Unfiltered Pages: entry 003- Leaps of Faith

A couple of weeks ago Emel interviewed me on her podcast, Transformations Through Coaching & Creativity. This 11-minute interview is short, but packs a powerful punch filled with conversations on leaps of faith, being a highly sensitive creative, and more. I hope you will give it a listen here.‍ ‍

One of the topics Emel and I discussed was my favorite quote found in The Artist’s Way book, “jump and the net will appear”. This quote resonates deeply for me. It reminds me of MLK Jr’s quote, “faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase”. Taking a leap of faith has led me to this very place.

I am an overthinker, for sure. I can talk myself out of things, I can “reason” myself to not go for something, I can find all the ways a dream will fail. But, over the years, over the decades, God has chiseled and shaped me. So much to the point, that I took the biggest leap of all last year when I went all the way in with my art business. As soon as I got out of my own way and (nervously) took that first step, it was crazy how many doors opened and how people would show up in my path with opportunities and connections. It’s still quite unbelievable what has happened in just a little over a year with what I originally thought was a crazy (kind of ridiculous) dream.

But, nothing has felt more right in my entire being, body and soul, than the path I am on right now. It FEELS RIGHT! Do you know that feeling? The only way I can explain how I feel is that there is this string connected to my soul. At the other end of this invisible string, or beam of light if you will, is what is meant for me. The longer I stayed in the corporate world (job after job, role after role for 25+ years), the longer and tighter that string became… so much I thought it was going to snap. I was going in the wrong direction all those years, and God was trying to pull me into something bigger and much more beautiful. Yet, mentally, I was just not ready to face it. I had too much trauma and limiting beliefs I would still need to work on. You know what, though? My God is a very patient and loving God. He waited. And He walked me through trials where he could shape me and prepare me for the time that would come. The time for me to jump.

Since I took that step without seeing the whole staircase, there is no more tightness in that string. I am being lovingly pulled in the right direction. The path that has always been waiting for me.

I’d genuinely love to hear what this brings up for you? When in your life have you taken a step without seeing the full staircase? When have you had to jump instead of first waiting for the net to appear?

Thanks again, to Emel for the incredible conversation. If you would like to know about Emel, here are a few places you can find her: IG , website , our podcast .