It’s really green here.
Yesterday I was walking down my favorite little path in our new hometown - the pretty wooded one next to the babbling brook - and thinking about all the oxygen.
And if you’ve been living at or near sea level, you might think that’s kinda weird...
But if you’ve ever lived in an ultra dry, mile-high desert (like where I have for the last three years), you’ll probably never ever take oxygen for granted!
...You’ll drink in long, quenching breaths…
...Run up and down a few hills just because it doesn’t wind you…
...And feast your eyes on fields of grass and foliage.
Seriously, I have to pinch myself each day because it’s like I’m stepping through a passage written by Thoreau. Just take a look!
Isn’t it crazy that none of this gorgeousness was cultivated?!
It’s totally natural.
All because of that oxygen-thing that most of us take for granted…
And there are tons of things we take for granted, aren’t there?
Especially when it comes to ourselves!
Like when people go, "Oh, you’re so _________________!"
And you’re like, really??
It’s tough to appreciate what we take for granted! A fish wouldn’t know it’s in an aquarium unless you could somehow take it out and show it.
But knowing what makes you "you" is the best way to feel truly confident.
(both in yourself and in the path you choose to walk).
Because then there’s no way NOT to do it.
It’s just who you are.
So whether you want to get clear on your purpose or what you want next in life or what kind of business to start or how to niche…
...and whether you want knowingness, or joy, or a sense of meaning, or a brimming bank account (or all of the above, thank you!)...
I’ll give you a tip:
The answer doesn’t lie in your certifications or qualifications.
It doesn’t lie in the skill set from your past jobs. Or even in the things you love and can’t seem to get enough of. (Even though that’s what so many people tell you to focus on!)
It's more like my client who told me she wasn't sure whether to do high-end art consulting or create LinkedIn courses ... as she lounged amidst the gorgeous art and furniture she'd collected, looking like a regal goddess.
Or the one who seemed so surprised that the clients coming to her felt inhibited and longed to break free of their good-girl shell ... even though she exuded all this untamed yin energy and felt zero embarrassment about showing up to a call in her underwear or trying out her new TikTok dance moves during her Facebook live.
It’s about who you are and how you are … even when you’re not trying.
Here’s to YOUR oxygen, baby! (And rocking it.)
Jenna