I was at a seminar in June and Live Life in Full Color was the theme of the weekend. At first, it didn’t really hit hard with me. As the weekend progressed, I gleaned gold nuggets from the various speakers around that topic.

It wasn’t until I returned home after the seminar and encountered “life”, that the profoundness of that theme fully hit me. 

This has been an unusual year for me. I changed jobs in February, experienced a “health crisis” in May that landed me in the hospital for the weekend with no true diagnosis, and I graduated from Christian Life Coaching Certification in June. 

If you have been around here for a while, you probably know I’m a nurse, as well as a natural wellness advocate. I learned a lot from traditional medicine and love to use natural wellness to compliment traditional medicine. With my family history and my medical background, taking good care of my body is a priority for me. Do I always eat the way I should?  Of  course not. But I try to do as much as possible to care for my body naturally and reduce health risks. 

When I ended up in the hospital in May, I was upset. I had tried so hard to avoid that scenario and it happened anyway. And to make matters worse, I didn’t have health insurance at the time.  

 

When we were at the seminar, Dr. Edie Wadsworth, my coach mentor, was speaking during one of the sessions about living life in full color. She said, “We only think about the happy colors (i.e. pink, yellow, etc). But black and gray are colors, too. “ 

As I reflected on that after returning home, I realized how powerful that was for me personally. While going through a job change, coach certification, and a health crisis, I definitely experienced quite a few “black and gray” moments. But I also experienced a lot of “happy color” moments, as well. I made new friendships.  I experienced a lot of personal growth and learned new skills. I expanded my capacity to be uncomfortable and to believe that I was able to do challenging things. Many of those things would not have been possible if it weren’t for the tools I learned in life coaching; it truly has changed my life!

What about you? What colors have you experienced this year? Or even just this week?  

Many times we think we should never experience “black or gray” moments, that they should all be “happy color” moments. However, the growth usually comes during those dark times. We learn to appreciate the good times more after experiencing the “black and gray” moments. 

What does it mean to live a life in full color? It means experiencing ALL the colors, not just the “happy” ones. When you resist feeling something, you tend to get stuck there. That’s how we typically respond when we hit those dark, hard moments in life-we fight it We think if we resist it enough, it will just go away or work out on its own. But what we resist grows. 

When you allow yourself to fully feel and process those dark emotions instead of fighting them,  your world changes.  It doesn’t necessarily mean your circumstances change, but how you deal with the situation changes and that is what makes the difference. 

Love and blessings,

Mindy

If you are going through a “black or gray” time, I would love to help you! Visit mindyheinercoaching.com to schedule a time to chat….I offer a free 30 minute session to start!

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