I didn’t feel particularly attractive as a kid. I wore NHS glasses and was a little chubby round the edges. When I was around ten, I started wearing a dress – it was red with some kind of cool kiddie slogan on the front – which I felt good in. It fitted me perfectly. Like all young ones, I grew quickly and the dress got progressively shorter, but because I loved how I felt in that dress, I kept wearing it till it fitted me more like a t-shirt. I still remember how rubbish it felt when I admitted that I had to let it go.

I started these blog posts on May 2nd 2006. There’s a year of such ponderings archived on my blogspot site reflecting my own journey and the insights I’ve received from family, friends and clients. They represent a year of connections with a group of people who read my words and take something from them.

As you will have noticed, they’ve kind of trailed off in the recent months. I still have plenty to say but the pull to convey them in this format isn’t there anymore. It’s feeling like a chore – and when that happens, I know it’s an alert to look and reassess. There’s a different way to meet the intention that this blog was set up for and I feel drawn to look there.

When we clear what no longer fits us, we make room for what does. Recently I’ve been doing more and more work in person with teenagers – at schools, youth groups, youth conferences etc – and am reminded of how ‘me’ this kind of work is, how ‘me’ it’s always been. It’s time for me to realign with that and have the writing I do connect more specifically with those interactions.

My coach training was really good on the importance of ‘completion’ – on ending things cleanly and with integrity. On saying whatever needs saying in order to put a satisfying full stop at the end of what we’ve been involved with, instead of letting it fade or trickle away.

So in terms of this blog, this is over and out from me. Thank you for ‘Doing Things Differently’ with me – for the comments I’ve received, ideas I’ve been given, simply for the opportunity to write and be read.

I would love for you to be part of the new projects as they arise so I will stay in touch as long as you want me to

Enjoy your final Inquiry & Action and feel free to leave a comment, letting me know what you come up with.

With much love, Corrina

The World Needs Your Passion, So...

1) Inquiry: What have I grown out of?

2) Action: Take an audit of your life. Scan for what is there simply because it’s always been there, or because it feels routine or comfortable. Maybe clothes, people, projects, jobs, ways of doing things, furniture, your home, your car, or the way you travel to college or work. When you’ve identified an aspect of your life you’ve grown out of, consider how you want to complete with it. Is there a conversation to be had? A physical clear out? A change of attitude, or different action to take? Notice what happens for you energetically when you let go of what no longer fits you and make room for what will.