Sometimes we need help to see the light – for the path forward or during dark times when light is more difficult to bring into focus.
As I reflected on the light of the world recently, my eyes rested on the enormous weeping willow in a neighbour’s garden. At first glance it was a lot of swirling branches in the wind, decked in leaves that were fading from fresh green into yellow as they thin out. Then I looked harder – what could I notice by taking in more detail. I looked for light.
I now saw the blue sky that peeped at me through a parting of the branches here and there.
I then looked at what was around the tree and what blocked part of the view.
Here I noticed the Hazelnut tree; and saw that it provided a 3-D effect as I looked at it’s branches and saw the spaces between that enabled me to see the willow behind.
In all aspects of life, it helps to stop and reflect.
What is going on?
Am I noticing where there is light, even in tough times?
Am I taking into consideration the context I find myself in at this moment?
Is my view and the path ahead truly blocked or can I see points of light and ways forward?
As a coach, it is my role to help you to discern light and shade, blockages and gaps, context and detail. This can be in respect of your plans, hopes and dreams for work or personal circumstances – perhaps they overlap. I love to support people to unravel what has become muddled/complex/futile and then to choose a fruitful way forward. We can work it out.
