“So I wait and trust. And I listen and follow my inner guidance.”
This speaks my intention beautifully. Part of the work I feel I’m being called to do is to tune into what success means to me. Not what I’ve been taught success should look like, but how it looks and feels for my unique path.
Your message is such a wonderful and empowering invitation to listen and follow my inner guidance. Thank you, Victoria 💖💖💖
You're welcome Catherine! I love what you say about tuning into what success means to you. This allows you to take back your power and embody success on your terms. Bravo!
Victoria, it is NEVER too late! I am almost 72 and have been writing for many years...but Substack and Notes opened a new creative door for me. I have things to share and things to learn from others on this wonderful site of discussion, dialogue and fellowship. God once called me "one of My Late Bloomers" and I agree. Only if you never get started, is it too late. Blessings to you, Wendy
Thank you - I love these reminders as I’m 50 and still blooming! Do you have dates or times for your 6 week course? As I’m in Australia so I need to see if it can work for me 🙏🏻
You're welcome, Michelle. I don't have dates or times yet. Please send me a private message with your email or fill out the form for the class on my website (no payment required yet), so we can discuss the details of the class.
Thank you for this. I am in the intense, spiritual download period. I get so many messages every day. I found my way here thru Buddhism, integrating mindfulness into my every moment and plant medicine. I guess I’m not sure what you’re looking for. For me, connecting to Spirit in this manner, in this lifetime, when I was not raised religious, feels like a gift most people don’t access. It feel like this is my purpose - to be, to love, to connect to god, to goodness, to the goddess, to nature, to be able to live authentically, to sense things deeply, to be grateful. What better treasure is that? What greater purpose?
It feels like a gift to have such depth in my life, such beautiful messages, such love coming from source. All I wanna do is share it with others and do coaching and such like you have already done. I am a little confused as to why are you feel you haven’t bloomed or what else you need to do. As for me, I know I’ve already reached the tipping point. I’m not a successful anything yet. But I am a successful channeler of love, a lover of life and that’s seems like the top, the pinnacle of this human existence.
Hi Julie. Mostly, my feeling of not fully blooming is related to visions for creative projects I've been holding in my heart for a number of years. These projects are deeply resonate and are calling for expression, so I'm finding my way to creating openings in my full life for them to take their place and come into form. I don't have any regrets about not focusing on them sooner. I trust they will be full of all that I've seen, experienced and learned during this gestation period. I look forward to this part of myself blooming.
I relate to being a late bloomer and also ahead of my time. I was a massage therapist in the 1980s before it was popular. I was a life coach in the late 1990s before it became trendy. And I was teaching personal development classes long before most people had even heard of inner work. So it's an interesting way to be in the world.
So well said. I'm still blooming here at 55! 1st child at 38, started a business at 47 and started writing again at 54. I feel like I'm just getting started
A slow bloomer is perfect! Slow is a much kinder, gentler way to articulate it than late! Some of the most beautiful things in life happen slowly. Learning patience has been one of my biggest and most challenging life lessons!
I loved this article and am also a late bloomer. I still get frustrated but then reframe it to be more about the process / journey than the end result. I’m in a period of slowing down and changing direction again ..and all the while peeling back the layers and getting to know and trust myself more deeply. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Lisa, I believe it's an ongoing work in progress in which we stumble and then find our way. I feel like I move in fits and starts sometimes, while other times, I move in more of a flow state. Embracing all of it has become a spiritual practice for me because it requires me to be present for what is.
When exactly does your course start? It says late September and my life is in disarray right now...
Being a late bloomer can be discouraging because there are young people everywhere accomplishing so much and I feel like I have no idea what I am doing, when things will happen and just being lost/confused very generally.
Being a late bloomer can feel confusing, disorienting and frustrating. This is mostly due to self doubt and negative self talk. It’s important to focus on what feeds your soul and the rest will take care of itself.
Your words resonate a lot. Especially when you say how you went from just doing the inner work waiting for the next right step, to getting downloads so fast you could hardly contain them. I feel like I’m in that waiting/ inner work season now…and it often feels like nothing is happening. But at the same time I am excited to see what this emptiness will reveal, and it seems to be slowing me down...maybe to prepare me for something.
Yes, the pacing of our life journey is unpredictable. Lots of ups and downs, twists and turns. The key is to stay present for it all and embrace what is because inevitably it will change. There are many periods of preparation, so when things slow down trust that rather than resist it.
I haven’t fully bloomed either. But I have to take responsibility for some of that. I’ve been well on my way a couple of times, then let myself get distracted and fell “asleep” at the wheel and let the life mission’s car hit the ditch while I messed around with some new obsession or responsibility.
It’s important to be persistent and always intend to move to the next step, or we will dither our way to an unintended destination.
Beautifully put Tim! I've made peace with my detours and distractions, and feel much less pressure and urgency than I used to. Enjoying the journey has become my priority now, and yet I also enjoy the expansive feeling of becoming more myself and sharing my gifts.
Oh this is such a honest and lovely share. 🥹
“So I wait and trust. And I listen and follow my inner guidance.”
This speaks my intention beautifully. Part of the work I feel I’m being called to do is to tune into what success means to me. Not what I’ve been taught success should look like, but how it looks and feels for my unique path.
Your message is such a wonderful and empowering invitation to listen and follow my inner guidance. Thank you, Victoria 💖💖💖
You're welcome Catherine! I love what you say about tuning into what success means to you. This allows you to take back your power and embody success on your terms. Bravo!
I love this. I’m 42 and still want to have a child.
Beautiful!
