The Plot Twist I Didn't See Coming: Loving Life and Work With My Husband
Episode notes
Takeaways
- Changing direction does not mean you failed, and a dream can still be honored when you choose a different path.
- Our dreams can grow up with us and change shape as we change, and that is okay.
- The timing of your life may be working out better than you think, because you may need certain experiences before you can fully appreciate where you land.
- Some of life's greatest joys are ordinary ones, like showing up, figuring things out, and building something together.
Summary of the Episode
In this episode of Find the Joy, host Courtney Vroman shares one of the biggest plot twists of her life: discovering that she genuinely loves working with her husband every single day. She dedicates the episode to him, even though he may never listen to it.
Courtney takes you back to high school, when nearly all of her plans for the future involved music. She grew up performing on the stage of her local opera house, and she was accepted into a music conservatory in Los Angeles. When she asked her boyfriend, now her husband, what he thought, he encouraged her to go for it. That support gave her the freedom to make the decision for herself.
She chose a university closer to home, studied music, and graduated with a flexible degree. She was happy with that choice and never felt like she was settling. After five or so years of trying different jobs, she found herself working full-time on the family farm, and this is now her fourth harvest season. The real surprise was not the farm work itself. It was getting to work alongside her husband and enjoy it.
Courtney then turns the conversation to you. She asks how often we overlook the goodness in unexpected chapters because we keep comparing them to the story we originally wrote. She closes with a question to carry with you: what is something about your life right now that would surprise your younger self? Listen to Find the Joy wherever you get your podcasts.