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Tamara Doerksen

The vineyard taught me something about multi-path careers 🍇

Published about 2 months ago • 1 min read

The Grapes, the Growth, and the Letting Go

This week, I found unexpected wisdom between the rows of grapevines in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

While visiting wineries, savouring local food, and loading up on farm-fresh peaches and plums from roadside stands, we ended our day at Two Sisters Winery. The setting sun filtered through the vines, casting a warm light on a cluster of grapes — some plump and ready to harvest, others still green and firm. No filter. Just nature doing its thing.

It struck me how much this resembled a multi-path career. Some paths are ripe — running smoothly, humming along. Others need more time, more rain, more nurturing. And some are just ideas not fully formed, still changing colour. Each is part of the bigger blend — a combination that can’t be replicated.

And then, there were the grapes fallen to the ground. The ones I walked on. They reminded me of paths I’ve released — once valuable, but no longer meant for the journey ahead.

Like wine, this kind of life takes time. Patience. Experimentation. And the magic? It’s in the mix.

Here’s to ripening in your own time,

Tamara

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Tamara Doerksen

I'm here for the big-hearted dreamers carving out wildly multi-passionate lives. As co-host of the Rooted in Purpose podcast and a Purpose Guide, I share inspiring stories, real talk, and practical tools to help you build a career that fits all of you.

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