He Might Decide Something Different

I was working in the kitchen tonight when my five-year-old grandson wandered in and asked me a simple question:

“G'Leigh, have you been working all day?”

I told him yes.

He paused, then asked what I had been doing. I explained my work the best way you explain a life’s calling to a five-year-old. Then he asked the question that mattered most:

“Do you like it?”

I didn’t hesitate. “Yes,” I said. “I love it.”

He nodded, satisfied. Then he shared his plan for life.

“When I grow up, I want to be a zookeeper… but I might decide something different when I get older.”

And just like that, he said something many adults struggle to give themselves permission to believe.

He wasn’t anxious about getting it right. He wasn’t worried about making the wrong choice. He simply knew that he gets to decide… and re-decide.

At five years old, he already understands something we often forget as we grow up: choosing a path doesn’t mean locking yourself into it forever.

Somewhere along the way, many of us were taught that change meant failure. That shifting direction meant we were flaky, unfocused, or “behind.” So we stayed. We endured. We convinced ourselves we should be grateful, even when something inside us knew it no longer fit.

But children don’t think that way.

They choose based on curiosity. They leave room for growth.They assume life will continue to unfold.

What struck me wasn’t that my grandson wants to be a zookeeper. It was that he already knows he’s allowed to evolve.

That’s the work I do with everyday people.

Not to blow up their lives. Not to force drastic change. But to create space, mentally and emotionally, for honesty.

To help people notice what they actually want now. To release old stories, roles, and expectations that no longer serve. To reconnect with the part of themselves that once trusted life to unfold.

You don’t need to have it all figured out. You don’t need to justify wanting something different. You just need permission, to listen to yourself again.

If you’ve been feeling stuck, restless, or quietly wondering “Is this still for me?”, you’re not broken. You’re evolving.

And if you’d like support in slowing down, clearing the noise, and reconnecting with what feels true for you now, I’d love to help.

You can learn more about my work, hypnotherapy sessions, and coaching at leighkubin.com.

Because just like a five-year-old future zookeeper…you’re allowed to decide again.

XXOO,

Leigh