Here I am, nearing 60, yet I feel like I am beginning a new life in some ways. I am a deep-feeler and deep thinker. I am realizing that instead of thinking of these as a burden, I have had it wrong; they are actually my superpowers. I have a 40-year career in the technical field where I find ways to simplify the complex, collaborate with an ever focus on continuous improvement. It shouldn’t surprise me or anyone that this intense focus on improvement didn’t begin or end with my work. In addition to this work, I also have an intention to bring my authentic self to the job. Transparency, honesty, optimism, and silliness don’t always align with that of the corporate culture, and I fail often. I am human. I have had the rightfromtheheart.com domain since the early 90’s and feel I have always felt an underlying desire to do everything right from my heart.
I am starting to write again. I have had a loud voice urging me to do so. I wrote poetry in high school, and I daydreamed about writing while learning about Atlantis. In the mid-2000s, I maintained a blog consistently for a couple of years. Three years ago, the voice started again, with thoughts about how to incorporate teaching on personal growth, the inner voice, and intuition into a story or a book. Maybe this will get figured out. Recently, this year, I have been in the beginning stages of bringing someone’s amazing, strong, beautiful, passionate story to the world. As my life evolves and I move forward into the next chapter, I am committed to continuing to work with and through this blog. It’s taken me months to get here, and now that I’ve taken this first leap. I hope that this helps me grow and increase my self-awareness, and perhaps others may find that they do not feel quite as alone.