Oct 27, 2019 | Growth Mindset, Personal Development
“It takes courage to grow up and be truly who you are.” – E E Cummings
It’s the time of year that we go through our closets to muster up a funky costume or head to the local store to gather up a scary costume for a night out.
There’s nothing more fun than dressing up with some outrageous look, a personality to match and taking on the town.
Beyond Halloween, many of us hide behind masks and wear costumes everyday. I wore one years ago, I sported all white, a mask, protective glasses, and purple gloves as a dental hygienist. That was just one costume…
Feeling stuck and unfulfilled in my dental cubical, one day I asked myself, “Lisa, what do you really want to do with your life?:
I challenged myself to take the steps to go back to college as a young mother to head in a different direction, a new career, a different path…. I discovered that it was not always about doing something different or having a new fulfilling career. It was about being who I wanted to be as a woman and the impact I made on those around me.
Every day I challenge myself to live in a heart-centered place to come from love, a place of beauty, balance, and inspiration.
Today, I challenge you to think not so much as what you want to do, but who you want to be in the world…to show up in this world minus the costume.
You may want to be a mother who is available to her children. Or a woman who can cook healthy, delicious dishes, or a woman who can live in love. The possibilities are endless and the choice is yours!
Try on your new way of being and see how it makes you feel. Notice how others are responding to the new you. I would love to hear.
I am Lisa Jollimois, a personal development coach who works with women 40+ who are seeking a change in their life. Women who are at crossroads, feel stuck or not sure about the next step. I help women get to the other side of whatever they are feeling and support them to be Healthier, Happier, Confident, and Radiant.
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Oct 17, 2019 | Personal Development, Special Needs
Embracing our own unique gifts honors who we are as human beings.
We’ve all worn masks. I think I’ve worn the one with the gold and red ribbon in the center of the picture.
There have been times in my life where I have wondered what the heck am I gonna do next. That’s been my time of being a part of the masquerade.
Have you ever been in the place where you wonder what the next step is?
Trust me, I’ve been there…
It is those times when you have felt paralyzed and have thought there has to be more to life, but you find it difficult to know what direction to take. Maybe you’ve seen yourself fail or the unexpected has happened that flips your world upside down.
Let me tell you more about one of those world-rocking times… Seventeen years ago my fourth child was born with Down Syndrome.
I can remember standing in my living room, feeling alone and being afraid. I knew nothing about Trisomy 21, children who were born with an extra chromosome on the 21st pair or Down Syndrome.
Sure, It was hard those first few months after Patrick was born. Don’t get me wrong, it wasn’t hard having Patrick. I loved and treated him like my other children… as a capable human being despite some of the things I had read or was told about Trisomy 21. The difficulty was seeing pitied faces and hearing the limiting beliefs people had of Down Syndrome.
The great thing was we often proved those beliefs wrong. I learned fast that conscious awareness was the best way to grow this child, any child and listening to those beliefs wasn’t worth a dime.
I was told Patrick couldn’t nurse. With perseverance, commitment, and support Patrick eventually latched on and nursed exclusively. There were many of those moments. It became clear to me that Patrick was here in his perfect form, the one that God intended for him…And what a gift!
This month is National Down Syndrome Awareness month. Patrick is 17 years old. Today, I stand in my living room with a full heart and eyes that see through a different lens. I count the many gifts he has brought to me. A trait that comes to mind as our Halloween nears is that Patrick is Patrick. He doesn’t wear a mask, or hide himself. He is who he is wholeheartedly. He doesn’t think twice about who he is or what others think of him.
So many of us put on that mask and present ourselves the way we want to be seen, the way we think society expects us to be. With that, we rob ourselves of our authenticity, our true self, our gifts and talents. We prevent ourselves from making genuine connections that enrich our lives.
We can either wear the mask that hides us or remove it all together to expose our real self. It is clear that one path leads you to the land of pretend and disconnection, the other towards a beautiful life experience full of love, connectedness and joy.
The good thing is that we all have a choice here.
So, the next time when you feel the constriction of wondering what people are thinking… pull off the mask and be you. Take the risk. I know now that when people show up and be vulnerable it not only changes the lives of those around them, but it has the ability to ripple and change the world.
I am Lisa Jollimois, mother of four who loves supporting women 40 plus who are looking for a more fulfilling life. I work with women who want to take the mask off, uncover themselves, take the next step, rewrite their story, be more vulnerable, and learn how to live happier, healthier, confident and radiant.
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