Beginning With the End In Mind.

Have you ever started a book, just to get half way through it and close it forever?

Have you ever started a movie, just to critique and cringe over the acting and pause it for.. ever?

You get it. We are consumers in this ever growing, every changing world of work, art and investing, but today I must focus my attention on my interests of becoming a CREATIVE. Its all the rage in the painting, DIY, and homely life, but what about in shifting your career? What about when it comes to being your own boss, and doing things your way? I am so intimidated, and so thrilled to have caught your attention!

I do not dance anymore, though my yoga hammock will swing for the first time this summer. I do not paint anymore, as I have so many pieces that are currently collecting dust and damage in the garage. What I wish to CREATE, is friendship, health and an abundance of WELLth; for my customers and for myself.

Call me crazy, but we currently do not watch D*sn*y movies, or any TV show that emphasizes the use of talking animals, premature deaths in your family, or a lack of familial ties and connections. Its so strange to me that the most popular figure heads in our culture are obsessed with focusing on those that are forced into hardship by something so tragic as a parent’s death, orphancy, or the personification of animals with swelled eyes, unrealistic voices, and isolation from all others. However, I have always admired Walt’s dedication to his craft. I have read that he refused showing his films in the theatre, because he could not control the temperature of the room, the sound quality, or the general smell or feel of the space; all things that heavily impact your ability to interpret the story and become encapsulated in the moment that IS entertainment. So he built a WORLD a LAND of his own, that now owns and operates many other corporations, PLUS another in-home “vault” of recalled nostalgia.. for your passive and entranced pleasure.

So after many side comments of disapproval, and numerous settings of strain, I started dreaming about what it would be like to open my own therapy practice; a clinic in which I could combine all of the avenues that I believe help to build a healthy and fulfilling life, centered around what I love to do most: talk with other people, about ideas, about events and about the ways they wish to help those that they love.

“Communication is key” and “You have a way with words,” were common phrases I encountered in my young adult life, and journaling has always been my chosen way of healing. While I wish there were many things I would have done a little differently, I always loved the social life and I truly believe that laughter and quality conversation are medicine for the soul. I have grown to really love the challenge of finding ways to connect my clients, no matter how unfamiliar they are with friendship, perspective and reality as the “rest of us” see it.

Most of my experience up until this point has been with pediatrics; specializing in the language development of children ages one to five, many with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder, and/or need Sensory Processing Disorder. I have also worked with individuals who communicate in very nontraditional ways, such as with devices (low tech button/switch systems, or high tech tablets that generate age-appropriate speech). Now I specialize in orofacial myology; the art of drinking, eating, and controlling the function of oral motor movements, ESPECIALLY while at rest/sleep; as it is essential for overall health and well being.

I have a dream that American Sign Language will become the world’s most international language system, so humans can communicate their basic needs at any moment, place, or space in time. I also dream that my clinic will be the first of it’s kind, as it will host weekly yoga classes (for individuals, families, and siblings), cooking classes to help everyone reconnect with nature and the absolute need for generational and genetic wealth, and (most excitingly) monthly social events to help ANYONE who needs a social support network, connect with others who are on the same page!

I have visions of the end in mind, even now as I start the beginning of this exciting chapter. A lot of little things go into a business that I did not anticipate, but I hope that means that a lot of big things will come out of it that exceed my expectations!

What do you dream of for the future? Have you ever struggled with building friendships, relationships, or communication of any kind? I can be your coach, your assistant, your cheerleader, and your friend! Write a comment below, and/or sign up for the Ms. Margaret’s Therapy Time (Email Blast) for weekly articles, events or interesting facts about Feeding and Speech!