Commitments instead of Statements
Have you noticed how many people are putting out statements lately? This happened with Ukraine, Black Lives Matter, the Dobbs decision, and countless other milestones and conflicts in the last [...]
Getting Inspired is our Job
Friends, I am a broken record. I’m here to say—again!—that we can’t go very long without inspiration. And if you can’t see it lying all around you, decide to go [...]
Here to Hang Out
I’m coming back from over a month off, and I was blessed to run into a few readers around the Puget Sound (Julie on Lummi Island, hello!) who asked how [...]
Find the Snake
A couple years ago, I listened to the Enneagram teacher Suzanne Stabile and the author Brian McClaren talk about facilitating a retreat together. Suzanne was sharing that she found herself [...]
What phase is this?
I listened to this funny takedown of the popular book Atomic Habits recently, and it was such a RELIEF to get out of the self-improvement trap for a few minutes, [...]
A statement I’ve never heard
“That re-org really transformed things around here!” Ha! That’s a statement I have never heard. I’ve been re-reading Geoffrey Bellman’s The Consultant’s Calling, and it’s hitting home in a million [...]
Influence by Invitation
Getting ready for my bike commute this morning, I felt an indistinct longing. Wanting to feel connected to the world, wanting companionship. I felt receptive, open, needy. This is the [...]
What you Need is Not Inside You
Public Service Announcement: Alone, you do not have what it takes to live the life you want. I’m pretty tired of all the messages telling us that everything we need [...]
However Small
Today is my day to bake cookies for the tiny home community that houses low-income seniors. A group of amazing women in my life have been bringing dinner once a [...]
Empowered Disidentification
I was listening to Jeff Warren this week, one of my favorite meditation teachers, and he was talking about discovering his ADHD diagnosis in adulthood and how helpful it has [...]