Hello Reader! Is journaling necessary? No. Very few things actually are. If it’s not for you, it’s not for you. Despite the bazillion “101 Benefits of a Journaling Practice” articles you can find on the interweb. I was not a diary writer or journaler as a kid. It just wasn’t my thing. And yet, the lure of the “101 Benefits” message is strong. After reading the book 1,000 Gifts by Ann Voscamp, I began a written gratitude journal. That cracked opened the door for me. Each night before bed I...
about 2 years ago • 3 min read
Hello Reader! We’ve talked a lot about our thoughts and our mind and how we create our reality. We’ve also talked about how those neural pathways run deep and how it can take a minute (or a thousand-thousand minutes) before we are able to change the way we think, feel and subsequently act. What if I told you there’s a shortcut? Would you do it? I’m on a precipice. Maybe you feel it for yourself as well. Something huge and amazing is coming. I can feel it in my bones. It’s not like being on...
about 2 years ago • 3 min read
Hello Reader! Pretend you’re walking into a store, and the person holding the door for you says you have purple and green hair. You would be confused by the statement, and would reply that no, your hair is brown. Weird, but probably you wouldn’t give it a second thought. Now pretend that same person says you’re a self centered bitch. You become indignant, offended, mad and hurt. Why such a different reaction than the hair comment? Because you believe it. The judgements you think they have...
about 2 years ago • 4 min read
Hello Reader! As of the moment I’m writing this email, tonight's Mega Million jackpot is at $1.1 Billion. By the time you get this email, it will undoubtedly be much higher. Are you going to play? I think every human fantasizes about coming into a life changing amount of money. Whether it’s an inheritance from a relative (long lost or not) or winning the lotto, we dream of being ‘saved’. I have memories from when I was a kid of my dad playing the lotto every week. Hoping to hit the big one....
over 2 years ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader! Friend, it’s been a week. The underlying theme of which is knowledge. When we choose to not know, or choose to hide, we weaken our ability to respond in a way that is in our best interest. We make decisions that may actually cause us, or those we love, harm. We become a victim. On the other hand, when we know, when all the cards are on the table, we can move forward from a position of strength and power. We regain a level of control over our future. I’m going to ask the hard...
over 2 years ago • 4 min read
Trust the process by putting in the practice, because if you trust whatever life situation you’re in, if you’re deciding which direction to go, and you’re like, 'I’m just going to trust. I’m just going to sit here and trust,' but you never take those next steps, you’re not going to move forward . . . There’s a trust, which is a kind of relational internal posture, but then there is practice, which is fully embodied and actual in the real world, and those two things have to speak to each other...
over 2 years ago • 4 min read
Hello Reader! I’ve started and stopped, written and erased this email half a dozen times. Right now I’m in the And Space. The Messy Middle. The Pause. It’s the place where all of the thoughts and emotions collide, where time and space feels wavy. so.many.thoughts. so.many.emotions. It’s not at all the same space that we were in on January 1st. It is the perfect space for right now. Even if it feels shitty. Imagine for a moment that you’re at a standard four-way intersection. You have five...
over 2 years ago • 3 min read
Hello Reader! You know that feeling you get when you're saturated? Like your brain can't possibly absorb any more information and thoughts are difficult to complete? I was in that place last night. It's like I suddenly hit the wall. After wandering around in literal and figurative circles, I sat down and started studying one of the gates in my Human Design. There was a small thread of a sentence that I had read in an email earlier and I was curious to see what showed up in my chart. This...
over 2 years ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader! During a coaching call I was participating in the other day, a business owner talked about how she was hesitant to meet her growth goal of $500k because she was afraid of having to pay taxes on those earnings. She can see that she is holding herself back. She was concerned because she didn't know how much taxes would be owed, and that she would be surprised and unprepared when the tax bill came. This is such a familiar fear! Most of us feel this way to some degree. These...
over 2 years ago • 4 min read