Doing a little Life Mapping today, and was peeking through old resumes to refresh my memory on things I’d forgotten about. While these aren’t necessarily stand-out moments in my life that I’d write a memoir on, it’s fun to see the stand-out themes that have flowed throughout my life.
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Did you know that…
🤯I’ve been certified as a caregiver, with specialties in dementia and mental health
🤯I used to teach weight training, volleyball, and women’s basketball at Western Washington University
🤯I earned security guard of the month
🤯I used to volunteer as a math and reading tutor
🤯As co-captain of the girls varsity golf team, I was honored with “most improved” by the team, “best sportsmanship” at the regional tournament, and our team was awarded “Academic State Champions”
🤯I worked at a funeral home for a short time.
As these aren’t in my current day-to-day, I had forgotten about all of these things, and it was a fun little trip down memory lane!
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As fun as some of these memories are, and the resume is really move “job” driven, it’s been interesting to see some of the common themes that have shown up when I look back at jobs I’ve held over time (i.e. I’ve always had a heart for mentoring women, and it’s glaringly obvious when I look at various things I’ve done through the years).
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And, as with each of us, there are definitely memories cropping up that are less-than-fun, and this is a great opportunity to (1) see the growth I’ve experienced, and (2) continue healing if I recognize any triggers or wounds that are surfacing.
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Overall, I highly recommend going through this journey. There are a multitude of ways to do it, but for me it’s looked like:
📌Starting a spreadsheet, and lining out each year of my life
📌Plugging in the first things that come to mind (major life events)
📌Going through resume to be reminded of other things I’ve been involved in that I’d forgotten
📌Looking for themes with what’s been written down
📌Googling ideas of things to consider when Life Mapping, and gathering ideas of other things to include.
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There is no right or wrong way to go about it, but if you DO it, I highly recommend going through the healing as you go! Uncomfortable, yes – but definitely worth it!
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Photo credit: Miriam Figueroa
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