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On laisse ça mijoter...let's marinate on that

  • Writer: Danielle Cardinal
    Danielle Cardinal
  • Mar 16
  • 3 min read
Yoga teacher sitting cross legged and demonstrating a neck stretch
Yoga teacher sitting cross legged and demonstrating a neck stretch

Une semaine depuis la fin de mon épreuve de yoga comme futur professeure et aussi déjà une semaine depuis le concert. L'Univers envoyait plein de gros messages la fin de semaine dernière et c'était un petit brin intimidant. Mon cours c'est bien passé et la rétroaction était forte mais principalement je me suis senti tellement bien dans toute l'expérience que peu importe les notes, le tout d'après moi a été un énorme succès. Ensuite cette semaine j'ai trouvé mon énergie basse donc j'ai pris mon temps, je me suis reposer et j'ai réfléchit à mes affaires sans écrire mes pensées dans mon blog. Zut? Ou es-ce que c'est nécessaire de tout noter? Mon blog est-il pour raconter, explorer ou cataloguer? Toutes des belles choses à découvrir!


Girl with pigtails standing at base of sign post wondering where to go.
Girl with pigtails standing at base of sign post wondering where to go.

Yoga themes popped up as I considered what my next steps were. I did recognize some of my patterns emerge though and I'm calling them out here to bring them into the light. Firstly, my 'all or nothing' sprung up when I considered what the feasibility is of paying a large sum to sign up for the next phase and jump in fully completely. Fortunately, I realized there was no fire or urgency in deciding RIGHT THERE on the spot. Instead I made an appointment with the female owner, head teacher and someone I admire to further discuss what the program looks like. So good on me for not just charging forth with my credit card. The second 'groove' I found myself in was 'seeking approval' from a teacher and wanting to impress. The male teacher who evaluated me and with whom I've had the greatest affinity made a call out to students about training some of them to teach chair yoga. I felt an immediate need to contact him and get on that list. It was bizarre that I felt that urgency again and fortunately quickly realized that I was in a state of 'scarcity'. Now to round out the tangents that occupied my week was a professional stream of considering employment overseas or away from our current location. Was it in part because I feel completely overlooked by my siblings? Was it a realization that there is nothing so fixed that could keep me tethered here? And more importantly, why wouldn't we take this opportunity for adventure because we have the freedom and flexibility to do it?


Aller vivre ailleurs n'est pas évident mais pour moi, c'est vraiment pas aussi effrayant. J'aime voyager, j'ai déjà vécu ailleurs et je déménage fréquemment donc faire mes valises des éléments essentiels est un exercise que je fait assez souvent. De façon réaliste, me dire demain que je quitte serait une surprise c'est clair mais quelques instants plus tard je serai fort embarqué - allons-y! Ayant discuter le tout avec mon conjoint nous avons décidé que nos paramètres seraient: le chien doit venir avec nous, une des langues du pays doit être l'anglais ou le français et le coût de vie doit être abordable donc pas une grande ville. J'ai pris le temps de jaser avec un ami à Arthur qui a fait une grande partie de sa carrière à 'Global Affairs' et j'ai réalisé que je n'avais pas mis plusieurs choses en place. Cependant, plutôt que m'en vouloir, j'étais fière d'avoir pris le temps de faire la déclaration.


I put it out there - we're ready to consider opportunities overseas or elsewhere. I was poking around websites for remote areas like Nunavut and Whitehorse so perhaps it doesn't have to be a distant land. I'm just keen to find a professional opportunity that will be a remarkable stepping stone. A distinct departure from my last position as a Dispatcher but perhaps a return to the positions that I found really engaging, namely those in Communications or Emergency Management. Alright Universe, I've put it out there, I am actively brainstorming and open to serendipitous offerings you may have. Where might the wind pick us up and blow to? What door might open that will invite me to walk through? What professional and personal adventure awaits? Clearly I can ask the questions but can I take the hints or seize the moments? I'm so fortunate to have this blank chapter ahead and part of me feels a responsibility to do so with great authenticity. How many other women have this gift given to them? As I continue to my path to 108, bring on the new learnings, the beautiful people and the path less travelled.


Sign posts with major cities all over the world listed.
Sign posts with major cities all over the world listed.


 
 
 

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