The journey to embracing imperfection isn't about lowering standards – it's about expanding possibilities. In coaching, we call this "creating and increasing capacity for joy."

Blessed lands as something that happens to us, and perhaps my disquiet stems from the lack of choice implied. This is where Gratitude triumphs.

"When you don't know what to do, just do the work in front of you. At the end of the day at least your chores are done."

As Winter Solstice and the longest night approaches, here is a bit hopeful prose to serve as reminder that the light does come.

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Maybe Broken is an opportunity to sift through the pieces, mindfully choose the beautiful and useful bits of value, and build something better.

Our bandwidth is both a precious and limited resource, deserving of recognition, honor, and guarding against wasteful expenditure.

Wilderness makes you work – planning, packing, paddling, portaging – for the rewards. Wild places aren’t easy comfort, and that is exactly what makes the experience so powerful.

The chaos cracked systems that were long overburdened and strained. The harm – the trauma – can no longer be denied, and relief can no longer be delayed.

Save the other half of yourselves and your lives for pleasure and adventure. It is not enough to fight for the land; it is even more important to enjoy it.

What stands out most, though, is the importance of time spent deep in imagination before a masterpiece can be created.

What do we need to ReLearn, and how can we support one another in the relearning?

In life, as in fiction, we can always ReWrite our story.

Rest and Restoration are important. So is ReConnection.

There are lots of Re words floating around out there right now.

Most of us appreciate the importance of Joy – and of sharing it with others. It simply has become habit to overlook or ignore in the chaos, the stress, and the trauma of these times.

Never tie your growth to things you cannot control.

What can we do to keep ourselves strong and resilient, to enjoy and be grateful for life when everything feels precarious?

What can we do to notice when we are heads down and busy DOING? Sometimes we have to turn to others in our lives who have a better vantage point than we do.

Passion rarely leads; it is birthed from our pain.