“Following My Heart”
It’s days like today when I truly know my WHY. These last few weeks have been rough emotionally. When I closed the door to my office last Thursday evening I was relieved that it was my last night in the office for the week. I was relieved that I had a day to recharge before starting my weekend. And even though these last few weeks have been rough emotionally, because of all that my clients have been going through, I still wouldn’t change what I do for a living. Being a clinician (therapist) is not only what I do but an extension of who I am.
Ponder this, we send almost 60% of our day, “At work,” and there are so many women that absolutely loathe what they do for a living. Many of us have gotten trapped in careers and working jobs that do nothing for us other than provide stability in the form of a stable income. Now don’t get me wrong a stable income is absolutely amazing; yet when we spend 60% of our day doing something that we are not fond of, nor brings us joy, money is not enough to sustain us. If money isn’t enough to sustain us, why do we stay stuck in careers and work jobs that do not fulfill us or bring us joy?
As a clinician I have learned that there are a lot of women that would rather stay miserable than follow their dreams. Because following your dream can be unpredictable, full of disappointments and lead to having to make decisions that are extremely uncomfortable. Isn’t that crazy, that many of us would prefer to be miserable instead of jumping and taking a chance? The sad part is when we don’t take a chance and we choose to live unfulfilled, we are opening ourselves up to unhealthy relationships, health problems, looking for escapes from our reality (drugs, affairs, or giving in to unhealthy impulsive behaviors) minimal to no social life, and a dependency or tendency to over indulge in food, alcohol & shopping.
For those women who express to me their desire to take the leap of faith and make the jump to follow their dreams; yet are afraid of the uncertainty that doing so brings, I say this,“I am so glad that the career path I chose is one I absolutely adore. On my worst days I love what I do, and on my best days I am in LOVE with what I do. And because of me choosing to follow my dreams I am not bitter, nor resentful, even when my days are long and hard, or when my weeks are tough emotionally. I still see the value in my choice to follow my dreams, #InSpiteOf all the disappointments, false starts and extremely uncomfortable decisions I’ve had to make along the way.”
So I leave you with this: choose YOU, choose to LIVE a life that is fulfilled and brings you JOY.
Take the leap of faith and JUMP!
Blessings,
Wendy Whitmore Founding Warrior
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