Mrs. Maisel. She’s not just a bunch of pretty dress designs. She’s also learning to design a life.
This week I worked in a crowd scene being filmed for season 3 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and then attended the opening weekend of a Mrs. Maisel exhibit at the Paley Center. Both experiences were an immersion into great design. The sets and costumes truly tell the story.
And what is that story? Mrs. Maisel is learning that life itself doesn’t always fit as perfectly as her dresses. When the show begins, she thought she had life figured out. She was on the path she’s “supposed” to be on, and slowly discovers that maybe there’s something more, and that she really wants it.
It’s like she needs to redesign her life.
And so when the opportunity comes (season 2 spoiler alert!) she leaves her perfectly curated life behind temporarily in order to go on the road to follow her new dream as a comic.
The drama of it all makes great television. I can’t wait to watch season 3 (especially because I’m in a crowd scene!) But that much drama isn’t necessary in real life.
I coach ministry professionals and church-adjacent people to design a life that better fits their calling. They are realizing that they have outgrown their calling. Or that it once fit but it no longer fits. Or it got messy.
It’s all totally normal. Many of us spend much too long trying to still fit in the old version of our life or the life we’re “supposed” to have instead of taking steps to move on.
Together, we can craft your next step so that you no longer have to squeeze into a life or calling you have outgrown, and do it in a way that is not nearly as dramatic as leaving everyone you love to go on the road as a comic.
Stop settling. Start living your story.
