'I thought four and a half months without work would birth a new me...Instead, I was surprised to find my sabbatical brought a quieter joy: the chance to enjoy the life I already had.'
—Rachel Feintzeig

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When we're unhappy or unsatisfied, renewal can be challenging because we struggle to complete what is ending.

According to Richard Strozzi-Heckler, when faced with an ending and disconnected from our energy and emotions, we typically:

1. Prematurely end something that has not

The fledglings are ready to take flight!

I taught my 5-year-old daughter that practice makes progress, not perfection.

She just echoed this back to me while we practiced reading before bed.

She’s going to be okay.

Just do the next right thing
Take a step, step again
It is all that I can to do
The next right thing

I won't look too far ahead
It's too much for me to take
But break it down to this next breath
This next step
This next choice is one that I can make

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15 minutes any movement is better than no movement.

What if that thing you’re working on doesn’t define you forever?

How might that change your relationship to it?

No childcare today, no problem.

“The body and the person are all one and the body has its own take on what's going on. It's a more subtle take. The body is more intricate the way it understands a situation.”
—Eugene Gendlin

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'Whoever gives nothing, has nothing. The greatest misfortune is not to be unloved, but not to love.'
—Albert Camus

I think about this often:

One day in the future, I'll give anything—absolutely anything—to return to this very moment.

Cherish the present, especially if you're in good health—it truly is priceless and irreplaceable.

Mr dan hunt and I are hosting the first Downshift day in BK this Saturday.

It’s a full day container for stepping back from the fast pace of life, turning off our phones, putting aside our work, and honoring what emerges.

We have a great crew. DMs are open if you can join.

A walk in the woods with David Spinks.

Talking relationships, coaching, downshifting, and boundless possibilities.

“There is something wonderfully bold and liberating about saying yes to our entire imperfect and messy life.”
—Tara Brach

Happy Mother’s Day to the two amazing moms in my life. Beyond lucky and grateful.

Some people seem to not realize what’s at stake. And that their kids are in a global competition for resources in an increasingly complex society. I’m definitely not going back and forth with people who don’t understand this.

“Every year of my life I grow more convinced that it is wisest and best to fix our attention on the beautiful and the good, and dwell as little as possible on the evil and the false.”
—Richard Cecil

A question I’m chewing on:

What’s the difference between being wild and being reckless?

Here's where my thoughts are leading:

Wildness is about consciously embracing and expressing our innate primal nature—a return to our roots.

Recklessness, on the other hand, often stems

“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.”

When I was in seventh grade, I weighed nearly 150 pounds. I was HUGE. People made fun of me constantly, calling me names like 'pig' and mocking my 'man boobs.'

Despite the shame, I struggled with my weight. My only exercise was riding my scooter to the corner store after