I feel that as I grow into my holistic and transformational coaching career, I want to be able to help others understand in a sense that when it comes to making changes in their lives, the roads within ourselves can be just as rough and turbulent as the streets we have to travel daily. We are always in forward motion...whether we are aware of it or not; even as we back track, "fall from grace", or even take ourselves a break and rest, we are still always in forward motion.
This is where I understand that forward is inevitable, and we should always move in stride...for that is the only direction we are going. Experiences will always come about from the events of our forward motion, and we will learn from these experiences how to best navigate the streets within that is the most benevolent for ourselves. How we navigate these streets will most definitely help us form the identities for ourselves that best serve not just ourselves, but for those around us and in our world.
I've come to a realization that helping people navigate the streets of their lives is something I've always done in a rather odd way, but I never quite realized this about myself until I really had to give myself time to reflect on me and what I do. I realize that I am not perfect, nor are all my streets clean and smooth all the time either. Universe knows I have potholes all throughout my streets are being repaired as I'm typing this. Not all the lines of my emotions quite painted right on the pavement all the time. And my traffic signals have a tendency to run out of power to provide proper direction at times. 😅But I've helped people get through their messy streets...just like they have, in some way, helped me get through my own messy streets. At times, there wasn't much I could do but basically sit with people in the middle of their internal messy rest area until they had a sense of clarity of next moves and the forward path.
Would I say this is a gift? It may just be something I like to do for people who are looking for a way forward in life through turbulence and turmoil, but I don't know if I would go so far as to call it a gift. As the holistic social witch practitioner that I claim myself to be, I think it's just magic that's otherwise practical. It is something I feel is quite valuable as to who I am authentically. I feel that the walk of life has a path and the game of life has guidelines to keep us on an interestingly safe, but exciting and exploratory quality of life.
How do you feel the direction of your life is going? What would you want to change in your current streets of life that would make it better? Are you taking advantages of your internal rest stops for self-care? These are the kind of questions I'm thriving for Street Therapy to help you find the answers to for yourself. I truly want Street Therapy to grow to where it helps you navigate the streets of your life. 💚💚💚