Saturday, 31 August 2024

It might feel like wind

It doesn’t matter how hard you try, you’re not going to change the direction of the wind. That doesn’t mean you can’t get good at sailing, though. And yes, if we do try, we can change the conditions in our household, community, or workplace. It might feel like wind, but it’s caused by us and can be influenced by us. Not easily, and not right away, but knowing it’s possible is the first step.

Friday, 30 August 2024

When those groups are anonymous

When we come together in groups, it can bring out the best in people. When those groups are anonymous, porous, and transient, though, the opposite can happen. And mobs never helped anyone, ever.

Thursday, 29 August 2024

Doing the tasks is more efficient than coordinating the help

If you have a series of tasks, it’s easier to ignore this question and simply get back to work. Doing the tasks is more efficient than coordinating the help. But if your work is a project, a bigger mission that involves making a change happen, it’s much more productive to accept help. When we have a project, part of the work is to enlist others in figuring out how to make the change we seek.

Wednesday, 28 August 2024

There’s much to be said for showing up

The trail's end is usually difficult, but without the long and winding approach, there isn’t much of a mountain. The greatest hits reel and the stunning photographs leave out most of the hard work. There’s much to be said for showing up, one foot in front of the other. In fact, those are the only people who make it to the steep part in the first place.

Tuesday, 27 August 2024

We can always take small steps

We can always take small steps towards our fears, with our fears, in the arms of our fears. When we begin to move and look directly and lucidly at the thing we fear. We realise it was our greatest ally.

Monday, 26 August 2024

You're a wild adventure person

The more doors we close, the more restricted we make ourselves - both physically and psychologically. The things we fear are almost always indicators: They show us how to spark aliveness in us. Scared to travel? You must go, even if it starts with a walk to the local river. Age is no reason to close doors.

Sunday, 25 August 2024

Doubts will inevitably arise

Doubts will inevitably arise. But we have the power to turn away from those thoughts when they appear. View them as suggestions from your mind. Some thoughts are helpful, and others are not. If it's not, just say 'nope' and engage in something present, purposeful and creative. This is a habit.