Month: January 2015

Good Year Blimp

I stated in the last post that life has been a journey of uncertainty and silent victories along with pain and joy.  Well, today I will attempt to describe all the uncertainty and pain of loss.  Big challenge, right?  I will need to thank my dearest friend and esteemed colleague, Crista for this coaching homework. If you’ve been one of those who faced grief in the face and lived in the quick sand of loss – this post is for you.  Loss is loss.  This could be a bad break-up, a loss of someone you love dearly, a divorce, a beloved pet that is no longer with you or even the loss of the life you thought you would be living. We are all human and grieve universally.  However, it’s nothing like they tell you “time heals all wounds.”  I question this blanket statement because this has not been my experience.  Wounds that are deep don’t really get easier with time.  It hurts today the same way as it hurt when I found out a dear loved …

Happy New Year 2015

I’m thrilled to start my 2015 with this new blog site.  I feel like this has been a dream come true and what a long five years to get here.  It wasn’t a straight shot as life never really is but more of a windy path of roadblocks, hail storms, quiet sunsets, soul-stirring moments and uncertainty.  As Elizabeth Gilbert stated in her book Eat Pray Love, “I think about the woman I have become lately, about the life that I am now living, and how much I always wanted to be this person and live this life, liberated from the farce of pretending to be anyone other than myself.”