I stack and track habits to find flow!
Vulnerability was a theme of January 2023. After a particularly isolating day, my brother gave me space to vent, and he thanked me for showing my humanness, before sharing some tips. Later, a colleague check-in led to ample sharing, and I now feel a little safer in being vulnerable. Though people-pleasing and independent work are…
Omit to Commit is all about the resources needed to opt in (and out) of behaviors, such as time, traditions (individual or group behaviors), trust, and treasures. By regularly making and breaking habits, life becomes more fulfilling and satisfying. Welcome to the first (of 12) examinations of organizational and individual behavior changes. I’m writing a…
I set inner compass for my word for 2023, and my intention is to live these words. Setting an intention or word for the year is different than setting a resolution or goal, but I believe it complements my annual practice of publishing goals. While my 2023 goals are measurable and driven by habits, my…
I’ve been singing grace’s many songs these last 6 months. The last time I wrote about grace, here, was 6 months ago, June 30, 2022. My best friend, Marissa (yes, she’s Rissa Jade, of Womxn in Progress), visited from Michigan to see our favorite band, the National. It’s been years since we’ve seen them together,…
It’s 9:36am, and the yellow lab I’ve been watching has just started waking up. My temporary neighbor and colleague, Jen, calls. “Do you want pancakes?” And so begins Thanksgiving at 30. After an hour of carbs, coffee, conversation and good company, I retreat back to the pup. We stroll through the neighborhood, seeing no one….
It’s June 30th, and in theory it’s my last application of grace. I’ve been writing about this source of energy, kindness, and understanding for 5 months, with a new post every 10 days. I’ve learned a lot about how to see life through the window of grace. And it’s time to give myself some, too:…
In religious contexts, grace is sometimes in the same conversation with freedom: ‘grace will set you free’ and ‘by grace, you have been saved’ are both in the Bible. And when I think of freedom, I consider some huge, game-changing words. Emancipation. Liberation. Removal from restrictions. In addition to some religious questions, I also dive…
It’s June 10th, and therefore the beginning of the end of applying each letter of grace to different themes of my life. I have some ideas for post-June grace writings, as grace is my word for 2022, but it still feels like the (almost) end. Is there grace in endings? Endings remind me things are…
I slide into my sneakers, and leave the phone, headphones, keys in my room. I run, aiming for 3 miles, not for time, but for distance without technology. Without a soft vibration, notifying me it’s so-and-so’s birthday, or another email received, or a typical Monday to-do. I know it’s dangerous leaving without a phone on…
I wake, work, run, read, and rest. All regular routines, my pace has quickened, for both hobbies of reading and exercising. These are practices. I’m leaning into a writing routine, with help from a cozy chair, gifted from another writer. Guiding a physical space for writing. I currently lounge on this cushioned throne, right next…