Satisfaction is a function of expectations, right?
So when it comes to loving liminality — a threshold between two seasons — one helpful first step is setting our expectations realistically.
Continue reading “What do you expect?”Mess Tolerance
How high is your mess tolerance?
You can gauge your answer personally — how do you feel about clutter in your house? Unfinished tasks on your to-do list? Uncertain outcomes?
You can also gauge it collectively — how well does your team or organization do with staying the course amid noise, volatility and curveballs? Or even just coping with threads left dangling at the end of a meeting?
Continue reading “Mess Tolerance”Healthy Comparison
“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”