Mapping the Journey

My heart is full. After a pretty challenging and confronting period of going through the preparation of this presentation after Simona Crisafulli kindly invited me to be part of their "Authentic "me"" series, last night I had the pleasure to speak about the winding journey that led me where I am now with education, social work ventures and overall experiences in life and work.

I must admit it's humbling and inspiring at the same time to share something that just feels rather a mundane journey of self-discovery (to me anyways).

I am still struggling to speak about myself but I really am sure that if I do, I really want to speak not only about the moments that are picture worthy but also things, that are challenging, heavy and sometimes demotivating. I think it’s so important we do show up and claim all parts of the experiences and not only glorify the outcomes and the achievements. Not say that those aren’t important of course, but what ends up bringing our most authentic selves into the reality of everything is the complexity, the grind, the struggle and sometimes the failure. I do say, if you don’t fail once in a while does it mean you aren’t doing something new and innovative then.

Yesterday I shared about the folder I keep with all my failed projects. I have been tempted to delete it on occasion but I do believe in the very importance of it and how much it actually shows about creativity, inspiration and resilience.

Feel super grateful for this opportunity to reflect on the path that I chose and to see how I can support others and continue exploring this mapping process.