Runnin' down a dream...

An introduction if you don't know me already...

I'm Angie Stryker. I'm a delight coach.

My life motto is elevating inspired women leaders to a life full of delight.

You get this email because you are a woman out there leading.

You are a leader.

You are out there following what you believe that God has put in your bones to do.

You are inspired.

You are busy. You wake up with a million thoughts/tasks/ideas in your mind from the jump. At times you may forget to take care of that beautiful soulbodyheartmind of yours that puts in the work.

You ache to live out of delight. A "get-to" instead of a "have-to."

My life purpose is to elevate you and serve you in a life full of delight.

Sometimes the vehicle to delight coaching is stand up paddling. Sometimes the way is through yoga. Sometimes I get to spend time with you in sacred spaces by the lake or over a coffee on your sofa.

However we get there, it is the joy of my life and my purpose.

Let's back track just a few days ago...

Soundtrack running in my mind:

"Who are you to coach others? What about that b.f.f. you experienced (that big fat failure) this week? Why do you feel so insecure right now? What's going on here? This is weird. Are you still talking to yourself?"

I recently read in The Carpenter (a great little leadership book) that we should talk to ourselves more than we listen to ourselves. In other words, let the soundtrack of insecurity go. Say the things to yourself that you know to be true.

It took me about a week to recover from what I saw as a setback in an organization that I lead.

I did recognize that my slump was out of character for me. So I intentionally gave myself extra time for soulbodyheartmind care.

• Gave myself extra rest

• Walked slowly down the farm road with the hubby and the dog

• Baked cookies with my gal pal

• Breakfasted with she-roes (that was mercifully on the calendar already!)

• Worked in the yard in the October sunshine

• Cut flowers for friends

• Read books instead of devices

• Motorcycled with hubby through our county roads

• Napped in a the hammock

• Cuddled with cat

As an adult child of an alcoholic, we are resilient. And resourceful. I felt my feelings for a bit. I sought God in all the ways I listed above. And I emerged this Monday morning reborn, ready, with clarity. I emerged with delight.

Reading Brene this weekend I recognize the vulnerability it takes to lead and to serve.

Saying out loud that I AM A DELIGHT COACH gives me all kinds of feelings of vulnerability. And the potential for some harmful self soundtracks in my head.

Today I choose to speak against that track and listen to where LOVE (God = LOVE) is leading me in my purpose. And be so bold as to send it to you.

Yeah, runnin' down a dream

That never would come to me

Workin' on a mystery, goin' wherever it leads

Runnin' down a dream

I felt so good, like anything was possible

Hit cruise control and rubbed my eyes

The last three days the rain was unstoppable

It was always cold, no sunshine

~Tom Petty