Friday Reflections #109 – Letting Go and Letting (Trusting) God
This was my motto starting in 2019 or 2020. I know it was front and center when I was sick in 2020 and through my decision to leave my job in 2021 as well as starting my consulting business and podcast, selling my farm and buying a place in New Mexico. I let go and […]
Friday Reflections #108 – Asking for Help
In America we celebrate rugged individualism! We love the story of the person who pulled themselves up from rags to riches. We applaud those that step up and take on heroic challenges and seem to overcome them on their own. We congratulate those who figure it out alone, learning from personal experience. But that is […]
Friday Reflections #107 Open Heart
We hear it a lot. Keep your heart open. But what does that mean? I have had a great week. And I think it is largely because I have kept my heart open and recognized quickly when I started to close it. Here are the things I have noticed. First is how I keep my […]
Friday Reflections #106 – Loving Others
Yesterday, I was writing my morning pages, when my cousin was also talking to me. I asked me to allow me to focus on my journaling and he wandered away. It felt hard and sad to ask someone I love to leave. I felt like I was shunning him. I love myself and need this […]
Friday Reflections #105 – Training and Working in a Sustainable Way
Last week I was in enjoying time together with my family on vacation in New Mexico, but I was also feeling tired and out of sorts. Ok, here is a little context. I am training for a 50-mile run in the Grand Canyon this fall, R2R2R, on my way to try to qualify for the […]
Friday Reflections #104 – Coming Home to Myself
At this point in my life, I know the most important thing I can do is to heal myself. Through that, and only through that, can I make a positive impact on those around me, starting with my family, colleagues and friends. But what does it mean to heal myself? Is it letting go of […]
