Spirited Essence Works

I have been doing lots of soul searching lately. My husband and I both started therapy, individually, in January 2020. Which if you have ever thought about going to therapy, but were unsure or felt like you needed a diagnosis to go. You don’t! Take care of yourself, heal yourself, and support your mental health. It is so important. We have learned so much about ourselves through the process. It hasn’t been easy. Lots of reflection, reading, research, and realization. There were joyous a-ha moments, moments of frustration, times of happiness, and days of sadness. Through all of this, we have learned not only how to work together better as partners, communicate better, have better relationships with our friends and family, and grow to be a stronger person.

In my last post, I discussed how each beginning of a new year, the title is always, “New Year, New You.” I disagreed with this title due to the fact you are the same person at the core and can only strive to be better each day. Through therapy, I have learned who I am, what I want in life, what I want for my family, and what things I find in my life that truly bring me joy. And I say joy not happiness because there is a difference. With happiness, as wonderful as it is, it is fleeting. It lasts for only moments at a time and is not meant to be continuous. Joy, on the other hand, comes from within. It is continuous and may send you through challenges or struggles but gives you purpose and meaning in the end.

If you would want to research more of how to obtain joy, I highly recommend the book, “Ecstasy” by Robert A. Johnson. It follows the story of Dionysus and how to learn the ways of obtaining pure joy. Honestly though, any of Robert A. Johnson’s books have been phenomenal that I have read. So, if you are so inclined to check out “Ecstasy” be sure to look at some of his other great titles.

Anyway, this is the point I’m getting to. And you may be thinking finally, get to the point. Throughout all of this I have found something that I would like to dive into. Something I would like to put out into this world, that I hope would bring a smile to someone or they could enjoy.

During the past year, my husband and I have gone through many ideas of things we both could do as a career that would bring us purpose. I enjoy my current job but at times feel like it’s not really what I want to do forever. I am good at it mainly because it is what I studied in college and have done for over 14 years. Event planning is second nature to me. It can be exciting but it can also be absolutely exhausting. As to be expected with most careers at a certain point. So one evening, my husband came to me and asked what I thought about writing a book. At first, I looked at him like he had three heads. “Me? Write a book? I can’t possibly do that. Who would actually read it? What could I possibly write about that would be exciting to myself and others?” Also, I am not the writer in our relationship, he is. We discussed a few other ideas we could dive into as well but he always kept coming back to me writing a book. I gave it some more thought and came to the decision, why not! It would be something I have never done. Stepping out into the unknown though can be thrilling. And ya know what, if no one buys it, it’s ok. I accomplished something new. I gave it my best. And I can be proud of myself for that alone.

So, join me on this journey. I will be posting updates along the way. I can only look to the future and hope for the best.

Hope everyone is having a wonderful day and is trying something new out this year that will bring them joy!

“Find joy in everything you choose to do. Every job, relationship, home… it’s your responsibility to love it, or change it.”

—Chuck Palahniuk