• Home
  • Meet Andrea
    • Amazing Collaborators
  • Upcoming
  • Speaking
  • Books
    • Blog
  • Retreats
    • Soul of the Labyrinth
  • Coaching
  • Testimonials
Anam Nostos House
  • Home
  • Meet Andrea
    • Amazing Collaborators
  • Upcoming
  • Speaking
  • Books
    • Blog
  • Retreats
    • Soul of the Labyrinth
  • Coaching
  • Testimonials

Anam Nostos House Blog

Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture

Becoming

8/15/2023

0 Comments

 
Picture
Not my photo...I remember saving because it captivated me so much! Please let me know if it is yours. There is such beauty in BECOMING within everything about this photo!
​

“And the moon said to me you do not have to be whole in order to shine.”  Anon

 
Becoming.

This is a loaded word. It is a loaded idea. When did it become so?
​
When did the idea of needing to know who we are or who we are going to be at birth become the bottom line?
A favorited buzz phrase as people of all ages return to their education this month is ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’

It pains me every time I hear it.

I still remember the pressure as a child in the days leading up to when returning to school as to what my answer would be. It was made even worse when you entered high school with the focus on college and beyond.

I remember feeling like no one was leaving me any room to become who I was meant to be. I needed an answer. I had to produce something clever and worthy of my teacher’s expectations of me.

To be honest, I have changed my focus many times throughout my life journey, and I am grateful for every time I tried something new. All of these experiences help me to become who I am meant to be.

On any given day we are becoming who we are meant to be. And most especially in an educational setting we are learning and growing with no end point. To ask a young child, let alone an adult what their life plan is to me, damaging. It suffocates them and leaves them no room to explore ideas, dreams, and the what ifs.

I love giving my kids so many different paths and ideas to walk down as fast or as slow as they wish. I do not for a moment want them to land on any one specific path for too long. That is not to say that I want them to walk through their education aimlessly, rather I want them to always be open to the possibility of more. Because, really when you stop to look at the bigger picture, there is no end point while we are living. We can try out as many different ideas as possible, as we are always becoming.

I personally have explored many different and diverse paths in my life; each one giving me new awareness to grow in a unique way. As I have landed in particular ways within my work, my imagination of all that I still want to become is alive and breathing on so many levels.

I never want to stop being curious! Do you?

0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    RSS Feed

    Picture

    Follow US

    ​Our YouTube Channel

    Author

    Andrea creates, builds, and offers her teachings and hands on life tools based on her journey healing her body image after a 14yr battle and life of trauma. Her vision always is to help others live a full life with the journey they are given.

    View my profile on LinkedIn

    Listen to Andrea on WEHC 90.7 Talking about OWNING OUR STORIES & ED

    Featured Product

    Categories

    All
    3 Minute Retreat
    Care
    Happy
    Health
    Intention
    Love
    Loveyourself
    Meditation
    Mindfulness
    New Year
    Self
    Selfcare
    Selfcaresunday
    Selflove
    Time
    Today
    Wellness

    Donate HERE

    Venmo
    ​
    Paypal

      Contact Us

    Submit

    Archives

    February 2025
    January 2025
    November 2024
    September 2024
    August 2024
    May 2024
    April 2024
    March 2024
    February 2024
    January 2024
    December 2023
    November 2023
    October 2023
    September 2023
    August 2023
    July 2023
    June 2023
    May 2023
    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    February 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    February 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    July 2019
    June 2018

Picture
Copyright © 2012
​Anam Nostos House
​276-206-1696
PLEASE REVIEW US HERE!!
paypal button

Venmo ​

  • Home
  • Meet Andrea
    • Amazing Collaborators
  • Upcoming
  • Speaking
  • Books
    • Blog
  • Retreats
    • Soul of the Labyrinth
  • Coaching
  • Testimonials