About
Hi, 
I’m Sharon L Horstead, your Lightn-ing Bug. I started asking myself a long time ago, “Who Am I?” My definition of self is continually changing. That’s a good thing. Many years ago I had a personal (not business) card that said Sharon Horstead, Explorer. I thought that was pretty clever. Only thing is, I’ve spent a lot of time “exploring” and not nearly enough time “discovering.” Now, I prefer to “find” and “live” rather than just “seek.”
In my quest to know myself better I’ve read hundreds of books, have taken countless classes and workshops, talked the ears off dear friends, and written many, many journal pages. I usually learn a lot and sometimes it moves me forward (although not always right away). I’ve filled myself with some knowledge and inspiration and emptied myself of some biases and fears. And I still have a long way to go.
2009 has been one of the hardest and, consequently, most rewarding years of my life. Until this time, I’ve been clearing away baggage from a pretty normal childhood and some very challenging karma from past lives. This year I’ve been getting into the more existential stuff. Sometimes I feel pretty crappy and I’m so grateful for that because I know that there is always an extraordinary gift on the other side. I’ve worked out some deep, dark doo doo. What comes to me at the end of all that is LIGHT. Divine Light. Love and light. Laughter and light. Lighten up, don’t take it all so seriously.
Earlier in ’09 I asked my guides what exactly it is that I do. I’ve had so many diverse trainings and have so many tools in my toolbox. I wanted to know what is the unifying theme of it all. So I asked and sat quietly and waited. Then I heard, “You bring light into people’s bodies and lives.” The body mind connection work that I learned studying Louise Hay’s philosophy is all about lightening up and seeing yourself and your life in a new light. The Rebirthing Breathwork is all about breathing in Divine Light and letting that life force energy heal your mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual bodies. The Munay-Ki shamanic initiations are about introducing people to the path of the rainbow warrior and claiming their light body. So I said thank you to my guides.
Then I asked my guides, “Okay, so what do I put on my business card?” I didn’t want to say coach, or transformational workshop leader, or shaman, or Rebirther. I’m all of those but not just one of those. So I asked and sat quietly and waited. Then I heard, “You’re a Lightn-ing Bug.” I said, “You’ve got to be kidding!” It sounded pretty corny to me. But the more I sat with it and tried it on for size and mentioned it to some of my friends and colleagues, the more it fit. I help people find the spark of their own Divine Light.
I’m being called to share with you my inner healing journey, what works for me and what doesn’t. I’ll be pretty honest about what’s not going well and I can only hope that I’ll be just as forthcoming with what works out pretty terrifically (self-praise is not one of my strong suits but honesty requires it).
As dark as 2009 has been, 2010 and beyond looks pretty bright and shiny. Let’s all have a happy life.
I live, work and play in Calgary, AB, Canada.