by Jennifer England | Jun 8, 2020 | Activism, Emotional Agility, Practices for You, Self Awareness
Listening to Krista Tippett and Rev. Lucas Johnson talk racism on the On Being podcast, I realized I’m living the question: how can I deepen my commitment and practice of anti-racism? My question feels both inadequate and true. Inadequate, because it seems that no...
by Jennifer England | May 25, 2020 | Perfectionism, Practices for You, Productivity, Success
An open letter to Striving Dear Striving (“You”), I know you have a ton on your plate- but gotta minute? I want to address you publicly because you just keep slinking around, normalizing things that aren’t always helpful. I’ve known you as efforting, pushing,...
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 | Mar 17, 2020 | Confidence, Navigating Uncertainty, Practices for You, Resilience
The small box of my chaotic attention It’s strange. I love writing, but I don’t feel like writing. I love my beautiful view to the sparkled snow and handmade bird feeders, but I am not really ‘here’. Instead, I’m compulsively drawn to ‘assess the state of...
by Jennifer England | Mar 1, 2020 | Confidence, Emotional Agility, Practices for You
Why are we never enough? Ever notice how hard ass your inner critic is? The recent viral video “Be a Lady They Said” (which could easily be “Be a Man”), is saturated with the language of never enough: either we’re too little or too much. ...
by Jennifer England | Feb 19, 2020 | Conflict + Power, Practices for You
The pain of disconnection The rise of polarization, and the feeling like we’re becoming alienated from one another, is a new experience for some of us. While there’s always been polarization, with varying degrees of difference, many would argue that...
