Category: Encouragement
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Purpose does not belong on a shelf.
It’s always been there – on the shelf – hiding in the dark. It’s never seen the sky or felt the tension on the other end of the string as it rose through the sky. The kite has sat, still in plastic, the pricetag faded. Here’s the truth. I’m scared to fly it. Afraid I…
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A daily invitation
Be who you are, right where you are. Sure. Just be me. Its so much harder then it seems it should be – or than people make it out to be. No one else can be me, true, but there is work required for me, to be me. I have to excavate out from under…
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Help her take the next step.
She tentatively steps into her own. She wades into her space, seeking to understand that it is actually hers, unsure that she even has enough within her to fill the space. Her eyes flit across the blank, white walls and cavernous space and her heart starts stuttering a bit. “I don’t possess what this space…
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I won’t pick it up.
We must put down what we should not carry – gather only what fuels us. This way our hands and hearts are free to embrace our purpose, passion, and possibility. What we don’t need – What we can’t afford – What we can’t pick up – is competition with each other. There’s no place for…
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An adventure to pursue
Hide from edges. Ignore the gaps turn away and act like you’re just fine. You don’t need to grow. You’re just fine without a harvest. You don’t need to produce like others do. It’s fine for them – but you’re fine. Just fine. Even if I yell it – it’s no longer true. Somehow fine…
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Identify the Gaps: Recurring Conversations
Check out last week’s post about pain points as well as the introduction to the series. In the past, my tendency was to see an edge in the distance and to do a 180 degree turn in the opposite direction. It didn’t matter if going in the other direction was taking me away from where…
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Have you seen Audacity? Send her my way, please.
Goals. I think they are for other people. Or just not for me. Not the big ones, anyway. I get excited when I cross something off my list for the day… I see others accomplishing big audacious things And I think to myself… “I wish that was me.” Or “Why do they get to do…
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I need to see the reminder every single day
For over 365 days a reminder has popped up on my phone from my son. It says: I see it a couple times a day either on my computer or phone. And I need the reminder every single day. Of course I need to hear it from him, hear him say the words in his…
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A moment of irresistible in the in between
I’m not a big fan of in between. I don’t like the awkward, the not there yet – the ending and not yet beginning. A few days ago I found myself in the in between and I smiled pleased to find an intermediate spot of perfect. I didn’t really think this existed. A not here…
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Outside the box
I stepped out of my box today. And guess what. It was awesome. I’ve done that a few times this week, actually. I think what it might be is that I have surrounded myself with people who routinely step outside of the box. Maybe, just maybe, some of their bravery and gumption is rubbing off…