I have been blessed with living in interesting times!
Whilst there have been many challenges, I have been open to the guidance of my dolphin spirit animal and influential 'others' who have crossed my life-path, including my darling hubby and four-legged friends. The result - an inspired and fulfilling life.
The simple answer is through my dolphin spirit guide. I took on a caring role from an early age, taking responsibility for 3 younger siblings and a beautiful younger cousin who lost her mother at an early age, supporting a dear mother who died of cancer in my late teens and nursing my grandmother back to health. Later on in life I cared for my father as dementia took hold.
My dolphin spirit guide was with me at all times - as it is now- helping weave its amazing qualities throughout my life and the lives of others I come into contact with through:
Well, yes. I guess so.
My main career was teaching music, with a special interest in children with learning difficulties. No surprise that the kids regularly commented that I didn’t act like an adult - because, well, I was being a dolphin, I guess. Learning music had to be fun for them and fun for me. I had to take a long break from teaching and making music in 2000 for a period of 7 years with neck injuries, following 2 car accidents. That was my dolphin guide forcing me to stop. It turned out to be a time of great healing, new adventures and the start of a continuing journey to understand the soul question: ‘Who am I?’
It wasn’t long before I turned to complementary therapies and trained in Reiki, Bach Flower Remedies and Creative Kinesiology – a counselling-based therapy. I actively worked with dolphin energy, working co-creatively with my clients as they explored their personal stories. I’d dip in and out of the therapy playground, dancing and playing, as the client and I tracked to the root of the problem. The head of the Creative Kinesiology school recognised the dolphin energy straightaway. No surprise I finally plucked up courage to have a dolphin tattoo on my arm. Once I could start music-making again I returned to teaching. However this wasn’t my dharma, my soul’s purpose …
Well, lockdown was a time of change for everyone – myself included. My teaching business had already suffered the previous 18 months as a result of bad health, my father had died and Lockdown forced me into unemployment. It was a wake-up call.
An enforced rest, meditation practice and Ayurveda (as well as the support of a wonderful husband and dog) were what I needed. It was time for change, a bit like when the wind calls in Chocolat (if you haven’t seen the film, I strongly recommend it). The Universe had been trying to point me in the right direction for several years, and I had not been listening: all the signals had been there. So it did what it does when you need to sit up and take notice. I was stopped.
I made friends all over the world, attended some interesting summits and took up art medicine. Dolphin and I were thick as thieves again.
It wasn’t long before I took ‘The Big Leap’ (Yes, I was inspired by Gay Hendricks – you want to check him out as well). I cashed in my pensions and retrained as:
The last year has been a fulfilling, rich experience. I did my most active learning on a spiritual level, with the help of the contacts I made. I can confidently say that what I am now doing is my dharma – my purpose – what I was meant to do.
So this is about sharing with you the priceless gifts I’ve been given (with the help of my dolphin spirit guide) so you can restore your natural balanced state, recognise your life’s purpose and fulfil your dreams.
