Years ago, when my children were little, I used to read Eric Carle's A House for Hermit Crab to them. For some reason, it always brought tears to my eyes as he decorated his new home and then had to leave giving it freely to a smaller crab as he contemplated the possibilities.
I didn't realize this would play out in my life 20 years later.
You see, I'm perfectly at home in my shell of an office, being a hermit. It is my nature. However, my Year in Conscious Living class with Russ Hudson has dramatically changed my idea of home.
Before, you would find me holed up in my office, reading, writing, or learning about some new certification. These things are still true but now, I have a calendar filled with Zoom calls with perfect strangers. Yes, perfect strangers all adding new "decorations" to my life - new experiences, connections and some have even become relationships! Yes, real relationships. With people. Outside of my family. This is big for me.
If you had told me a year ago I would be doing this, I would have asked you what you were smoking.
This new home has given me a new perspective on life and has lifted the veil. I can see more clearly the possibilities that can come from changing my mind and just because I chalked things up to my reality doesn't mean it is reality.
Now, with a body, heart, and head-centered practice and an openness in the moment to the infinite possibilities, I can go into each and every conversation with a curious mind, an open heart, and a more sensitive body, experiencing the moment as it is, not as I think it should be.
Game Changer.
My idea of home has changed. And I am grateful. Yours can too, with the Enneagram.
You can start with a simple DIY option to see if you can discover your Dominant Point. Have fun with it. Then, if you need help, we can chat.