In my work I often find people having similar experiences to you: of leaving their chosen career and then finding that they struggle for a while. It can be such a disorienting time as so much is different. Things we’ve taken for granted as being “true” or “known” disappear and we have to find new ways of understanding things. I am very happy for you that writing is such a passion and has given you a focus and a meaning in the midst of all that change.

And, yes, there is no going back. But, as you say, when you get to the other side it’s so enlightening!

I can also relate to the comment Joe made about wanting things to go back to how they were and being disappointed you wouldn’t play along. In the end, he was glad you didn’t. I’ve been there, too. When you come out on the other side it is a relief and enlightening. What a great job you have to help people find their way!
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One of the things about coaching that’s important for me is not to have a predetermined view of how things might unfold. There’s a real balance between moving things along and allowing creativity, I find. I think it’s in weaving these together that the magic happens.

How are you? I’m very happy to hear you enjoy helping people and hope too that you can relate your experiences to that end. In fact, I suspect through your blog at least you’re already doing that?

Thanks again for dropping by

As ever I feel completely uplifted by your comment. I’m very happy that you’ve been able to get outside and be active now, although you were constrained from doing so as a child. But more than anything, I love the humour with which you tell your story. It’s a great reminder not to take ourselves too seriously! Fabulous!

Three cheers to you: your psychotherapy resonated with me.

After reading about your client, I felt like I was looking into the mirror.

Alas, in my case, the mirror cracks every time I look into it, and I have spent a small fortune trying to buy new mirrors to replace…

(okay: not everybody can be as good-looking as you, and some of us who have bad genes look like bugs bunny and road-runner…)

I especially loved the photo of the two toddlers: gorgeous.

I think children are precious souls and the lord’s gift to the human race.

(Saying this saves me the trouble of being booted out of heaven).

In my case, I was deeply unhappy for a long time.

I used to be a genius and then I entered nursery school.

Formal education ruined not only my IQ, but also my chances of being a truly happy and fulfilled individual.

Why?

Although I was a brilliant student, doing homework and getting good grades were the furthest things from my mind.

In fact, I received the best grades and yet I was a miserable kid.

I have always been rather sporty, outdoorsy and love the natural world.

There’s nothing in this world to beat the feeling of fresh oxygen in your lungs and sunshine on your skin. Ah, mother nature!

My favorite class, therefore, was physical training (PT).

And yet, PT was considered the ugly duckling and given the step-motherly treatment by anal-retentive principals with tooth decay.

What mattered in school, by contrast, was to sit through one boring lecture after another.

And that too in an indoor environment. How ghastly!

Mind well: I was not a lonely child. Rather, I had a lot of friends and got along real well with other people. I was quite sociable.

At times, I could be the party animal, the class clown and was quite popular. Plus, I was the “teacher’s pet” as well.

And yet I was deeply unhappy.

Why? Because I felt alienated from the world outside the class-room.

I remember staring out of the window, dreaming of the day I would get to play sports or engage with manual/physical labor.

I felt sad for a really long time. Tears would flow from my eyes…

So, I have finally made up my mind, and now I spend more time outside.

I go for leisurely strolls and I am loving that experience.

I love to use my own body, so I engage with household chores and running errands.

And I feel so much better about myself now. There is a spring to my step and a song on my lips. Thank you for the reminder.

“Know thyself.” It is a joy to read your blog. You make me smile.

“My take aways are when you are true to yourself is when the magic begins. Everything you thought you could not have comes to your feet, call it a grand design of the universe.” I really believe in this too. I think that when you make a commitment to yourself, the universe works with you in ways you could never imagine. Awesome!

Keep writing and keep happy!