PLB Updates 2021

I did not realize how long it has been since I wrote a blog article for all of you (ALMOST A YEAR). My apologies for the long pause. I thought I would share some updates since it has been so long.
 
When we finally transitioned out of 2020, I was so ready for new growth in my life and my business. I had spent the majority of 2020 doing a great deal of inner work and healing. To my surprise 2021 has followed a very similar track. 

I wanted to bemoan this for a little while, but it has honestly allowed me to gain immense clarity about who I am becoming, how I want to live my life and where my business will be. Much to my surprise most of these things did not lead where I thought they would. That is the joy of the journey though, realizing that the Universe (God etc.) has bigger plans for us than we can imagine.

My husband and I went on our first real vacation ever this past summer. We decided to take a camping road trip and visited some places we hadn’t ever been. It was glorious! We spent four days with our pups exploring new places and being in nature.  Don’t get me wrong we have travelled before, but it has usually always been for someone’s wedding, to visit people, or for family. This was the first time we ever took a trip just for us. It was just what we needed, and I gained a great deal of clarity on this trip.

After our trip we went to our first concert since the pandemic started. I cried because I didn’t realize how much I missed live music. There is something so powerful and magic about it. It was amazing and we ended up going to many more over the remaining summer months and into the fall. We also spent time adventuring around our city and I even got to go back home to spend some time with my family finally.
It is funny how much you can miss people and places. Also, interesting how the stress and trauma of 2020 masked my feelings and emotions about missing these things. So, 2021 has ended up being a bit of an unravelling and release. It has also opened space for me to take a coaching program with an amazing woman I have wanted to work with for years and led me to finally go back to therapy.

While I had visions of focusing on building my business and shifting up our life, the Universe said, “not yet.”  I am so thankful that I leaned into the timing and trusted the flow of what was here for me. Without it I wouldn’t have been able to rebuild this foundation of my life and dreams.
 
If you’re still reading, thank you for being here. My biggest take away from this past year is that we often try to control the timing of our lives and get upset when things don’t go the way we anticipate. It is only human of us to do this, but we should spend more time leaning into the trust. Knowing that it is okay if everything doesn’t go as planned. That some of the most beautiful moments and growth happen in this space. I’ve started to think of it as the Universe forcing me out of my comfort zone (hello, previous perfectionist here).
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As we round out 2021, I want you to take some space and think about how you can give a little and lean into the discomfort of things not going your way. How might your life be different this time 2022 if you trust those moments when things go the complete opposite direction? Who will you become by giving up a little bit of control for a little bit of magic?