by Jennifer England | Oct 27, 2023 | Activism, Conflict + Power, Mindfulness
We’re Entangled After a forest fire Chamaenerion angustifolium, or fireweed as we call it, takes over in my part of the world. It’s prolific, robust and thrives in disturbed, burnt soil. In the summer, it offers deep pink blooms. The blooming starts...
by Jennifer England | Dec 19, 2022 | 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...
by Jennifer England | Sep 28, 2020 | Mindfulness, Practices for You, Productivity
Leaders are slammed I’m often surrounded, at bedtime, with about eight or nine books on the floor. Stacked, angled, or alone, the array of literature, non-fiction, and meditations invite me in. As a leader, with solutions to find and decisions to make for...
by Jennifer England | Jun 18, 2020 | Mindfulness, Practices for You, Productivity
Judging my experience of overwhelm I have to be reminded that we’re in a pandemic. Because, as one of my coping strategies in uncertainty, I behave like we’re NOT in one, and then become frustrated with myself. This tends to happen when I’m feeling particularly...
by Jennifer England | Apr 27, 2020 | Activism, Culture Change, Mindfulness, Practices for You
Have you noticed how everyone (and sometimes me ☺) seems to have the ‘right’ way of being in this quarantine time? I’ve noticed there tends to be the “better yourself” people. The “pause and reflect” people. The “care for your neighbours” people and the “let’s...
by Jennifer England | Apr 14, 2020 | Emotional Agility, Mindfulness, Resilience, Self Awareness
Can you bear this Great Pause If you can bear this Great Pause, a little longer than you can stand it, equality and sustainability might just have a chance. In other words, if you can resist ‘trying to make sense of it all’ by giving the Great Pause a...
