The exercise we did was to create a diorama illustrating our current reality and our desired reality.

My diorama had me in a bird cage stuck in the sand on a beautiful beach with the keys to the cage just beyond my reach.

I was stuck and, though I didn’t know what new reality I wanted yet (except a less stressful one and a more serene one – the beach), this exercise made it abundantly clear to me that I needed to break out of my cage.

Shortly thereafter I left my lucrative career in finance and and became a “starving artist”

Eleven years later, I truly feel like a bird who has been set free.

I hope I haven’t rambled on too long, but this really struck a chord with me.

Thank you Heather!