If you could choose one thing for yourself, what would it be? And once you have chosen it, how would you get it? Most people would say, "to be happy", "to lose weight", "to be successful", or some other variation of what could be described as soaring. Similar to a kite, we all have the innate or structural ability to soar. It's in our nature. Yet, usually somewhere along the way to soaring, we lose our loft, or our ability to fly high. That "downward draft" can manifest itself in so many ways: doubt, stress, anxiety, loss, grief, ailments, and fear. That is where the kite tails come in. At first glance, kite tails are decorative, creative, playful. They help give the kite its "wow factor". Yet, in reality they are much more, as they are the functional guidance system of the kite, and allow the kite to fly despite various conditions or "winds of change".
In order for each of us to soar, whether in our own personal growth journey, in our families, or at work, we need our own kite tails and the strategies to keep us aloft. Just as the kite excels with it's own decorative guidance, so too we need our own creative strategies in order to fly.
I have spent a significant amount of my professional life working, supporting and advocating for people with disabilities. There is a lesson that each person has given me; with my own daughter perhaps being my greatest teacher; and the lesson is this: that regardless of where I am in my life and the challenges I face, there is something to be grateful for and that my spirit is worthy of soaring.
As a result of 25 years of creating person centered plans, I have come to learn that each of us has a number of natural strengths and abilities that at times are overshadowed by challenges, stressors and fears. Those abilities are innate, but must also be acknowledged, nurtured and supported. This is where creative strategies and intuitive coaching comes in; for in allowing ourselves to dream and coupling that imagination with intuitive, specific action steps, we can move forward and ignite our Infinite DoAbilities.