With decades gone by and unknown decades ahead, I am remembering Frank Sinatra’s famous song, My Way.
I haven’t always lived true to me. For many of those decades past, I didn’t know who “me” was or that there was an identity of me beyond what I gave to and did in the world. I let my need to please guide me through my 20’s, 30’s, 40’s and into my 50’s, I laughed and cried and pushed through anyway.
Then I met a woman who taught me about boundaries. She taught me that I had value beyond what I did and that, most importantly, that I could say ‘no’ when a ‘yes’ didn’t feel good or right.
Regrets, I’ve had a few but then who hasn’t? Looking back is a great way to remember the lessons those “regrets” gifted me. Reflection can be a powerful tool for healing those old wounds. But the past is just that, and not a good place to hang out. It is over and done, no changing it or going back. Each step I took, intentionally or reactively, was done as best I could with what I knew then, and I am grateful for all I have learned since.
There were times like Frank says, when I’m sure “I bit off more than I could chew,”. So many days, I didn’t have a clue and I can’t say, “I chewed it up and spit it out” but I faced it, full of doubt, and tried to just get by, even when I couldn’t see my way.
No guarantees come with our tomorrows, so I’ll just say, “Thank God for “each and every day.” I’ll do my best to chart the course, each step carefully taken along the way, each pivot made with grace and a smiling face.
I’ve loved and lost. I’ve laughed, cried buckets of tears, been blessed with a loving family, wonderful friends, and decades of years. I look back and smile, I did a lot. I was a maverick. I stood out. Now with unknown decades ahead, I can say, “I’m finally doin’ it my way.”
May you each face the days standing tall as you find “your way”.
Happy end of July.
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Vicki Dobbs is a bold and adventurous warrior walking a path of heart to manifest spirituality in everyday lives. She opens existential gateways for individuals to face their challenges and embrace these tests as the great teachers that they are.
Her goal is to see everyone walk in beauty and balance every day of their lives empowered by the voice of their own authentic truth.
Through Wisdom Evolution and Sacred Wisdom Workshops, Vicki creates opportunities for others to make deep personal changes through experiential classes, ceremony, sacred art and story. She endeavors to inspire others to create their lives intentionally. Vicki is an Inspirator of everyday awareness, an Instigator of spontaneous stories and a Connoisseur of Creativity. Gratitude and grace sprinkled with humility and humor are the medicine she brings to the world.
As an Elder, Teacher and Entrepreneur, Spiritual Coach, Ordained Minister and Crafter of Sacred Art and Tools, Vicki perceives life’s journey as an ever-upward spiraling ascension of the human spirit leading her to wisdom, wholeness and authenticity.
Her experience includes being trained in the Harner Method of Shamanic Counseling and the Pachakuti Mesa Tradition of Cross Cultural Shamanism. She is a Graduate Teacher and Mentor with the Lynn Andrews Center For Sacred Arts and Training and has been the Administrator and Writers Guide for Writing Spirit, the School.
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