It might sound hard to believe that eight months can feel long but I can assure you that the last 8 months have been very long. Why? Well, I've been working toward obtaining my certification in leadership and transition coaching at the Hudson Institute and it's quite an intense program. I guess it makes sense since they are known as the "Harvard of coaching" being one of the founding schools for the trade. And now, I'm finally just days away from it all being complete and from me graduating with a certification. I'm off to Santa Barbara to spend the new few days soaking in all the remaining "learning" and then sit on Wed for my "oral exam" when I then hear the outcome of this long but wonderful journey.
It's always a bit hard when I look toward a big milestone in my life -- while I'm so proud and excited for myself, there's a part that's still missing, the void of my mom. She just had a way about her where she made everything so much more special. And it was her proud words, her smile, her hug and her faith that made every milestone so much more rewarding. And now while I know she's out there somewhere watching over this proud moment, telling me once again "you go girl" I still feel I would give anything to be able to have her here to enjoy this moment with. So as I type this I think to myself that it might be nice to find a way in Santa Barbara to connect with my mom, invite her into this leg of my journey and reassure myself that even though it might feel different, she's still with me every bit as much as she ever was, she's always in my heart.
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