Self-Discovery Sunday
When I first began writing on a regular basis it was about 6 years ago. Although my career has been in education, I personally have struggled as a writer. I have never really considered myself to be good at writing. Written words do not flow in a poetic, artistic nature for me.
I often told my students that writing is a skill and in order to improve, they must practice. I have discovered that for me writing on Sundays works best. Many years ago I dedicated my self-discovery work to Sundays.
Oprah’s show Super Soul Sunday was the beginning of this practice. I worked very hard at filling myself up with inspiration before the work week began. This was the beginning of a new career, deep healing, and eventually, a writing practice that led to becoming an author.
As I write these words, it is Sunday. I sit in a peaceful setting to begin my day. When weather permits, I sit in my favorite Adirondack chair located in my backyard with a cup of coffee, my dog Lilly, and cat Sebastian playing around me. I live in one of the most beautiful places in North Central Arkansas.
I observe the trees rustling, birds singing, and the majestic sky above me. I sit in complete gratitude. This is where I listen carefully to what topic I want to discuss with my community of fellow mother guides.
I have hope that sharing my stories and life lessons will leave my readers feeling lighter and inspired.
A Mother’s Guide Through Autism was created mostly on Sundays. I began each day of writing with a quick prayer for guidance to offer love, healing, and inspiration to anyone who picked this book up and opened its pages.
Each week I began with my peaceful practice in deep gratitude and peace as each page began to take written form. The beauty was that as I began writing what was once a challenge to me began to feel like a flow. Easy, truthful, and healing.
Once I was close to finishing A Mother’s Guide Through Autism, my son began to write his own words of his autism journey.
Joseph is a writer. I discovered his talent when he was a student in one of my life skills classes. His words naturally flow like beautiful strokes of art.
I am amazed at how Joseph struggles to speak expressively, but his written words are adorning, enriching, and uniquely refined.
Just as my son struggles with finding his spoken words, he is gifted in his written words. As his mother guide, I hope to see his gift as a writer grow not just for him, but for all of us who will gain enjoyment from reading his words.
As we move forward, I will continue to use my Sundays as my personal growth and discovery day which I hope will turn into written words to offer hope and inspiration to anyone who encounters them.
Why does this matter to you?
It matters because we mother guides often get lost in the caretaking of our kids that we start to forget ourselves—we lose ourselves in the process. And the self-discovery practice can bring you back home to yourself where peace and healing reside in the heart.
Self-discovery is essential in how we find peace and heal our hearts.
And so, I invite you to begin your own self-discovery practice to find peace and heal your heart. (It doesn’t have to happen on Sundays obviously like mine.)
5 Small Steps to Begin Your Self-Discovery Practice:
Meet Yourself Where You Are At: In any given moment, take a breath and check in with yourself. Make sure that you are honoring yourself as you begin your day. If something feels too big, take a breath and make it smaller until it feels like something you can do with less stress and anxiety.
Begin with a practice that feels easy to you. I recommend practicing gratitude.
Continue to meet yourself where you are at and begin your practice. If a daily practice feels too big for you then make it smaller. I began my self-discovery practice one day a week and grew my gratitude practice into a daily practice. I kept my self-discovery Sunday as a day of grounding my practices. Do what works for you!
Notice how you feel after your self-discovery practice.
Celebrate yourself for showing up. Showing up is the hardest part of self-discovery. It takes courage and it is hard work. Way To Go!!!
A quote for today:
“The story ends up being a journey of self-discovery.”
- Elijah Wood
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The days following hearing the words “Joseph is autistic,” were some of my darkest days. I was living with the deepest pain I had felt in my 32 years of life. It was my first life tsunami. I didn’t know the way out to find the light. It felt like instantly being lost and not knowing which way to go.