A Guide for Life
Life Coaching involves the practice of asking insightful questions. Sometimes we don’t even realize the weight of what we are carrying until a particular question is asked and the flood gates open up – creating opportunities for meaningful growth and transformation. True progress begins when we allow ourselves to be vulnerable and open to honest reflection.
Lately I have been reflecting on two questions that I am often asked when people learn about my coaching services.
The first, and maybe most common, has to do with my name. People often ask, “Is Wellmaker your real last name?”
The answer is, “Yes.” God works in mighty and mysterious ways making His plan clearly known to us.
The next most common question and a close second is, “Can you work with my adult child?”
This answer is often a bit trickier.
What I know as a parent of adult children is that over the years I have greatly benefitted from sharing my challenges and concerns in a safe, confidential and supportive space. In doing so, I have gained insights that have made a positive difference not only in me but in the relationships I value the most.
That’s probably the reason that when I am asked about working with someone’s adult child, I am more interested in working with the parent.
This interest, however, is usually not reciprocated.
The other parent and I are looking at the situation with different sets of eyes and from a different viewpoint. So, I understand the reason that there is not a mutual consensus on this.
I’ve often wondered if being asked this repeatedly is a nudge for me to change my target audience. I don’t think it is.
I usually work best with people who are typically one step ahead of me on their journey or one step behind - regarding what they are facing and dealing with in life.
This generally translates to women 50+ years old seeking peace in the second half of their lives. Those who desire a true sense of calm and purpose, a quiet mind in a loud world, a full heart even if it’s breaking and a soul that soars beyond comprehension.
This path to peace includes rewriting expectations, letting go of disappointments, and turning rest into a lifestyle rather than a reward. Most importantly it’s about understanding the true source of peace and how to better tap into it.
Sometimes it is actually our children who invite, or maybe even push us down this path of true and everlasting peace.
Wow . . .
“We are all children - of God.”
Here’s to more WOW Moments!
❤️ Lucy