As I sit and contemplate how to write my bio and tell the world about me, I keep coming back to the concept of us not being our bodies, our minds, our thoughts, our jobs, what others think of us, but what we are as our true and authentic selves - our soul, our spirit, our consciousness. We so often respond to “who are you?” with some element of our lives that it can become engrained in us that those elements are, in fact, who we are.
What I do and am doing in life? I am a former elementary teacher turned mortgage lender extraordinaire and now adding author, speaker and thought leader. My undergrad is in education, masters in educational leadership and a lifetime of learning within myself. I love sailing, exercising, dancing, exploring, traveling, reading and learning. I’m currently working on Spanish and French so that as my husband and I travel the world, we can better communicate with more people. Oh, and we plan to travel with world via sailboat soon! Not necessarily with the goal of circumnavigating, although at some point I’m sure we will make the loop – but more for the sake of exploring and experiencing all this world has to offer on land, under water, amongst people and cultures and in the remote corners where there is nothing but nature.
Who am I... my soul, my spirit, my consciousness? I am a ball of energy! A bright, sparkly light and a humongous smile that wants to embrace others and life. I am open and honest, which means that I soak in all the love and light possible, but am also vulnerable to being hurt because I trust first most of the time until proven wrong. I am getting much more adept at setting healthy boundaries and making sure that I am whole so that I can contribute to the world from the overflow. I laugh all the time and find the most ridiculous things entertaining. I seek nature in all its glory and desire to be more connected to it with each passing day. At this stage in my life, I seek the things that I feel most aligned with and follow those, no matter how simple or strange, small or substantial (aka scary!). I am strong, confident, empowered and a badass. I am also peace, bliss, love, calm, in the flow and simply…enough within myself.
