Surplus as a Springboard

In early 2024, I took some time to reflect on the year ahead. One thing became clear: everything that happened in 2023 had launched me toward what was coming next.

I even posted on Facebook that 2023 was my diving board.

Several aspects of my life were coming to a close – in a good way. I sold the first home I bought as a single mom and moved into a low-maintenance rental to save money and time. The business I had helped build was closing. I had just completed a two-year certification and was beginning another. It was a lot, but I was genuinely excited.

I could feel it: something big was coming, and I was here for it.

That “diving board” was elevating me into a new season, one filled with change, challenge, and growth. I was launching a new business. And, much to my disappointment, I also faced an unexpected custody dispute.

We often hear that God won’t give us more than we can handle. But when life brings hard things, it takes deep trust to believe that. I believe God prepares us to carry what’s coming, even the things we can’t yet see.

The truth is, my healing journey has been a walk of faith, grounded in spiritual growth and trust in God.

That walk took me out of a traumatic marriage and led me from Kansas to Tennessee. I remember praying and asking God to set me on a plateau after that so I could catch my breath. And for a while, He did. That season gave me space to breathe, to heal, to settle into a new life and community with my kids.

Then, after a while, it started to feel like I was climbing a ladder without seeing the top. But now I realize: each step was preparing me. Every rung was a new habit, a fresh mindset, a learned skill. My purpose was being restored.

It wasn’t a plateau, it was a training ground.

We’re not meant to stay the same. As we grow, heal, and enter new seasons, we’re called to level up and to live with more intention, peace, and clarity than before.

That’s why healing isn’t about arriving. It’s about who you become on that journey.

And it’s best approached in seasons, with structure and grace.

So what does that actually look like in real life?

Let’s say you commit to a better bedtime routine for 90 days. Your goal? Better sleep, less stress, more peace before your head hits the pillow. At first, it takes effort. You start shutting things down earlier. You might light a candle, read something calming, or journal before bed. Over time, it becomes your new normal. And once that habit sticks, you gain something powerful:

Surplus.

More rest. More peace. More capacity.

You’re not just surviving your days, you’re showing up for them with more to give. That surplus becomes a springboard into your next season. You begin from a higher baseline than before.

This is what personal growth and faith-based healing look like in real life: slow, steady, cumulative.

It’s exactly what I help women build through my coaching programs.

We set habits that support healing.
We build capacity.
We create surplus.
And we let that surplus propel us forward into healing, purpose, and the life God has in store for us.

Wherever you are today, know this:

You don’t have to leap.

You just have to begin, and I give you permission for your steps to be small.