Hey There

A little wordy about me...

Something right off the bat that you should know about myself is that it's out of my comfort zone to talk about who it is that I am.  I love listening to other's and the incredible stories that make up who they are, but I am a bit awkward when it comes to talking about who I am.  Soooo... I apologize if this part seems a bit jumbled.

I am an only child, born and raised in Midwest America.  I was one of the first in my family to attend a four-year college and graduate from one.  Not a big feat today, but definitely a pretty big milestone at the time.  I wanted to become a Police Officer from the age of ten up until I turned 20.  Two years into a Criminal Justice degree, I realized that my heart was too big and merciful for those that I would be encountering.  Saddened that I had to let a lifelong dream perish, I decided to take the fast route and graduated with a degree in Business Management.  Ever since I graduated, I have been searching for my purpose and have dabbled in a little bit of everything, never really finding the best place that I fit.  At 45 and several attempts later, I believe that I am finally starting to take the path that was meant for me...Life Coaching, Writer, Blogger, Smidgen of Podcasting, Business Owner.
 

I have always wanted to help humans in whatever way that I can.  I have struggled with depression from the time I was in Middle School until today and know what it's like to fight the constant voices that plague your mind.  I am not sure I really ever allowed myself the opportunity to think about who it is that I am, what it is that I want and where I want to go in this life because I was always constantly worrying about those things for others.  I was going through my life playing a sidekick, not realizing that I needed to start placing myself as the main character.  When I started thinking about all these questions, it scared me and if I am being honest, still does.  

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I don't know all of the answers.  I am not perfect, in fact, I get it wrong more times than I get it right.  I don't have a Master's in Psychology or some prestigious degree.  What I do have is a big heart.  A whole lot of love.  A shoulder, an ear and life experiences that not only allow me to understand what others might be feeling, but the ability to be empathetic in whatever it is that someone is going through.  

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I haven't treated everyone I have encountered in the best of ways.  I treated them with my ability, capacity and understanding of what love meant to me in those times.  I have grown and become better with every relationship that crumbled and flourished and I learned to rise and become better from not only how I might have treated someone, but also how they treated me.  I am who I am today because of the good, bad and indifferent that I have come across this far in my life.  I believe that I am a good reminder that we don't have to always get it right, that we can be lost, mistreated, confused, broken and imperfectly who we are and still be an incredible human.  

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I love hard and can be too much for some.  I can make you laugh and I will try my very best to not make you cry.  I have hated my body, loved it and have hated it again.  My mind often tries to drown me and it's a constant fight not to let it sink me.  I am a deep thinker and I feel just as deep.  I wear a lot of hats, some I am very proud of, but the one that brings me some of the most joy is when I get to wear the hat as me.  That when humans come to me it's not because I am their Mother, coworker, friend, daughter, significant other, etc. but because I am exactly what they are looking for. 

I believe in treating other's how I want to be treated and I also believe that you should always try and leave a human better than you found them.  I love music, it has saved me more times than I can count.  I am a huge giver and if I could adopt every animal needing a home, I would.     

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Sooo, yeah, this is me.  Imperfectly, jumbled up, a little wordy, me.  I hope that you give me the opportunity to hear your story and allow me on your journey.  I know that I would love to have you as a part of mine.  

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Be Kind. Be Love. Be You.

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Sincerely, 

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Shea, The Bighearted Human