“Comparison is the thief of joy.”
Except when it encourages you to level up.
Continue reading “Healthy Comparison”Go Jays, Even Today
As I write this entry, it is about nine hours after the Toronto Blue Jays lost to the LA Dodgers in the 11th inning of seventh game of the World Series.
I’m a Blue Jays fan. Not a hop on the bandwagon, start-paying-attention-in-October fan, but a watch most games and know every player’s name by their faces fan — have been for years. Many a sweater has been knit cheering on these boys.
Continue reading “Go Jays, Even Today”Don’t Wait
Beauty.
Wisdom.
Exposure to interesting people and ideas.
Good company.
Space to breathe.
I’m just back from a retreat we called “Take Time.” It combined tools for self-awareness and navigating transitions with professional coaching, casual conversations, delicious seasonal food, time in nature, and a hands-on workshop making botanical “fire cider” — all in the company of women who were open, supportive and willing to dive into an experiment.
Continue reading “Don’t Wait”Middle Distance
I’m no runner, but I’m told that the middle-distance runs are hardest — the ones where you need to push yourself to maintain a pace that is slower than a sprint but faster than a marathon.
Imagination and strategy both sit at that distance for me, and it’s what makes them exciting and difficult.
For strategy, we tend to look too short term.
For imagination, too long.
Magnet not Mandate
It’s Thanksgiving Monday where I live. And among other things to be grateful for, I am thankful that my family is generally happy to get together. Family gatherings are not “command performances” but are events we willingly create and look forward to.
Magnet, not mandate.
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