Mary Jane.
Not the shoes, but the woman who owned the small business where I’d been hired to help in an assistant role.
Mary Jane liked things done one way, and one way only.
Her way or it was wrong.
Never mind that the result is the same. She was a sock, shoe, sock, shoe sort of person. Those that are sock, sock, shoe, shoe — well, that’s just wrong.
The entire conference table was set up for a project. She showed me how to do it (her way).
It didn’t work in my brain; in fact, I found it illogical.
So I did it my way.
As a micro manager, she came in to hover… and I got busted! I had to switch back to her way.
But then I switched back.
This environment was oppressive.
It’s an environment I did not and do not thrive in.
This experience was at a time in my life when I was pushing my way out of my cocoon — and Mary Jane kept shoving me back in to cook a bit longer to her liking. Trouble was I was ready to emerge… And I was finding...
I’m sure you’ve heard that expression.
Some breakdowns are massive. Obvious. Ridiculously painful. And usually feel never-ending.
Some, however, are almost unrecognizable. If we are not tuned in, in fact, we may miss it altogether and “just” chalk it up to a bad day.
Some breakdowns feel like you’re standing in the middle of the room looking at your life as it is piled around you — a heap of junk that’s all broken apart and ugly.
Some breakdowns feel like ugh, I am too lazy to give a damn about anything today.
Whichever breakdown it is, it can be comforting to know your breakthrough is soooo close! You can’t push, pull, prod your way there faster. You have to go through the tunnel first.
Did you know that as the butterfly struggles to break free from the cocoon, that if you helped and opened it up just a bit for her, she would die? Her struggle is part of her breakthrough.
The same holds true for you.
Someone can lovingly...
𝗜’𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗱𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘀.
I’ve found She requires space. She requires respect. She requires time — not necessarily hours and hours, but time as in I’m not in a hurry to have Her come for a visit.
After spending a good year dancing with Her, it’s time for me to include YOU.
𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶?
If yes, then listen up and say 𝙔𝙚𝙨, 𝙄 𝙖𝙢 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮.
I am ready to play with the mysteriousness of Her.
I am ready to meet this aspect of myself — and believe me, if you are remotely ready, She’s been playing and teasing. Perhaps you’ve just not recognized it as such.
Let’s do this. And let’s do this together!
𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 I will be hosting a free event for you to Meet Her.