Patience in motion, the light within you, and the ebbs and flows.
MONTHLY REMINDERReader, patience is a form of action. REFLECTION PROMPTS:
DECEMBER'S REFLECTION PROMPTIn December, I will honour the last 12 months by... Whatever 2024 has signified for you, it's all part of the journey. Some dots may have connected (or not). Some anomalies may have popped up. The year may have produced some questions; it may have answered some. You made it. Keep going. How will you choose to say goodbye to 2024? What will you take with you? What will you leave behind? 2 QUOTES WORTH PONDERING1. Poet, Rumi on the illumination we seek: "If everything around seems dark, look again; you may be the light." REFLECTION PROMPTS:
2. Poet Emily Dickinson on life's waves: "I wish you a kinder sea." REFLECTION PROMPTS:
POPULAR IN NOVEMBERPODCAST EPISODE 11: Reminders about making mistakes... (a 5-minute listen)
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MONTHLY REMINDER Reader, you cannot expect people to be who they are not. Some grief comes from the gap between who we hoped someone would be and who they have shown themselves to be. Acceptance does not always mean approval; sometimes it means finally telling the truth without dressing it in potential. This month, may you release the exhausting labour of trying to make reality become more loving, available, honest, or capable than it is. REFLECTION PROMPTS: Where am I relating to someone’s...
MONTHLY REMINDER Reader, small changes can still change a life. We often think change has to be dramatic to matter. A new job, a new city, a big decision, a clear turning point. But most lives are actually shaped by smaller shifts: a new habit, a boundary set, a conversation had, a walk taken, a decision made quietly, a way of thinking slowly changing. Never underestimate the direction of small changes; they are often how a life changes. REFLECTION PROMPTS: What small change has already made...
MONTHLY REMINDER Reader, you’re allowed to change your mind as you go. Changing your mind isn’t a failure of commitment or clarity. Often, it’s a sign of maturity. Of listening. Of responding to new information, shifting circumstances, or a deeper understanding of yourself. Growth, grief, and healing all ask for this kind of ongoing awareness; the ability to stay with something and to gently ask, is this still right for me now? In this instance, you're not being unanchored or impulsive, but...