Today marks the end of a pretty big year for me. I officially graduated from my year-long Ministerial Devotional Training Programme based on A Course in Miracles.
Signing up to this programme coincided with a few pivotal life events for me.
I moved out of my tiny studio apartment (which had served me wonderfully for my first eighteen months in Portugal) into probably the nicest house I’ve ever lived in, with plenty of space for me and Tilly. I feel rooted and like I have a home I can really call and make a home. I feel safe here, and so content in my peaceful bubble.
I sold my house in the UK. The same one I bought in my twenties when I was a totally different person. It felt like a weight had been lifted off (not least because renting out a house for that long definitely comes with it’s own share of stress!).
I turned 40 on a beautiful sunny Saturday surrounded by people who love me 🥰
I went back into one of the most transformational personal relationships of my life, very consciously, and have grown through it and with it in ways I could never have imagined. On the surface, this should have been a terrible idea, but as always, our greatest teachers show up for us at the perfect time and if we can trust, miracles happen. This relationship and everything that has come from it has been nothing short of miraculous.
My business has grown and shifted. I have always been a service-first therapist. I worked for free often when I first started, just because I so wanted to work with people. I would rather work for free and get word of mouth referrals than spend my time trying to do marketing, which I hated. Back in 2014 people were not as open about therapy, especially online therapy and so this looked like a terrible business strategy, but as with all guidance, it was perfect for me. Now my clients are finding me through word of mouth and because of the spiritual influence in my work, as well as the solid therapeutic background. It’s feeling really good to support people in this way.
I am so grateful to this programme and all the people who have walked through it with me. Whether these changes happened because of it, or it showed up to support me through them, I wouldn’t be where and who I am today without all of it. Everything showed up at the perfect time and in the perfect way for my healing, growth and peace.
Thanks for reading if you got this far ❤️
In one year…
