That Mondiest of Mondays that is still a holiday day off for some, and yet after a week of perhaps not knowing what day of the week it was or the constriction of hard pants, we may be ready for
As another wild, difficult, and holy beautiful year comes to a close, it's time to pause and reflect before going dark for a bit.
This morning as I got ready, two mourning doves and a blue jay worked through some stuff in our holly tree right outside the window. Of course, the blue jay was pretty feisty and eventually staked its territory.
What if we challenged the systems, things, and stories that tell us we have to mask up, plow through, numb out, stuff down, hustle, earn, strive, and pretend?
It is through this discomfort that we get through the dark together and write out our own future.
Ask for what you want and need. Ask in the moment. Clear is kind. Resentment is poison, it's also preventable.
When a team doesn't have trust and well-being, the consequences are much more catastrophic than profit.
Today's courage teach: You don't have to be anything but you.?
I wonder what connective tissue could be forged if we chose to wonder about one another more than react to one another.
We must ask for what we want and need in a clear and kind way.
