by | | Emotional Agility, Resilience, Self Awareness
The less I seek my source for some definitive, the closer I am to fine. -The Indigo Girls Analysis Paralysis Last week, I felt as flat as a sheet of plywood. All splintery and knotted with life. It was a deep blah feeling- a state that settled deep in my chest....
by | | Emotional Agility, Personal Fulfillment, Relationships
From Strangers to Friends I carefully watched us dissolve the idea of “strangers”, one bucket-full of oranges at a time. Nelson was the 65 year-old farm-hand at the coffee finca, who spoke a thick dialect of Spanish. We’d both be up at 6:30am,...
by | | Emotional Agility, Practices for You, Resilience, Self Awareness
“Grief is a mutiny against established patterns”- Báyò Akómoláfé The Rough Ocean of Being Fully Human Over the last week, I’ve been witnessing hard things. Burnout. Exhaustion. Loss. Over the last week, I’ve been witnessing easier...
by | | Confidence, Emotional Agility, Perfectionism, Practices for You, Resilience
Hiding Weakness Me too. Honestly, it took me ages to realize how much I avoid it. How many decades I tried to bypass and ignore my weaknesses and insecurities. Camouflage or hide them by doubling down on what I was good at. Performing in ways that the...
by | | Emotional Agility, Personal Fulfillment, Relationships, Self Awareness
The weight of inspiration (for an Ennea 7) Thomas King reminds us that no-one actually wants to hear about your easy-breezy travel story in his novel Indians on Vacation. The ones that go like this: oh yeah, weather was hot, everyone got along, got all bronzed with...
by | | Emotional Agility, Mindfulness, Navigating Uncertainty
The past month has been pretty rough. In our family, we’re in a season of unshakable grief and loss. I wasn’t sure whether or how to tell you about it. As I sat down to write at the kitchen counter all I’ve been feeling is disorientation. I’m...
