The Siren’s Call is different for each and every one of us. The song we hear called out to us is an individual one. I’ve been called on to take leaps of faith many times before, but this call was different from all of those. This one didn’t just change one aspect of my life, it changed my entire life. And it had rippling effects that touched those all around me.
Years before I heard the call, I had been struggling in my life. Not because my life was bad. It wasn’t. I had a good life. My career was flourishing, I had a stable partnership with my husband, I had three children, a home, car, cat, dog... I was living the dream. Except, I wasn’t. I had been put in a box and only a shell of the person I was meant to be was living.
Not long after I had been struggling with this realization, I had a surreal moment. Strangely enough, that moment took hold in the oddest of places. I had a huge epiphany while at the theater watching an animated film with my family. Was this epiphany the result of an avalanche of other issues falling down on my head? Yes. But the moment was my personal Siren Call. The movie I was watching was Disney’s Frozen II. The premise of the movie is around Elsa facing the struggle of hearing a siren call and whether or not she will choose to follow it. The theme song for the movie is Into The Unknown and the lyrics grabbed a hold of me and completely resonated with my own person struggle:
I can hear you, but I won’t.
Some look for trouble, while others don’t.
There’s a thousand reasons, I should go about my day.
And ignore your whispers, which I wish would go away.
You’re not a voice. You’re just ringing in my ear.
And if I heard you, which I don’t. I’m spoken for, I fear.
Everyone I’ve ever loved is here within these walls.
I’m sorry, secret siren, but I’m blocking out your calls.
I’ve had my adventure, I don’t need something new.
I’m afraid of what I’m risking if I follow you into the unknown.
What do you want? ‘Cause you’ve been keeping me awake.
Are you here to distract me so I make a big mistake?
Or are you someone out there who’s a little bit like me?
Who knows deep down, I’m not where I’m meant to be?
Every day’s a little harder as I feel my power grow.
Don’t you know there’s part of me that longs to go into the unknown?
Are you out there? Do you know me?
Can you feel me? Can you show me?
Where are you going? Don’t leave me alone.
How do I follow you into the unknown?
This is the first blog of our journey and it is our desire to have the stories that follow capture the struggles of ourselves and other women as we each share how we made the difficult journey following the Siren’s Call into the unknown. Each of our stories are our own. Some stories share common threads while others do not. It is our hope that through sharing our own stories they might resonate with other women who are struggling with the choice of whether or not to follow the call. To follow a siren’s call is frightening. It is to journey into the unknown. And the waters of the unknown are tumultuous. The waters are deep, the waves are rough, and it can be overwhelming. But we can also assure you that when you reach the shores the call is leading you to, there is a sisterhood of sirens who await you. We know the journey you have been on and we welcome you to our shores with a warm embrace.
And, if perchance, after reading these stories, you decide the call is not yours…. We honor that as well. After all, even in Frozen II, the story includes both Elsa and her sister Anna. While Anna thought at first she was meant for the call, she was not. Both had different journeys but each had a significant and important role to play. As women, we need to respect each other and our different choices.
Each of us wish for you but one thing, to live a life that honors who you are. Whatever that life is, be certain it provides the freedom for you to be your authentic and beautiful self. The world truly needs your authentic self so you can fulfill all you are intended to.
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