History of Celebrate You™

Historically, the Celebrate You™ gathering in January has been a half day spent wrapping up last year's lessons and thoughts and discovering the next year's intentions and inspired actions, then ending with a word of the year chosen by each of us.

2017 has been a year of growth for the Celebrate You™ movement and in an effort to include more women, we're offering two options for this first meeting.

Everyone is Welcome to Come

Just like in previous years, everyone is welcome to participate in this first meeting. No membership is required for these events. Both events will use the 2018 Celebrate You™ Workbook and offer similar content.

Of course... we do hope that you continue the momentum by joining the 12-month self-discovery program called Celebrate You™.

Do you keep a bucket list?

It's one of the ways we keep track of our dreams in my program Celebrate You.

Growing up I was pretty sure I couldn't sing.

Sure, I could hold a note on key, but my voice never sounded like a singing voice to me. I woke up with a desire to sing after a conversation with a friend's father, a well-known opera singer. He said that in his experience, anyone could be trained to sing, and he said it with such confidence that I believed him. I tucked that seed of hope into my heart and waited for the right time. Three years ago it sprouted onto my bucket list.

There it was, #34 on my 2014 Bucket List: Singing Lessons.

It was scary to write down. I couldn't imagine actually doing it.

And I didn't.

I re-evaluated that list in 2015. Do I write it again? Am I still drawn toward it? Yes.

Same process in 2016. It made the list a third time. Not many things stick around that long--either I do them or I lost interest in doing them and they disappear.

Singing lessons started to feel important. I started paying attention to coincidences and synchronicities. I collected names of recommended singing teachers. One day when I was feeling brave, I contacted my top pick and we set up a time to get started. Over time my confidence while singing improved. Singing in front of others is still scary as hell, but guess what--I do it!

Here's what I did not see coming:

Singing lessons have been a metaphor for finding my voice in other ways.

Seriously! Expressing myself through song, by opening my mouth and feeling vulnerable, yet still sharing my voice, is empowering me to be brave and speak up in other ways.

I am willing to be heard and willing to be judged.

Who knew that's where singing lessons would lead...

What's been on your bucket list for awhile?

What are you waiting for? I dare you to take a tiny step toward it...

A life coach is a neutral person who listens to your hopes and desires and asks questions that focus on aligning your deepest values (your foundation) with your life.

Are you living on purpose? My job is to notice a lens that's cloudy and help you gain clarity--maybe your purpose used to be clear and it could now use some shining up and clarifying. I can make observations about your power source and take steps to make sure you're filling yourself up with energy that's sustainable, so that your light can shine for others.

In addition to self-maintenance, there are environmental factors for the lighthouse--there are rough, stormy periods where the waves come right over the shore and pound you, there are foggy periods of low visibility, there are long stretches of calm weather where you wonder if you're even needed. These are circumstances you can't change in your life. We are human and we all go through rough stretches. Our values or life purpose may get unclear, we may even feel undervalued or unneeded. While we can't change the circumstances around us, we can examine and change our thoughts that cause us pain.

Through all of this, I can compassionately notice and observe and question.