Happy Birthday to me!

Today is my birthday! I am 50 years old today. I have been looking forward to this birthday all year.... I know that mind sound strange to some, to be looking forward to turning 50, but for me, this birthday signifies the end of my "old" life, and the beginning of my "new" life.

For the past 30 years I have been living the life that I wanted. I married the love of my life, I raised 3 children, and I did whatever I needed to do to making things work. There were ups and downs, and challenges and triumphs. I wouldn't change a thing.

But now my children are all grown up and living their own lives. So now it is my time to focus on me again! And I have new dreams. Everything that happened in the past 30 years has worked together to orchestrate and prepare me for this next adventure.

Here I come! I can hardly wait!

Kara

It has been a long time since I posted anything here. My life got a little bumpy after I posted my last blog. I needed to take some time to process and figure things out. And I did. I did a lot of self care and allowed myself to process this new information. I journaled, I talked out loud, I cried, I slept, and I read some of my favorite books. Then wouldn't you know it, something else happened!

The next thing that happened was big and scary. I leaned into my family. We talked about the details, learned everything we could, talked about our fears and we cried some more. And we spent time together, just being together and supporting each other, laughing and enjoying each other, because that is what we do.

Now that the big scary thing has calmed down some, I have a new perspective and a new resolve. It feels good.

I want to make a couple of points. First, there is a reason I call this "practicing" self care. It's not like you can do it until you get it right and then you are done. You have to practice. And you have to do it regularly. Different self care techniques work better in different situations. Try several and use what works for you.

Second, just because you practice self care doesn't mean you are going to immediately feel better. It is not a magic potion. It is a process. You need to keep doing it, keep taking care of yourself, over and over. You're worth it!

Blessings,
Kara

Who are you and what do you want?

When someone asks you to introduce yourself, what do you say?

I identify myself as a wife and a mother. It is always the first thing I think of when asked about myself. When I was working in IT, I found I needed to deliberately plan a different response when interviewing for new positions. Interviewers would often start by asking me to tell them about myself. They wanted to know what my technical skills and background were. But it never came naturally for me to talk about that.

Who am I? What do I want?

I am a wife and a mother. I want to help people to a more peaceful and joyful life.  I want to help people figure out what makes them happy....what warms their hearts....what fills them up. I want to help people find joy in their everyday life.

For you it might be making sure that people have things in place to protect them in case of an emergency, helping people save enough to retire, cooking delicious food, or helping businesses create an online presence.

Do you know what it is that brings you joy? Does what you do for a living fill you up? Even if your day job is not your passion, you can find ways in your daily life to pursue it. You can offer your talents in a volunteer capacity. You can help your friends and family. You can add the things that you are passionate about into your daily routine.

If you are one of many people who don't know what your passion is, I can help. Life coaching is a great way to discover who you are and what you want. Don't spend any more time letting life pass you by.

Blessings,
Kara