Thoughts on Transformation and Transitions

Perfectionism is the belief that if we do things perfectly and look perfect, we can minimize or avoid the pain of blame, judgment, and shame. (Brené Brown)

When a plant is struggling to survive, you are meant to remove the dead leaves because all the energy of the plant goes to healing those dead leaves. The whole plant could potentially die because of the effort it makes to save the dying leaf.

So boundaries... buzz buzz buzz. Everyone is talking about it…

What would be possible if we all agreed (right now) to stop complaining about our lives for like... a week? What would be the impact?

The other day I went to pick up a CSA box from a local farm. (CSA is community supported agriculture) The radio was on with Kenny Chesney’s station “No Shoes Radio” which makes me nostalgic for summer.

What does it mean to truly trust in yourself?

Instead of positive or negative, in coaching we talk about our experiences as resonant or dissonant. Resonance is when we feel fully alive, fully human, overwhelmed by emotion, possibly even deep in the throes of sadness. Dissonance is just like it sounds - when you are in lack of harmony.

The other day, my husband and I repotted a few plants in my apartment. We discovered that one of the plants had pretty weak roots. It’s this huge tree but the roots were somehow really small and unstable. So we attempted to solve the problem the best way we know how - Google. We researched how to make the roots of a tree stronger and more stable. Interestingly enough, one of the recommendations to strengthen the roots was to put the tree outside in the wind and let it get tussled around. Because the more it leans right and left the stronger that the roots will be.

On Safari you see that each pack, pride, flock or herd in the bush is in constant movement. They are either looking for food or trying their best not to get eaten. If they stay in one place for too long, they die. As they move, they change according to their environment. The lions in the Serengeti cannot climb trees but the lions in the jungle learned how to do so. The wildebeasts by the lake are lighter colored as it serves as better camouflage.

We humans are MEANING MAKING MACHINES.

The world is a series of experiences that are given to me in order to awaken out of the illusion of my own separateness. -Ram Dass

Reflect on this simple, statement: