Being lost can be a beautiful beginning

Do you live every day feeling “fine” and feel that most likely that’s not as good as you could feel?

If you’re honest, are you wondering if this is your lot now. Does it feel like your days of feeling fabulous, with health and vitality are over?

Are you in a place where you have no clue which way to turn to get to where you want to be?

Do you feel completely lost?

I’ve been completely lost as well.

When Lost Becomes Your Everyday

Moving to another country meant being lost was a part of my every day.

The panic of being lost was very real. It was paralleled by the journey of watching my daughter’s health decline and my desperate efforts to find a path to get her well again. And then having to resolve my own rapid health decline (my wisdom says that was a direct result of the extreme stress of watching my daughter suffer so much)

It was terrifying.

A Parking Lot, A Panic, and a Parallel

Having moved to the UK meant I lived half a world away from my hometown where everything was familiar. Having been in my new UK hometown for a year and a half a simple task of parking my car led me to be in a place that ran a close parallel to my health journey.

I wasn’t concentrating when I drove into the (new entry) of the car park and when I went to find my car, I couldn’t. I wasn’t concentrating. And just like my own health journey I know that my lack of connectiveness to my own wellbeing led to my health demise.

The Price of Not Paying Attention

That was the price of not concentrating. To be disconnected from the here and now and miss what’s going on around me (and in me)

On trying to find my car I took so many wrong turns it’s not funny. My health parallel - there is SO much wrong info available it’s mind boggling

And I had a time constraint. I’d paid for my parking.

So I paused. Took a breath. Even closed my eyes for a moment to reclaim my calm. And then looked for landmarks I knew.

Finding My Car, Finding My Way

My health parallel is that many years ago I knew I was in a place I didn’t want to be. I was so sick. There was too much wrong and confusing information. And I was lost.

C.o.m.p.l.e.t.e.l.y.

I found my car by pausing. And taking stock.

To add to the unfamiliar, my phone ran out of battery; once I was in the car the little lady who has been telling me which way to go since I landed in England was silenced.

So I had to find my own way. Again.

Unexpected Detours Can Be Gifts

I had to find another way home.

Oh, another whopping parallel for me and my health journey.

And guess what. I got lost some more. But in my travels, I found a gorgeous park, a couple of beautiful tree-lined streets that I slowed down to enjoy, a short-cut that I created by myself – not as directed – because it felt right to me.

SO many parallels.

On my journey to where I am now, I have researched and studied, learned so much, gained qualifications, met some amazing people, got me and my family members well and now help others look and feel fabulous, without fad anything.

Home Can Change Shape

I did of course find my way back to my familiar house, having made my way home. Not in my hometown. But still home. My landscape had changed dramatically. But I called it home.

I am reminded that my life’s journey has been filled with moments of being completely lost and instead of hitting the panic button I eased into it and made it through.

Lessons from Getting Lost

Many years ago, our elected Duke of Edinburgh group leader led us the whole day. We managed to miss every single check point on our day’s walk. We were completely “lost”. And yet got to camp 1st.

In Venice “we are completely lost” was an annoyance for my travel partner, whilst for me… “I know, isn’t it magical!”

On a navigational element of a car rally, “I need a road” from driver to me, navigator. “We’re on one!” says me.

My point, today, is that sometimes it takes looking at your situation not with panic but with patience. Accepting that being truly lost is a beginning. If you allow it to be. It’s often where the journey really begins. Certainly, the challenge does. And you can either accept it or cave to it.

How does all this relate to my health journey?

Lost in Health – and Finding a New Path

For me, it took being completely lost, with bad directions and misinformation, and no options but to rely on myself, before I started my real journey to health.

I had to find another way. And I had to find it on my own.

And I did. Again.

It’s what has led me to commit my education and time to helping others know themselves better and see their own signposts.

As a health coach my role is not to tell my clients what to do. My role is to educate, shine a light on possible new paths and then have clients (re)connect deeply to their own inner-wisdom; it’s like pressing that remote button and seeing your car’s lights flash. It’s the start of you getting home.

Your Journey Starts Here

Many take where they are for granted. Physically and metaphorically.

It’s not until you are way out of your comfort zone that you can truly connect with your own inner strength, power and wisdom.

It’s only those people who have been truly lost and found their way back to a place you want to be who can empathise with the confusion and anxiety attached to not being at home.

I have been absolutely lost.

So, for what it’s worth I can help you make a transition to a new physical place calmly.

More powerfully, I can help you understand what the hell has gone on that your health is now a concern, not a gift.

I have my own journey from health disaster to recovery for you to drawn on as you step, maybe initially tentatively, onto your own Healthy path.

What that means for you is that “I know”. I know how it feels to have all but given up hope. To be lost with no trustworthy signposts to follow.

I know it takes small conscious decisions that can change your world. And have you not lost your car! Same thing. I know those decisions.

Is it time to feel more alive and not so lost and alone?

I have my miner’s hat, torch, supplies and enough courage for us both, if you’re willing to trust us as a team to get you from where you are to where you truly want to be.

I’m ready, are you?

Being lost can be a beautiful beginning.