A Course in Superhero-ism

I started a class this week called Mondo Beyondo. It goes for 6 weeks, five are left. I will explain what the class is since, given the title, you wouldn't know. But first I'll explain why I am taking it.

I've been intrigued by the prospect of a life coach for many years now. I worked as a care-giver for a time with an 8 year-old boy, Darren, who lived with Asberger's Syndrome. He was fun and strange and sweet and intense. His mama's name escapes me but I really liked her. She was either studying to become one or else already was a life coach. I'd never heard of that profession before and the way she described it interested me. I remember asking her little questions about from time to time to continue trying to clear up the hazy idea I had of what exactly she did for people. I've since gotten I better sense of what life coaching means and I think it a brilliant idea. As with any thing that exists that I can guess might make my sometimes confusing life a bit easier to interpret, I have wanted to give it a shot.

So here we are now. Darren is about 22 and we've long ago lost touch. A friend forwarded me a blog post a week ago. It was a story that made her think of me given the topic. The author had recently taken an online course about dreaming big and had managed to make a big dream become a reality. Her dream was similar to my dream of having an au pair, which is why my friend forwarded her story.
I was inspired by the story but more so by the class she referred to. I looked it up. I read the following:

6 weeks full of powerful stories, exercises, secret missions and audio interviews-- All designed to help you clarify your deepest dreams + begin to make them real. 

I was intrigued to say the least. The words life + coaching came up a few times on the website and in some reviews.

I began to ponder taking this course. I didn't have long to consider as it began in the next few days. The only reason I hesitated was the price, $99. And in the midst of my all-over-the-place mental decision-making process, my heart continued to chime in. I would get that upward breeze in my soul any time I held the possibility of being a part of the course. And that part of me would tell the mental part of me to get my priorities straight and consider how easily I might otherwise spend that $99 on a dress, or shoes or a night out or toiletries. Really? Do it.

So here I am in this course. One week down and I love it. I love the affirmations, the quotes, the core values I ended up with after one of the activies. I love where we are beginning to go and only just barely getting warmed up. I love the online class community. It's a brilliant and supportive and encouraging group of women (and a few men). I needed that. I needed them.

In fact, it's the weekend now which means I have to wait all the way until Monday to get the next assignment/activity and I am a wee bit sad about it. So I decided to go with the flow of this and begin writing about it. I want to document my thoughts about the class and some contributions to discussions and between a word doc and this old dusty blog I decided to go with this old slightly less dusty blog.