Choosing Faith Over Fear
A couple of months after returning home, I decided to go ALL IN on my story doula offerings of ghostwriting, editing, and book/storytelling guidance.
And this past Sunday was actually my last day working as a product specialist for BMW. Bittersweet, I teared up several times throughout the week, but my focus remained on the sunrise over the sunset. The job used to feel so expansive and liberating, but it had shifted to contracting and draining, and I’d stayed well past its expiration date. When chatting about leaving with a dear friend, she asked, do they even know what they’d be missing? The answer was no.
Was it scary stepping fully into the unknown? Yes.
Did it feel damn good to advocate for myself before I left? Yes.
Did they accept or counter? Nope.
Did I feel my heart pitter-patter with anxiety at times? Yep.
Am I exhilarated and fired up now? YES.
Ya know what happened the very next day after the conversation about leaving? A new book client signed up to work with me for nine months to write her first draft. Then, TWO guest speaking and teaching opportunities showed up on my doorstep.
My level of faith and trust deepened... It felt like God/Spirit saying, “I got you.”
I’ve since made mind-boggling connections, started planning 2025 retreats/adventures for sacred scribes, and now have clients on THREE continents… which feels pretty cool for a gal from a town with more cows than people!
I’m learning it’s like this scene in Indiana Jones.
We have to take the first courageous step. We have to choose faith over fear. We have to say yes to living a new story, not only the known, comfortable one from our past, but yes to the one of our desired life and future. 🪄