And yet she blooms.
Planted with care.Planted with prevention for underground scavengers (holly leaf in each hole with the bulb).Watered.Nourished with sun.Checked on and spoken over with love. Bitten back.Unpredictable temps.Stepped on. And yet she blooms.Sure she doesn't stand as tall as she could, still she
we all fear and we all love
What are they afraid of? Who do they love? Something that is helping me right now is remembering that we all both desperately love someone and are desperately afraid of something. And that we often react from that love and fear in
Courage work
You won't be able to do the hard skills well without our "soft" skills. For me, this is what the courage work is all about. My next open, full Dare to Lead™ training is already at 50% capacity. I would love for
love well, let in, and live fully
Boundaried not guarded. Self-preservation not protection. This is how I want to live my life. No matter how the hurts, the losses, and the disappointments, either by life or by people, I will not allow my heart to close off into protection and
Follow the nudge
Nearly two years ago I followed the first nudge and said yes to a keynote in the panhandle of Nebraska. Did you know there was a panhandle there? That keynote has to led many events so far, reaching so many people,
A dream and a love
In case you aren't part of my social media communities, or perhaps the algorithm just didn't show you, I have had quite the update here that also hit alongside several other hard things. It has been a brutal week or so
Glimmers
Sometimes, it can feel like things are meant to make us forget our common humanity and the goodness of life and others. Between all the vicious and hateful shouting on social media. The things of this world. The divide is great. The hurt profound. And
Be even more extra.
We made it through another year of January. It is finally February. And it comes with an extra day this year. May this shortest month plus an extra day of ours include much needed sunshine, hours of wintering and rest, and the resistance to
