Now, this is a story that only Hashem could make up..
A little over a year ago I was asked to add “Playgroup Morah” to my list of titles, or what I would now call “professions”.
So I said “SURE!”
I saw it as an exciting opportunity! I could express my creativity and I’d have the ability teach and spend time with my own granddaughter who would be in the class too!
I’ve homeschooled my own children before, and loved it…I’m creative, I love kids, it’s going to be SO MUCH FUN!
Little did I know what I was getting into, nor did I know how thankful I would be in the end.
So this past September I bravely entered the world of a beautiful yummy group of older 2 year olds.
Before starting the school year, I really thought I was going to be able to do it all.
My “dreamy” vision went like this:
I would have the group from the morning till 3pm, then have a coaching client an hour after my own children come home from school and then coach a client for an hour again at night once my children are in bed. Send out a newsletter email once a week, totally doable!
Oh, homework and supper would easily squeeze in too, it’ll be fine!
I would schedule my POSTPARTUM NOURISH & HEAL course for Sundays, just about an hour each live class so I would have plenty of time to do the laundry, clean the house, make a meal plan for that week’s supper, prepare for that week’s lessons in school, go supplies shopping, go food shopping, make supper, etc… Oh yes, and of course spend time with my children (and husband!)
Because I’m the LIFE COACH who helps others make the “impossible” possible! I can TOTALLY coach myself through this school year! (problem was, I DIDN’T coach myself, I just was “riding the waves” and feeling like I was drowning, like we all end up doing unfortunately)
By the end of the work day I was totally worn out and couldn’t even think about preparing supper until around 5pm. So when my children came home I schmoozed with them at the table (because I couldn’t move!), served them snack, and created a daily routine of a later supper than I really wanted.
Day after day the laundry was washed but left me MOUNTAINS to be folded “tomorrow” (sound familiar?) I’m sure you can see that things were starting to get a little upside down around here. Email newsletters, Coaching women, and live/recorded nutrition courses had to be put on pause until I realigned myself.
I started thinking to myself that I made the most TERRIBLE decision of my life! WHAT WAS I THINKING?!
Well, the year didn’t work out the way I planned it…It worked out even better…the way HASHEM planned it…But, through the darkness and overwhelm I was able to see the gift Hashem was giving me.
I realized I’m human (imagine that?), I couldn’t do all of this alone without a plan, support, and guidance. And guess what? It’s okay…
I needed to start stepping into the role of LIFE COACH and help myself like I would help others.
Coming out of the “victimhood” and open up the doors towards awareness, developing boundaries, creating action plans, achieving empowerment..
I needed to refocus, realize my weaknesses so I can strengthen them. Preparing an action plan for myself, my life, my family, my coaching, and the other things I’m working on and enjoy doing too. Reminding myself what I remind clients. We are all CREATIVE, RESOURCEFULL, WHOLE, and CAPABLE..
Sometimes we just need time, and a little break for realignment to help us accomplish what’s important to us and brings us joy.
Yes, I’m still a Morah, I’m still a Coach, and I’m still wearing all of the “hats” I wore before.
But now I’m even better..
One of the many things I realized is that Hashem wanted to perfect my coaching techniques by using them to empower my little students, to empower the mothers in their mothering, to empower my own children, and to empower MYSELF..
We all are able to “do it all” and “wear all of the hats” we need to wear. We just need to prepare for the mission ahead of us, no matter what it may be.
I can now look at the NEW me who carries many titles and wears many “hats”, but now they all fit BEAUTIFULLY…
