I remember the scene well: Strolling on a San Francisco beach with a girlfriend, lamenting the exhausting and never-ending struggle to balance career and family. At one point, I saw a little boy frolicking in the surf, letting out happy squeals as his mom threw him up in the air, I burst into tears. Thats what I want. Im just not happy, I cried. THEN DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT, my wise friend said. And if you dont like it, do something different again. I must have looked at her like she had a thousand heads. Do something different??? But Id built a life around what Id always been doing! In the span of a heartbeat, the power of those three little words opened up whole my life. They gave me PERMISSION. POWER. FREEDOM. I got butterflies at the possibilities... and get them still at the memory. Truly a pivotal moment. We kept walking that morning, and at the end of the beach we saw a giant sphere with little bits of inspiration plastered all over it. The fortune in the second photo was the first thing to catch my eye: Life is a series of choices. Today yours are good ones. So I chose. I leapt. I followed the voice in my heart. I traded the career that made me batty for a life of exploration and writing and teaching yoga. And here we are. I wont lie and say its been completely easy. Theres a lot of fear that goes along with trying new things, and there have been trade-offs. Ive given up income and the security it brings. But Ive more than made up for it in what Ive gained. A sense of peace. Better defined priorities. Clearer purpose. Plus, I now have the good fortune to be here with all of you.
Posted on: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 15:28:01 +0000
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