My Blip
You’re probably wondering what a blip is. Webster defines a blip as an unexpected, minor, and typically temporary deviation from a general trend. For me it was a time in my life when I decided to quit my corporate job and go on a trip to France with friends! It was an inner call, inner knowing that something had to change. I was exhausted, burned out, and had nothing more to give. The past few years, my professional role had grown, working long days, boundary-less, and personally, my kids were turning to adults that did not need me, I was grieving my parents, and what’s crazy, I did not know who I was if I was not a caregiver. What I thought would be a short time off and jump right back into a new role turned into a life-changing moment in time.
Transformation begins where old thinking ends. It doesn’t change with reading a book, attending a conference, buying a product or program. All these things are helpful tools to have along the way. It is one step at a time trusting the process, believing that change is possible and knowing that the right things and people you need will show up on your journey. You just have to take the first step.
My first step was to quit my corporate job, to answer the call to go on this journey to find me for part two of my life. When I think of this time for me what comes to mind is the caterpillar that one day realizes it’s time to make a cocoon and BE for the transformation process to become the magnificent butterfly
The blip taught me to honor the journey of life, the good and the bad. The importance of the present moment to be in it and stamp your brain with the memory. Laugh often and love deep even if you do not know the outcome.
The blip taught me to be me, authentic me, embrace my strengths, partner with others in my weaknesses and to remember I have a purpose that was planted in me at birth.
The blip taught me the value of PLAY to Pause. Learn.About. Yourself with childlike wonderment.
The blip taught me to be grounded in my faith and realize that I’m stronger than I thought and I’m never alone.
The blip taught me that my past did not define me, it made me who I am today and for that I’m grateful.
The blip taught me I absolutely love my life and to find peace in the uniqueness because that is where the true gifts are when we fully step into who we are and embrace it all that’s where the magic begins.
The blip taught me that what you do for a living or the title you have does not define you, it's how you treat others and how that you make them feel that matters.
The blip taught me that I would be ok as an orphan and grief is love that has nowhere to go and in my heart I know that my parents are always with me. I just have to be present to see the gifts around me.
The blip taught me that my health, my time and my family are the most important things to make priority. They are given to us freely and never to be last on the list.
The blip taught me to cherish the little things and make time for adventures.
Life is a school, the lessons come at us fast. The blip will forever be the greatest lesson of my life, that was one of the shortest but had the most beautiful, amazing, transformative impact.
