Do you time hop?
Jumping around timelines and ushering in new phases...
I remember the first time it happened. I was 10 years old on holiday and the thought came to me, ‘at some point I’ll be back home and I’ll remember this exact moment.’
Then, I was back home, and I remembered that moment on the holiday, and it was as if I’d clicked my fingers and got there: two moments side by side.
Whenever I’m away now, I like to pin-point a moment to think, ‘I’m actually here now.’ And once I’m home I remember that moment and feel transported back. And then back home again. And then away. Transported through time. Flicking between images.
Today I arrived in Hamburg to run a Power of Uke workshop as part of a Leadership Programme for a publishing company. Last time I was here, in December, I remember walking along the river in the freezing cold and thinking ‘next time I’m here, it will be May. I wonder what will be happening in my life?’
And now I’m here. And it’s as if no time has passed.
Is this something you do? Is this a really normal thing that everyone does and does not merit a Carousel entry?! Or a weirdo Weiler thing? Either way, it’s something I find interesting - that if we pin point moments in the present and in the future, that we can have this sense of time jumping about.
I like the Sarah I find in May 2025.
This spring has definitely had its challenges, but I’m noticing that as time goes on there is (mostly!) an underlying sense of peace and trust in life.
I told you in the last Carousel that a big client had paused our work for 2025. My nervous system had a very familiar existential wobble, but I also noticed that my despair did not drop as deep as it usually does… I noticed that I have been on this particular Carousel as a freelancer many times (the one of losing and finding work again). I also notice that there is a new trust in me ‘working where I’m needed.’ If a client comes to a close, maybe it’s done? For me and for them? And there is a peacefulness in believing that endings create space for new beginnings, and new ventures. This attitude has really taken me by surprise, as usually the anxiety I feel about not having guaranteed work keeps me up all night. Maybe there is a sense of having been around the block enough times to know I’ll be okay? Maybe I trust my marketable skills more now than at 31? Maybe I just choose to trust now, knowing I can’t build a portfolio career from panic.
I called up my coach to book a session and dream up this next stage of my life. There is space for something new - what wants to grow here? I’m still processing what came up in the visualisation we did together - but it felt very clear. We time-hopped to May 2026 and I knew what I needed to do.
And as part of that I realised that I had to step into a new version of me. That my 30s have been so wonderfully full of experimentation, and creativity. And now there was a new phase growing - one of roots, wisdom, stability. My coach got me walking over a threshold from this younger version of me into the new chapter. I felt a shift. I also noticed that be stepping there was a potential rejection of the experimentation phase. But my coach reminded me, ‘she’s so integrated now, Sarah!’ All the lessons I’ve learned about how to live a creative and Carousel life are second nature now.
This weekend I ended up coaching a couple of people on a significant turning point in their lives where they felt really stuck about which way to turn. Both came out of their future visualisations with clarity of what they needed to do. These time hops can be so powerful. I love the idea that we can pull down these visions into our present. There are so many things that I day dreamed about that now have become reality: living by the sea, working for myself, performing comedy, DJing at Glastonbury, playing piano on stage, coaching teachers… One by one these dreams suddenly arrive and I have this moment of ‘oh, I’m here.’
God knows how I’m feeling so zen when I’m on day 20 of my cycle. Actually this morning I was very very angry about something so maybe I’m just done with emotions. I always laugh that if I send someone a voice note telling them how I am, if they reply even two hours later to acknowledge the state I’m in I’m like ‘what do you mean?’ Eg. “sorry sounds like life is hard.’’ Oh? No I’m having a great day! Or ‘So happy to hear you’re doing really well!’ WTF you talking about. Everything is awful.
So here’s to being human and growing a trust in life.
What has been on my Carousel this past month
🥾 Walking some of the Cornish South West Coast Path for my friend’s 40th.
🎹 Getting musical offerings ready for my sister’s wedding, and various festivals this summer! And singing with Teenie.
👩🏫 Lots of coaching teachers in schools! And feeling that it is needed more than ever.
💭 Supporting lots of private clients with dreaming up a life that feels more like them.
🫂 Hosting a meet-up for freelancers in Brighton to support each other with the highs and lows.
🌊 Jumping in the sea as much as possible.
🔥 An absolutely delightful singing retreat with the Singin Swimmin Wimmin - nourishment to the max! And a weekend away with Brighton friends to deepen the community vibes.
🎭 Getting my theatre and circus fix at Brighton Fringe!
🚘 Practising driving!! I’m so f*cking proud of the progress I’ve made with this!
🤔 Dreaming up my next work offer…
Cornish adventures
Freelancer Meet Up with
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I love love love this Sarah, and yes I do timehop. Last year I went for a run in a place I used to live, the place i lived in when I was training for a marathon. It was as if I was running alongside my 10-year-younger self. I had whole conversations. And for the first time I could see how far I had come. And I thought ‘soon, future me will be back here again, doing the same.’ It was bloody awesome.