"Wake Up Little One"

My friend, “Suzie”, has moved through such an incredible evolution in such a short period of time that her head is literally spinning. Three months ago, she mustered up all the courage she had to face her destructive demons, and there is nothing holding her back now. For years she experienced many highs and lows on her way to figuring out what she wants in life. In the end, it all came down to simply getting to know herself and then being that very unique person without feeling guilty about it.

Getting to this point was not easy. She had to dig deep into her soul. This soul had been beaten and damaged so severely that she wasn’t sure what it resembled when it was healthy, if ever. She knew that it wasn’t dead because there was a little flicker of movement in there that kept tempting her to get to know and nurture it back to health. It was “do” or “die”. Suzie knew there was something more, and so she took a deep breath and became brave. She started asking herself important questions like “when I’m not taking care of everyone, who am I?”, “If I had nothing else to do, what would I choose to do?”, and “besides my family and job, what brings me joy?”

These questions seem easy when you hear them for the first time. However, when you actually sit at a table and need to start writing the answers, everything shifts; you suddenly feel numb by your inability to move the pen. You wonder how you managed to reach the ripe age of 40 or 50 without knowing “who”, not “what” you are or what you were put on the earth to do. And then there is the “joy” part. You know that you are generally happy, but “joyful”? Most people think of “joy” in the sense of “jumping for joy”. When was the last time you actually “jumped” for joy?

Twelve weeks ago, Suzie couldn’t answer these questions, and this scared her. It put her in such a state of shock that she dared to go where not many dare to go; to the depths of her soul. “Wake up little one”, she called to it, “It’s time to come out and play”. And so began this woman’s road trip to her destiny. It wasn’t long before she realized that her soul had been calling her for a long time. It had been teasing her through day dreams, tiny visions and other little clues along the way. Unfortunately, she didn’t listen because she was busy with other things. But, she was now awake and ready to follow her intuitive guide; the GPS of the soul.

It has been an interesting couple of months filled with triumphs and tears. There have been great gains and some surprising losses. The gains are easy to take and quite motivating, while the losses are disappointing and sometimes hurtful. Suzie has crossed the threshold of balancing all of the good and bad as she recognizes that the benefits of knowing who you are, doing what you want and experiencing joy far outweigh the losses of anything blocking their achievement. Suzie has decided to continue her road trip, push aside anything that blocks her and enjoy the scenery along the way.