Oooo what a ride !!!! How Beautiful life is when we manage
to find our place and purpose.
It all started 7 months ago when
I decided to throw in the towel, to leave the rat race , to give up security
and embrace passion, love and dedication.
I have been a qualified Aromatherapist
for 12 years now but I have always had to practise Aromatherapy in my free
time, as a part time, kind of a hobby. I was working full time as an Accounts
officer for a long number of years. This gave me security, it also gave me the
opportunity to continue to study, buy raw materials for me to work with and
obviously help with expenses at home. But I it never felt right. I always felt
dead. Something inside was missing. A void I could never fill. It got to be so
bad that I was getting physically sick and I was only in my element when I was
working with my oils and most importantly of all when I was working with
people, beautiful people.
My mum came to the rescue as
always. She always does J
and always did J
Well she has been a TV presenter and producer for the last 35 years and she
came up with the idea of Producing and Presenting a Health Tv weekly programme
as a family. I was to have an Alternative Therapy section in the programme as
well. I was not thrilled at the idea at first as my self-esteem was never optimal
and the thought of standing in front of a camera gave me the shivers. But my
Mum is a very persuasive person and we gave it a go last year. This is the 2nd
year that our programme is running on local Tv Station One and it is doing
brilliantly. We grew as a family, as a team and it empowered me to the point
that with my husband’s support I decided to leave my full time job last August
.
Guess what?? It was the best
decision I have ever made.
What amazes me the most is the
fact that from the day I took this decision opportunities keep presenting
themselves. It feels like I have opened a portal which was always there but
which I had never tapped into. Now I know what Paolo Coelho means by : ‘When
you really want something the whole universe conspires in helping you to
achieve it.’
So how am I spending my working
days now? Apart from managing my house, taking care of my family and all the
duties that go with all this and our weekly TV Programme, my main objective is
still raising awareness on Essential Oil Use at Home. I hold regular workshops
throughout the year and each time the participants ask for more so I am
currently working on that. Consultations, Blending, Research and Studying take
the rest of my time.
Advanced Clinical Aromatherapy Course in Dublin is next on my list this year.
Well this is my Ride Home, The
place where I was always supposed to be. It feels right and I feel whole and
fulfilled.
I am barely covering my expenses
but I am Rich.
I am sometimes exhausted beyond repair but I’m Happy.
I am Home and I am finally ME.
You surely are at Home in this ambient.. been noticing your efforts and dedication in creating and producing oils and creams, aiming for helping people into introducing these necessities in their lives and homes for their own precious benefits. Keeping pushing forward into teaching yourself and also teaching others about what our nature gave us to benefit from.. you certainly will succeed in what you do coz of your determination and effort.. and the more you'll move forward, the more people will enjoy a better living :) May God Bless you for what you do.. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much :)
DeleteMarika, as part of the D-Blaze Lifelong Learning team am honored and pleased that I worked with you. You're so talented: keep up the good work. You're full of Knowledge: keep on sharing it. You're full of potential: Keep believing. You're more than a colleague to me. Keep yourself motivated.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love working with you xxx and you are more than a colleague to me too xxx
DeleteSo much in this about what is wrong with our lives today and what it takes to make it right and find real fulfillment. Best of Luck Mar!
ReplyDeleteThanks qalbi xxx
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