier with my heart broken from betrayal. The past few months had been my most challenging. My life, as I knew it, over the last 24 years had just fallen apart. The last straw had been broken.
This is my story "of having my every dream come true" and then having my every nightmare come true, as well - and how I prevailed in spite of it, and discovered I was stronger than I ever imagined.
The story that follows is true. Sometimes we prefer to keep things in life quiet for fear of judgment or repercussion from others. To expose the truth is a very scary thing, as we become vulnerable. I believe that in this state we connect with others, as we let our defenses down and allow others to do the same. In doing this, we realize that we have more in common than we think, and we become united in the healing process.
We were created to live in joy - not in sadness - but as everything has its polarities, so does life. A wave will go up and down, the sun rises and sets, and so we, too, will experience life changes: Happiness and sadness, love and fear, anger and bliss. How we learn to go through these times will determine the quality of our life. Reframing our life challenges into our power statements will empower us, so that we are no longer victims in our own lives.
I invite you to come along with me on this journey as I find extraordinary strength in my darkest hours, in my challenges and sorrows as well as my joys and insights. I will share my powerful breakthroughs that transformed my life - and allowed me to live in joy, passion and fulfillment. I hope this story and my life lessons will help you create the small shifts that transform and empower you to find the balance in your life that you are seeking. If my story can help someone else, then it will have been worth it.
A cross between a deeply experiential work in the style of Best Selling Author Barbara Ede, the no- nonsense directness of Don Miguel Ruiz and the passion of Dr. Wayne Dyer, Fulfillment offers the reader the greatest of all gifts that life has to offer.
Full of true-to-life stories, events and lessons, Fulfillment is a powerful read for anyone looking to get the absolute most out of their lives. Just about everyone would agree with the statement that "the truth will set you free," which is exactly what this book is all about.
Focusing on how to unleash one's most extraordinary strength at times when it is needed most: during the darkest of all hours, when challenges are at their peak. Those who are ready will be led to a life of Fulfillment that all of us seek through an endless reservoir of compassion and forgiveness.
The reader will be directed to valuable life changes and personal transformations while following her journey. Through the real life analogies of the author, the reader is set free, not only for his or herself, but to everyone around them as well. Be set free, once and for all. Read this book!
