I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately, am I who I
used to be? Am I who I want to be?
I think it’s fair to say that none of us are probably
who we used to be, we’ve survived a pandemic, and are now learning to live
again, re-entering the world around us, getting used to the fact that things we
used to take for granted, are things that we can now do again, but we were
forced to switch off from many things, like, meeting friends and family, we
lived in our bubble and although we had the technology to communicate
virtually, actual human contact we are rebuilding, renewing and restarting! So,
apologies if you know me personally and we haven’t yet met up post-pandemic,
let’s make plans, I’m ready to take on the world again!
A few weeks back I thought I was ready to do that too,
I felt excited that there were things in the calendar again, life was becoming
normal and then…I tested positive for Covid. I will be forever grateful that it
was a very mild case, just a cold, pre-pandemic, I wouldn’t have thought
anything of it, the worst part of it was thinking about who I could have passed
it onto, the worry put knots in my stomach and a maze of too many thoughts in
my mind.
Sometimes it doesn’t matter how mindful you are, how
aware you are, sometimes, you just can’t avoid feeling lost, confused, a little
low too, we are all human and it’s going to happen.
What’s important is how we deal with that and how we
get through the other side….not so easy when you self-isolate within your
self-isolating household , just to make sure that they don’t catch it…..this
part was a success though…..manic cleaning and spraying of all surfaces and
handles, wearing a face mask around the house, and living like I was back in
Halls of Residence at university (except this time I had to cook for all my
housemates too), these all worked…and 10 days later we came out the other side,
phew! What an experience, but we did it! The best part was when the
Self-isolating rules changed, so it meant that my little Warehams could go out,
but the adults couldn’t, off you go Jack, see you later! Hmmm, maybe not!
A Self Isolation Sunset :)
So here we are again, looking forward to going out and
about, slightly more reserved than previously, back to basics of masks and
sprays again…. but grateful that we can do it!
I got a little sidetracked there, but who am I? Well,
I’m still Emma, I’m still a married mum of 2 lovely children, Aimee being my
chilled out teenage bundle of fun and Jack being my 7-year-old bundle of never-ending
energy.
I still have a long-held vision of spreading smiles,
positivity and supporting the world to do whatever it wants to do. How can I
back that up? I feel I’ve been on this pathway for a longtime, I gained 10
years coaching experience in my day job and then life experiences kept on coming,
weight loss, fitness journey’s, being an allergy mum, otherwise known as a
warrior mum in my eyes, and I’m sure life will keep on giving too, well it
already has, but I’ll save that for future blogs!
To back that all up I have worked through a Life
Coaching course, and in 2019 I began a journey of becoming a Reiki
practitioner, something that has become a passion, learning and evolving as I
go, this journey will never end as it enables me to spread smiles in person or
to anywhere across the world using the powerful lifeforce energy of Reiki. It’s
something I am never the best at explaining, I prefer to let someone experience
it, because every treatment is unique to that person, but all that it can be is
a positive release, bringing you calm, peace and a way out from whatever energy
is no longer serving you well. It’s like a massage without touch and a clear
out of your mind all in one.
Developing in this way has really infused my Reiki experiences too, it has evolved just like me, I’m more certain of what comes
through in messages or pictures and I can call on spirit to work with me
too…sometimes they just do it anyway. Although I would only find the right way
to communicate this with a smiler, if it was wanted.
. I can channel spirit, I have learnt to structure a
reading, but most importantly I have learnt that this is just part of me,
nothing to be scared of, just like a radio, I can tune in and tune out too. But
what an honour it is to do it, and to finally understand more, another piece of
my own puzzle slots into place.
Developing in this way has really infused my Reiki
healing too, it has evolved just like me, I’m more certain of what comes
through in messages or pictures and I can call on spirit to work with me
too…sometimes they just do it anyway. Although I would only find the right way
to communicate this with a smiler, if it was wanted.
When I began Smile Coaching, I thought I knew what I
was here to do, I thought Weight loss coaching was what it was going to be, but
again it’s evolved, through all of the above, I now find myself providing Intuitive and motivational coaching, of course
I have studied coaching, coaching models and lots of theory, but what I find myself
saying and doing comes from the gut, what fits with my Smiler comes from what
feels right to say or suggest.
In all the studies that I have completed, spiritual or
technical, uni degree, everyday life, I have realised am not one for
technical, analytical jargon, I’m rubbish at using the “right” phrases, the
“words” of the day, it’s just not how I work, I can’t tell you the history of
the matriarchal and/ or patriarchal society, or why you should be looking at
this piece of research as opposed to this one, because I just don’t retain that
kind of info, although I can promise you that I have read it and taken in a little pieces of information from it all, in
order to learn and develop my own knowledge.
What is important to me is people, how they feel, how
they are doing and how I can help to support them. I have come to realise that it’s
not important what language I use, but it is importantly that I speak in a clear
way that is comfortable to me, in order for me to have confidence in the
guidance that I share, I think I am a plain speaking Intuitive Life coach combined
with Reiki Practitioner, I can’t always tell you the name of the dimension that
you are entering, but I can definitely help you to feel it….How does that
sound? Let’s get started!!!!
So who do I want to be going forward?
Plain and simply, I just want to be me, I want to do
what feels natural, right and in doing that, I want to be a successful Smile
Coach. I have thoughts and plans, but knowing how I’ve evolved already, I am prepared
to be led by the universe, but also by anyone that I encounter along the way.
I want to keep an open mind, because I do know that
Smilers can appear anywhere…and I can’t wait to meet you!
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| Sending out some Reiki love :) |
Lots of Love,
Emma
The Smile Coach
2021
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