Life Happens and We Roll With It

Have you ever had a plan in place for your life and then had it interrupted? Life happens friends and while the last five years have not been what I had intended, they were exactly what they needed to be: family-focused. I took advantage of a limited-time opportunity and will forever be grateful that I did.

But life is changing again, and I welcome it. For the first time in longer than I can remember, I can think about the future. I spent the last three months working on my ICF coaching re-certification and realized I have time for coaching in my life. And it brings me great joy! So I will be taking on a few private clients each month for the rest of 2019.

Leap Year by Helen Russell

Is change a constant source in your life? Do you embrace it or fight it?

If you are looking for a great book about change, check out Leap Year by Helen Russell (amazon associate link). Russell does an amazing job of exploring the science around change and how humans respond to it while weaving in stories of her own and her friends' experiments in change. She gives us hope that even the most resistant to change can find a way forward! She helps us laugh at ourselves while having grace with ourselves as we realize our reactions are not ours alone.

What changes are you working through today?

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