Who Do You Think You Are? Cathy... Castella!
What a bold thing I embarked upon… After a full career as a Human Resources professional, I was encouraged to tap into my right brain, my creative side, just the natural thing to do, being a passionate singer and all. This was August 2018… So I did it, I wrote lyrics, melodies, songs… it was quite the amazing journey!(I’ll be writing more about that!) I had transformed Cathy to Castella… I was on top of the world I tell you! And it felt good! Wow!!
It was probably August 24, 2019, it was a beautiful day in New York…I had a moment where I took a deep breath, I kind of paused, stop walking and thanked God for everything, my life seemed as close to perfect as possible… had my family, had my job, had just released my first EP, I was in New York on vacation with my daughter, Castella was alive and well… it was quite amazing! I was grateful, but who do you think you are? I was going to find out…
I returned back to work on August 28 and at approximately 4:30pm, I had a meeting with my boss where he asked me to resign… Wait a minute… WHAT? Resign? Really? Me? I was asked to leave my job of over two years, just like that… no warning, no reason, but you can leave in “good standing” … I was officially unemployed for the first time in my professional career. Just like that, my life had changed… It was almost as if I had been plucked off of that imaginary mountain top I was on… I suddenly didn’t feel good anymore. A new reality had set in…
This was quite an embarrassing position to be in, this is actually the first time I’m actually saying anything about this publicly …me someone who always had her stuff together, suddenly jobless! When this kind of thing happens, you reflect on EVERYTHING! The biggest question I had was why? why me? I didn’t deserve this. My family and friends were very supportive. A close friend felt the Universe was at play… exactly ten days after I release my first EP, I essentially lose my job? He felt it was uncanny…after all, it was his urging that started the journey… It was the Universe’s way, God’s way of placing me right where I needed to be…. It was time for Cathy to truly take Castella 100% for real and embrace the gift God gave me a long, long time ago. Yes, this is scary and different and risky and crazy! But I’m doing it!! Who do I think I am?!?
I’m going to use this blog to share stuff about my life, about me… about Cathy, about Castella… you see, we are one in the same… and we are not perfect by a long shot!