01/01/2023
Happy New Year 2023!!! I am finally back and slowly rebuilding my business. I appreciate your patience while I get my page and services up and running again. I am offering Private Training and in my home Boarding services. I will be back to Puppy Classes soon. Stay tuned. Unfortunately, I will not be offering Adventure Hike services at this time. Hopefully in the near future.
Happy New Year! Wishing everyone all the best for 2023.
I must admit 2022 was the hardest year for me but I can honestly say coming into 2023 I can now look back and appreciate the blessings and lessons I learned along the way. It took hitting rock bottom and reaching deep within myself to truly appreciate what was always right in front of me. Family and friends were always important to me and that included my client families (human & canine), my business colleagues, and my staff (my Team). My heart was always in everything I did. I spent close to 14 years building a successful business in the Cowichan Valley. I put my heart and soul into my business but in doing so, my home family life suffered and so did my health. I was so busy putting everyone else first and trying to keep everyone else happy. I was suffering inside, and my body was giving clear signs that it was time to slow down and make some changes.
I don’t mean for this post to make anyone sad or to feel sorry for me. I only wanted to share my healing journey and to really share how much I appreciate everyone in my life.
2022 was supposed to be a happy year of change to a new dream home, to semi-retire, thousands of miles away, to Central Cariboo, BC, to focus on my health, my marriage, and my son. Unfortunately, things took an unexpected turn right in the middle of our home purchase and in January 2022, my dream was crushed, my marriage was ending, and it was my son and I now moving alone with our dogs to this new home that I no longer wanted to move away to. My business was also in the midst of being sold to one of my employees and that fell through unexpectedly and very suddenly in May. I was devastated and heartbroken when everything came to an abrupt halt especially now living so far away, I had to break the news to all my client families that I couldn’t help them anymore. I felt so helpless and must admit, between my divorce/separation and then the collapse of my business I worked so hard to build and put so much love and time into building, I shut down and sunk into a pretty dark place for quite awhile. I was grieving and realized that I needed time to heal. I didn’t see it at first. I was angry, I was hurt, I was disappointed in myself, I felt like I failed and let everyone down. I hated myself, I hated the new home, and I resented being there. I didn’t want to be there, and I didn’t even want to call it home. It took going deep within myself, and thanks to the support of some special people in my life and my family to pull myself out of the darkness. I went on a healing journey and learned to appreciate that I was meant to be where I was so I could take the time to grieve, and to heal and to really find myself. I had some lessons to learn. I needed the peace, the quiet, slowing down and being in nature, giving myself the time to really truly appreciate everything in front of me. My son and I had time to heal together, and we formed an even closer bond. My relationship with my family and my close friends grew stronger too. I realized that I had some lessons to learn from all of this and that I was meant to be where I was so that I could take the time and really heal myself. I finally learned to love myself and appreciate the fact that I still had a roof over my head, we still had food, we weren’t homeless or starving. I have a wonderful family and friends that love me.
Looking back on 2022, I am thankful and grateful for the lessons I have learned. I am still learning everyday but one thing I can say is we all need to show ourselves more compassion, love, and forgiveness. Try to learn from our mistakes. The only way we learn is by making mistakes. No matter how hard things are or what life throws my way, I will always choose Love and Compassion for myself and others.
I am excited to start 2023, a better version of me, and a new chapter. I wish the best for everyone and hope you find peace, love, and happiness too. ❤️
