You Matter
You Matter
Midlife Revelation
Suzie Bichovsky-Thomas • Jul 31, 2014
Today’s an important day in history- some people’s histories. It’s my
. It’s my preference to mark this with no
. Ask anyone who has thrown me a surprise party. So, why announce it this year?
I’m familiar with the midlife crisis
. Read about it. Watched movies about it. Witnessed it as a young adult. When would mine come? What would I do? Tattoos? Have them designed and ready. (Somewhere in the universe, my aunt just had a pang in her chest and doesn’t know why.) Dye my hair purple? (My stylist is doing a fist pump and mixing color.) Buy a motorcycle? To be fair, I wanted a three-wheel motorbike a few years ago. (Stylist’s husband shakes his head. One wheel too many.) Quit my job, move to Europe, write/coach full-time? (My cats hiss at the thought of quarantine and a decline in income.)
But, oh…that last one. There’s something delicious there.
I was facilitating a coaching session with Karen and she coined the term “Midlife Revelation.” Hearing that phrase? My body was submerged in an ice bath. I am having a Mid Life Revelation. It’s what drew me to blogging last fall. It’s what made me take the leap and step into training with Leadership That Works.
Tattoos, purple hair, and fancy wheels aside, authenticity is my passport to transformation.
It’s important to have vision and secret dreams. Saying them aloud is the first step in achieving them. I want to develop a network that promotes self care as precious, wanting as powerful, and that the “but” has purpose.
There. I said it. What does it mean for my future? I don’t know! But every choice I make is made with the dream in mind.
So, back to my birthday. I brought my thoughts about this occasion to my peer coach and he asked me why I like to celebrate birthdays of those close to me. “Because they matter!” And, then, he did that dirty little coaching trick and flipped the message on me. Clever, clever. He asked me to speak my truth- who am I? I said all true things about my emerging self but felt disconnected from my body while saying them. And, then?
The Red Cardinal Appeared. Again.
“Those who attract the cardinal as their totem
are naturally energetic, love life, and happily help others where/when they can.” My ice bath runneth over. The cardinal invites me to step into what I know to be true.
I, Suzie, matter. I deserve to take up space. Happy birthday, Suzie.
There’s something about being outside surrounded or embraced by nature.
What’s a nature element that really speaks to you?
It could be the moment you notice the dark green of a treetop touching the vibrant blue of the sky.
I’m awful at business growth, meaning- I don’t post when algorithms say I should. I don’t “buy” likes or followers or traffic to my site. I post all things related to burnout prevention on Fridays which used to be one of the worst days to do so.
I got a phone call on Wednesday night with a funeral date for a family member that passed in March.
During that conversation, we once again explored the path of origin. The surviving spouse got it from work (the area was an epicenter of contagion before we all knew what’s going on). The workplace was a school. It spread like wildfire (again, before anyone knew what it was).
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