At this moment in time, our threat detection systems have been so activated for so long it is becoming difficult to distinguish between a Face-Eating Bear and a Cute Little Chipmunk.

The dance between the thoughtful and reflective parts of our brain and the parts wired for our very survival is an enduring one.

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?

I’m tired. You’re tired. Everyone is tired. And not the kind we can mitigate with extra sleep or self-care. It requires something more.

Strong advice in how to self-manage and how to avoid flinging your glitter (harm) onto everyone else.

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.

None of us were born knowing how to do these things, and few of us were taught these basic skills at any point in our lives.

Whatever “hard” things you are challenged by today: What would make it easy?

We are going to have to lean into the reality that truth is rarely found in the binary. Humans are wonderfully, brilliantly complex creatures.

What *is* of value is examining the truth of the stories I’m telling myself and asking if the lens I am choosing is one that increases or diminishes my desire and ability to respond with compassion.

Our commitment to this bootstraps-grit-rugged-individualism legacy is every bit as false and damaging as the prince charming fairytales of our youth.

We help each other when we recognize fear, fatigue and frustration as part of our shared experience and make the choice to respond with compassion.

There’s value in leaning in when people are angry and hurting – value for them and value for us.