Curveballs as Invitations
Life has a way of throwing curveballs when we least expect them. How we respond determines the quality of our lives — it matters. Here's what happened to me recently...
My husband went to drop off our son at his forest school, and no one was there. I messaged the caretaker “where are you?”, and she responds with: “I no longer work there, I’m sorry”.
Whoa. My heart dropped and my belly ached.
I have plans for the day. Clients. Work. I have to – stop.
My son comes home, happy as a clam.
That was the day that I found myself with no childcare for the rest of the year. And it made me rethink everything about how I choose to live my life.
You see, as a solopreneur who works with clients intimately and directly, I am my business. If I don’t work, nothing happens. But I am also, and most importantly, a deeply devoted mother. My son’s well-being comes before everything and anything else.
Fast forward to three days later, and I have rearranged my life significantly:
I hired an 11 year old babysitter whom my son loves to play with;
I arranged one day a week at a different forest school with kids his age;
I encouraged the caretaker to start her own forest school and are helping her build it.
My husband and I adjusted our schedules to share care so we both get time to work.
I reshuffled my client calendar and sometimes showed up in connection calls with my son beside me.
My days don’t look as predictable as they used to, and I find myself working a few hours a day with my son right beside me, playing games on his tablet.
And surprisingly, I’ve found myself really enjoying it.
I didn’t realize until this happened, how much I missed him. The last month has provided me with the opportunity to really be with my son (as I write this, I can hear his voice from the next room while he plays with our sitter; my heart feels full).
What would YOU do if life threw such a curveball your way?
Eight years ago, before I was introduced to Decloaking, I would have spiraled into a shame fueled rage that would last for months. I would have collapsed under the weight of uncertainty, wondering if it might be best to compromise my values (aka send him to public school) just to make IT stop. I would fight with my husband about how, obviously, it’s all his fault. I would fight with everyone involved, actually, because it doesn’t feel fair.
I would have blamed myself and I would have blamed others. Despite years of yoga, therapy, breathwork, and analysis, I still would have fallen into guilt, people-pleasing, and self-abandonment.
Because knowing better doesn’t always mean living better.
At the end of the day, life throws curve-balls; it’s how we respond (or react) that determines the quality of our lives.
This recent curveball offered me something unexpected: an invitation to align with a different rhythm of life. A rhythm that suits a fluid lifestyle, and my son’s desire to stay home – and my desire to be with him.
Even if you are not an entrepreneur or a mother, YOU are the center of your life. How you show up determines the quality of your life.
When I shared this story in a group, a woman said “this is what I wish I’d known when I was raising kids.” She told me how she internalized everything, just like so many of us do. We take care of everyone else. We believe that if we hold it together, want less, do it alone and perfectly, then—maybe—there will be time for ourselves.
But that latter never comes because life is one curveball after another when we don’t know how else to live.
You know what I’m talking about? I sure do – I’ve lived it.
And Decloaking helped me break that cycle. If you're living in the in-between – no longer who you were, not yet who you want to be – this work might be calling you. Because, after all, there is an art to unbecoming who you’re not.
From the comfort of your home, in the company of a small group of women (five max), I’ll guide you through a 30 year-old tried & tested methodology to help you strip away the roles and masks you've outgrown. So you can feel clear, grounded, and alive again — in five days, not years.
If you're ready to stop living on pause, book a discovery call and let’s find out if this is for you.
Because there are millions of opinions on how you should live; but only one that will set you free: yours.
This IS for you if:
You’re ready to meet life’s curveballs with clarity instead of collapse, so you can move through disruption without losing yourself. Decloaking shows you how.
You’re willing to consider no longer being the one who always holds it together, so you can live a life that flexes with you, not against you. Decloaking helps you find that rhythm.
You’re done performing to be accepted, so you can stop leaving yourself behind to make others comfortable. Decloaking reveals what’s real.
You’re craving the kind of peace that doesn’t depend on circumstances, so you can live fully now — not “once things calm down.” Decloaking teaches how to live in presence.
You’re willing to leap from who you were to who you want to be, so you can feel solid, alive, and fully here. Decloaking is the process that shows you how.
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