LISA KAY’S
MILKY WAY BLOG
Lisa Kay's Milky Way Blog will dive into the deep end of one soul's journey to heal a chronic illness diagnosis by following the breadcrumbs from spirit through chakra balancing, crystal dreaming, breathwork, QHHT, reiki, and so much more. Follow along on this spiritual journey in the Milky Way Collective!
Long story short, I’ve been putting this off.
The world is calling for me to start sharing my voice in a really big way and I thought what better time to birth this new era than on the spring equinox?
If you followed along on my soul journey in 2021, you would know that I’ve been spiritual my whole life, but like most people in my metaphysical shoes, I shut down my gifts. Looking back now, I can see I was built for a world that didn’t yet exist. I felt out of place, alone, longed to go back home, and tried my best to just be “normal.”
I suffered with depression most of my life and although I don’t think back on any one time as being a “spiritual awakening,” I had many on-the-bathroom-floor dark nights of the soul. The thing that continued to get me through the most challenging times in my life was this deep knowing that I was here for a reason.
Releasing Expectation
Looking forward to a vacation can be one of the most uplifting aspects of everyday life. You can imagine all the fun things you’ll do, all the new things you’ll see, and maybe you’ll connect with people in an unexpected way. You imagine perfect weather, a perfect balance of down time and activities, and maybe even perfect timing. So how do you react when it rains the whole time? Or you don’t get tickets to the attraction on the top of your must-see list? Expectation can be a double-edged sword when thing don’t turn out the way you imagined.
Expectation VS allowing
In my early twenties, my friends and I would frequently head out to the local bars for a night out and a lot of the times it looked as expected. We started at our favorite bodega, then hopped over to another favorite spot, then another… okay, I was living in a place where there were so. many. bars. A lot of the time, it felt like we were chasing a good time. We would hop from bar to bar looking for it, and somehow it was just out of reach.
But on occasion, something magical happened. Something unexpected would pop up and take us on a completely different path. As the night unfolded, we found that we magically lined up with the most fun. We met new and interesting people, tried out new places, danced like nobody was watching, and floated home on a cloud of bliss. We used to refer to those nights as being “fish in the sea” because we allowed the tide to guide us without expectation.
Intuition Will Guide You Home
One of my least favorite interview questions is “Where do you see yourself in five years?” I know what they really want you to say is that you’ll be happily plugging away at their place of employment and couldn’t ever imagine leaving. But that just isn’t me. The reason I named my freelance agency Lisa K. Adams Creative is because I never know what I’ll do next. I’ve always been open to inspiration and following those leads wherever they take me. And they usually take me far past what my mind would imagine for myself in five years.
Unexpected Delays
Let’s rewind five years just to really bring this home. In early 2020 the resort I was doing marketing for closed their doors and I was laid off. I dreamed of taking a cross-country trip in my spare time, but quickly reoriented to a solitary world as I settled into the pandemic hundreds of miles away from my family and friends. Usually, unexpected delays are an indicator that something is not right for you.
Staring at the same walls day in and day out, I was inspired to start collecting more antique art, then I reupholstered a chair, then I was inspired to create a beautiful home office space. With all the time in the world on my hands, I participated in an online Pampered Chef party, reading and commenting on nearly every single post. A thought popped into my head that I could do this and by June of 2020 I was diving into becoming an Independent Pampered Chef Consultant, which led me to start creating cooking and mixology videos at home in my kitchen. I was having the time of my life!