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When the cat's away, the mouse gets tattoos.
Last week, my entire family was gone. One child is away at college, and my husband and other child were chowing their way through the Pacific Northwest on a boy's spring break trip.
I was home alone.
I had no clients, no other work and only a few obligations. As I settled into house projects and time with friends I realized, it's the first time in 20 years that I have had more than a few hours to myself, free of any obligations to others or any caretaking other than our pets. This was a week to myself in my own life, so not on vacation or at a training or teaching, speaking, or coaching out of town. 20 years!
The week was an incredible reconnection to who I am on my own, without the roles I play or the services I provide to others. I didn't know to miss the aspects of myself that haven't had a chance because I'm so full with everything and everybody.
I love my everything and everybody. I love coaching. I love my family. And it was eye-opening to see all the parts of me who are there, just beneath the surface, ready to play.
I didn't do anything special or extraordinary. I relished my life. House. Friends. Neighborhood. Pets. It was more nourishing than a week or two of vacation.
So what does this have to do with you?
- Your life, as it is now, is filled with fun and joy and things you love. Find the space to see and enjoy the things that are already there.
- More of you is available, right beneath the surface of the roles you play and the people you care about and for. Make room for you.
- Get your people out, even for a day or 2, so you have some space to breathe and connect to YOU.
If you're wondering, I was happy when my people returned. It's good without them. It's also good with them.