Today I had my very first session with what seemingly will be my ministry coach. Our first meeting was successful to me because he was able to help me get all of my thoughts out on a piece of paper and I was finally able to make some sense of my many, many ideas and thoughts. Now my ideas and thoughts are not as overwhelming for me as they have been simply being resident in my head. I was surprised and delighted and, quite frankly, thankful that he was able to help me do something that I've really needed to do for quite some time. It's particularly delightful for me because it confirmed something I've known about myself for awhile and because I'm now able to finally get unstuck! What a joy!
Let me explain a bit more. First, in my gut I've known for quite some time that I have needed to find someone who could help me process all that's going on in my head. Because I've known this for while, I have been trying to find a coach that I could afford and who could help me, but never found the right fit. So while I knew what I needed, I haven't been able to find what I needed. Hence, I've been stuck! So, while I know coaching is expensive, when it is successful it is valuable. I look forward to working with Coach Seed and believe that he will help be able to help me move forward! Its such a great feeling when you know what you need and you finally find that which meets the need! Awesome!
Second, by getting my everything on paper - all these creative ideas and thoughts that have simply been accumulating in my head - I can now begin to tackle my goals in a way that is conceivable and achievable. Frustrated with being unable to find coach or some other person to me process, I just resorted to attempting to tackle this obstacle on my own. Unfortunately, I have been unsuccessful. So, now that I have identified someone with whom I believe I can work on an ongoing basis, I am now able to excel and begin to develop and work a plan that will take me to a new level and closer to my goals. Now I'm unstuck!!
Let me explain a bit more. First, in my gut I've known for quite some time that I have needed to find someone who could help me process all that's going on in my head. Because I've known this for while, I have been trying to find a coach that I could afford and who could help me, but never found the right fit. So while I knew what I needed, I haven't been able to find what I needed. Hence, I've been stuck! So, while I know coaching is expensive, when it is successful it is valuable. I look forward to working with Coach Seed and believe that he will help be able to help me move forward! Its such a great feeling when you know what you need and you finally find that which meets the need! Awesome!
Second, by getting my everything on paper - all these creative ideas and thoughts that have simply been accumulating in my head - I can now begin to tackle my goals in a way that is conceivable and achievable. Frustrated with being unable to find coach or some other person to me process, I just resorted to attempting to tackle this obstacle on my own. Unfortunately, I have been unsuccessful. So, now that I have identified someone with whom I believe I can work on an ongoing basis, I am now able to excel and begin to develop and work a plan that will take me to a new level and closer to my goals. Now I'm unstuck!!
So, what do both of these things have to do with me getting to my destiny? First… sometimes knowing something in your gut and/or being clear about what you need to do doesn't always mean that the how is going to immediately manifest itself. I know me and I've known for quite awhile that I needed another person to help me process so that I could become unstuck. I know myself! Unfortunately, I have tried to engage many different coaches and alternatives to coaches to try to help me through this process but to no avail. Timing is everything and so I had to wait until the right fit came along. So, the first lesson in this is that just because I know something and maybe even see it in the spiritual realm, I must continue to know in confidence that the physical manifestation may tarry but it is coming. I believe God creates the need so that God can provide the need in God's way and in God's time. I've got to always hold on to what I know to be true, always moving forward, never settling until I get the true fit - the physical manifestation that is that fits with the spiritual vision! We need always to stay in touch with our own internal compass… it was put there by the creator... and it'll will always let us know if we're in the right place at any given time.
Secondly, this initial experience with this coach was simply confirmation for me that another pair of eyes can help us see the forest when we cannot because we're so close to the trees. God made us to be in community with one another. The fact that no matter how hard I have tried, I have been unable to organize my thoughts in a way that made sense… and this has been going on for me for weeks, months and maybe even years - speaks volumes to this lesson. When I trusted someone enough to share my thoughts with and then to have them to help me see things in an organized manner, it was a breakthrough. I was finally becoming unstuck. It hit home for me the idea that we really do need each other. Sometimes we've been traveling so long alone that we cannot really see how much ground we've covered or even how rich the surroundings are that we have. Sometimes we need someone to remind us of how far we've come and to help us to see our surroundings as something very unique and special indeed.
Secondly, this initial experience with this coach was simply confirmation for me that another pair of eyes can help us see the forest when we cannot because we're so close to the trees. God made us to be in community with one another. The fact that no matter how hard I have tried, I have been unable to organize my thoughts in a way that made sense… and this has been going on for me for weeks, months and maybe even years - speaks volumes to this lesson. When I trusted someone enough to share my thoughts with and then to have them to help me see things in an organized manner, it was a breakthrough. I was finally becoming unstuck. It hit home for me the idea that we really do need each other. Sometimes we've been traveling so long alone that we cannot really see how much ground we've covered or even how rich the surroundings are that we have. Sometimes we need someone to remind us of how far we've come and to help us to see our surroundings as something very unique and special indeed.
I'm thankful for this day. And, I will remember these lessons as I continue on enjoying my ride.
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