I see the difference between a renegade and a rebel as…
Read MoreTake everything apart. Look inside and take the pieces that serve you. You might be surprised at what you find as well as what you can make of it.
Read MoreWhen the world you know crumbles... a process.
Read MoreIt brings to mind the old adage, “Everything will be alright in the end. If it’s not alright, it’s not the end.”
Read MoreHumans are feeling beings. We have a vast array of nuanced emotions that come to dance with us throughout our lived experience. But just because we all have emotions doesn't know that we have the language to communicate them.
Read MoreI feel something rising, growing, germinating within me. It is a powerful force. We all have it. We just have to learn how to use it.
Read MoreI posit that this is the only way that we can move forward in any meaningful way to make progress from what IS to a desired future
Read MoreThis is a tiny spec of a larger conversation, but if you've never considered it before or if you needed a reminder... here it is…
Read MoreFollowing the instructions of others and expecting that guidance to be what leads to you getting to live the life that you desire will never work. It can't work.
Read MoreWhen you feel, believe a certain way and act in a way that is not in alignment with your internal feelings of beliefs, you are divided. You are out of integrity. This split of energy between your internal and external world creates a division of your energetic resources. It causes a leak.
Read MoreHolding space for the fears, frustrations, anger, sadness, confusion, grief... and allowing it all out in a space that can see and hear the reality of this lived experience without judgment, minimizing, explain, justifying or offering advice.
Holding space is a beautiful act of care and kindness.
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Read MoreBessel Van Der Kolk speaks in his book “The Body Keeps the Score'“ about the science that demonstrates that trauma occurs not only in a traumatic experience but also after a painful situation when a hurting person shares the experience and is met with invalidation.
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Read MoreListening, true listening comes from a place of strength and security that you have the ability to stay with the other person at the moment. You can remain present and focused.
This is self-responsibility. This expands your capacity to hear, hold space, and be a compassionate listener when called upon.
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Read MoreHeidegger and Rumi both spoke of a clearing beyond our fixed ideas of ‘what is’. And going there changes everything.
Read MoreThe term empowerment implies that you have power that you are going to benevolently bestow upon me. You will grant me permission to use your power. It's not mine, it's yours... but hey, I can borrow it. How kind of you…
Read MoreThe brushstrokes of the thoughts in your mind, the color of emotions you feel, the composition of your time, the palette of experiences you engage in, they all come from you.
Read MoreI could push, plan, try-hard, judge, and shame myself into change… or… I could accept what is, get curious, and allow it to share its message and move on. It’s the same feeling I get when the seasons are changing. There’s possibility for new behaviors in the one that’s coming.
Read MoreCommunication is key in all relationships.. even in and most especially in the relationship to ourselves. How is your subconscious communicating to you in positive —and negative ways— that offers you insight?
Read MoreNotes on where inspiration comes from and how to leverage unique sources and approaches to widen the scope of waht’s possible so that you come back to a solution that’s best for you… not just trying to iterate common solutions to the issues we face.
Read MoreA distinction between two common words and the underlying energy that I feel between them. I like to dive into concepts like this to find out how I really feel about a concept. I find this helps me to articulate with more precision what I stand for and what I would rather not engage in. Sometimes I write about it and sometimes I don’t… but this is how I think about these topics.
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