Life-Changing Conversations by Sarah Rozenthuler

Author:Sarah Rozenthuler
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Life-Changing Conversations
ISBN: 9781780282701
Publisher: Watkins Media
Published: 2012-01-31T16:00:00+00:00

Talk from the heart

You’ve been a loyal, dependable wife for nearly 30 years and a committed parent for over two decades. For several years you’ve been feeling that you’re “muddling along” as you no longer feel fulfilled in your role as caretaker of the family. The question “What about me?” keeps resounding inside as you sense that there’s more to life than continuing to put everyone else’s needs first. You feel pulled to explore a new line of work but you know that your family, particularly your husband, don’t want things to change. You’ve tried to talk with him, but the conversation keeps short-circuiting. You’re feeling increasingly restless, unfulfilled and empty. You want to follow your heart, but are afraid others will feel betrayed if you do.

Vida has had to deal with this challenge.

“I don’t want to be here,” was the first thing Vida said to me when we met. When I asked her what she meant, she replied, “I just don’t want to be here in my life or even in the UK. I feel as though I’m treading water. My life doesn’t fulfil me anymore.”

Vida feels she is at crisis point and has thoughts of running away. “I can’t just up and leave,” she whispers, with tears in her eyes. “I have to say something to my husband and kids, but I don’t know how to say what’s really going on inside. The situation’s so difficult, I don’t know how to reach out and connect with them.”

Vida is a down-to-earth, practical and intelligent woman in her late forties. Her passion for the outdoors life is reflected in her glowing complexion and strong, sturdy body. Born in the UK to Spanish parents, she has lived just outside Southampton for over 25 years. Vida enjoys channelling her creative energies into gardening, a hobby that brings her a small income so that she’s not entirely financially dependent on her husband. Their two children, a son and a daughter in their early twenties, have both left home but still visit regularly.

Vida met Alex, who is 10 years older than her, when she was 19. Vida describes Alex as offering her a safe harbour when she was heartbroken after splitting up with a boyfriend. Alex’s steady presence made her feel reassured, protected and well looked after. Three years after meeting they were married. Their shared love of hill walking gave them a common interest and the future looked rosy.

As time passed, however, Vida realized that she was missing the passion she’d felt in her previous relationship. Things came to a head about a year ago when Vida unexpectedly met a man whom she felt to be a true soulmate. “I was bowled over by him,” Vida confided. “He opened my eyes to a whole new life, full of exciting possibilities.”

The encounter re-ignited Vida’s lifelong passion for “regreening planet Earth”. They talked about starting a business together to plant trees in deforested areas around the world. The magnetic attraction that she felt both to

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