Victoria, it is NEVER too late! I am almost 72 and have been writing for many years...but Substack and Notes opened a new creative door for me. I have things to share and things to learn from others on this wonderful site of discussion, dialogue and fellowship. God once called me "one of My Late Bloomers" and I agree. Only if you never get started, is it too late. Blessings to you, Wendy
"Only if you never get started, is it too late." Love that, Wendy!
Thank you - I love these reminders as I’m 50 and still blooming! Do you have dates or times for your 6 week course? As I’m in Australia so I need to see if it can work for me 🙏🏻
You're welcome, Michelle. I don't have dates or times yet. Please send me a private message with your email or fill out the form for the class on my website (no payment required yet), so we can discuss the details of the class.
Thank you for this. I am in the intense, spiritual download period. I get so many messages every day. I found my way here thru Buddhism, integrating mindfulness into my every moment and plant medicine. I guess I’m not sure what you’re looking for. For me, connecting to Spirit in this manner, in this lifetime, when I was not raised religious, feels like a gift most people don’t access. It feel like this is my purpose - to be, to love, to connect to god, to goodness, to the goddess, to nature, to be able to live authentically, to sense things deeply, to be grateful. What better treasure is that? What greater purpose?
It feels like a gift to have such depth in my life, such beautiful messages, such love coming from source. All I wanna do is share it with others and do coaching and such like you have already done. I am a little confused as to why are you feel you haven’t bloomed or what else you need to do. As for me, I know I’ve already reached the tipping point. I’m not a successful anything yet. But I am a successful channeler of love, a lover of life and that’s seems like the top, the pinnacle of this human existence.
Hi Julie. Mostly, my feeling of not fully blooming is related to visions for creative projects I've been holding in my heart for a number of years. These projects are deeply resonate and are calling for expression, so I'm finding my way to creating openings in my full life for them to take their place and come into form. I don't have any regrets about not focusing on them sooner. I trust they will be full of all that I've seen, experienced and learned during this gestation period. I look forward to this part of myself blooming.
Thank makes sense. May all your dreams come true!
This was so uplifting! I also had my first baby at 38. We share so many similarities, it’s great to hear that this is just the beginning.
Yes, it truly is just the beginning. So many possibilities can happen later in life, and we have so much more wisdom to bring to whatever we do.
I’m a late bloomer but consider myself ahead of my time. I’ve been into the holistic scene since 2005 and have always been an “old soul”.
I had my first and only child after trying for 11 years at the age of 41 and started on Substack at 55 🙌
I relate to being a late bloomer and also ahead of my time. I was a massage therapist in the 1980s before it was popular. I was a life coach in the late 1990s before it became trendy. And I was teaching personal development classes long before most people had even heard of inner work. So it's an interesting way to be in the world.
So well said. I'm still blooming here at 55! 1st child at 38, started a business at 47 and started writing again at 54. I feel like I'm just getting started
Yes, it's an ongoing process, and there is so much left that I want to explore and create.
Same here!
Embrace late bloomerdom. Kim Warner just posted an interview last week where the author called himself a Slow Bloomer-- a kinder description.
I love your friend's quote. "Rejection is G-d's protection."
A slow bloomer is perfect! Slow is a much kinder, gentler way to articulate it than late! Some of the most beautiful things in life happen slowly. Learning patience has been one of my biggest and most challenging life lessons!
I loved this article and am also a late bloomer. I still get frustrated but then reframe it to be more about the process / journey than the end result. I’m in a period of slowing down and changing direction again ..and all the while peeling back the layers and getting to know and trust myself more deeply. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Lisa, I believe it's an ongoing work in progress in which we stumble and then find our way. I feel like I move in fits and starts sometimes, while other times, I move in more of a flow state. Embracing all of it has become a spiritual practice for me because it requires me to be present for what is.
Yes. So well put. I find I do the same. ☺️
When exactly does your course start? It says late September and my life is in disarray right now...
Being a late bloomer can be discouraging because there are young people everywhere accomplishing so much and I feel like I have no idea what I am doing, when things will happen and just being lost/confused very generally.
Thanks for this!
The class will begin the last week of September.
Being a late bloomer can feel confusing, disorienting and frustrating. This is mostly due to self doubt and negative self talk. It’s important to focus on what feeds your soul and the rest will take care of itself.
Your words resonate a lot. Especially when you say how you went from just doing the inner work waiting for the next right step, to getting downloads so fast you could hardly contain them. I feel like I’m in that waiting/ inner work season now…and it often feels like nothing is happening. But at the same time I am excited to see what this emptiness will reveal, and it seems to be slowing me down...maybe to prepare me for something.
Yes, the pacing of our life journey is unpredictable. Lots of ups and downs, twists and turns. The key is to stay present for it all and embrace what is because inevitably it will change. There are many periods of preparation, so when things slow down trust that rather than resist it.
Thank you♥️
I haven’t fully bloomed either. But I have to take responsibility for some of that. I’ve been well on my way a couple of times, then let myself get distracted and fell “asleep” at the wheel and let the life mission’s car hit the ditch while I messed around with some new obsession or responsibility.
It’s important to be persistent and always intend to move to the next step, or we will dither our way to an unintended destination.
Beautifully put Tim! I've made peace with my detours and distractions, and feel much less pressure and urgency than I used to. Enjoying the journey has become my priority now, and yet I also enjoy the expansive feeling of becoming more myself and sharing my gifts.
Boy, can I relate to this! And yes, life gets in the way- both the good and bad! Great post!
Thanks Joseph! I glad you found it relatable.