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Back in the Saddle: My Lucky Seven lucky ☘️
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Hey Reader, I did something bold last week. You can see the reveal here 👀 I will wait. New hair. New season. New founder energy. I am back in the saddle after the unexpected deep rest and recovery from COVID. Turns out sometimes the fastest way back to yourself is to cut what feels heavy and that was my crown. 👑 Here is the other thing that has been happening underneath the haircut. For the past few weeks, I have been noticing a small still voice. The one who asks me to stop pushing a boulder up a mountain. The one that is undeniable when I stop long enough to tune in. Since Kindergarten (yup, that was August 2020 – when COVID was in full swing!) I've set a parenting mantra. It started as a way of providing an anchor for the ups and downs of a school year that we’re in store amidst the uncertainty of the time. This year I decided to stretch that practice beyond parenting. I built what I am calling my Lucky 7 Flourish Plan, using the same tools and strategies I have spent years facilitating for educators, now applied to my own life as a founder and mama parenting across two homes:
You can read more A Compass for Sustainability 🧭over on LinkedIn. Your Lucky 7 will not look like mine, and they should not. However, feel free to use the 7 categories as a template to create your own flourishing plan for the 2026-27 school year. I am sharing it publicly because it’s what makes it real. Also, consider this your invitation to hold me to it, gently and with love 🫶🏽Which is what what’s bringing me Justice & Joy this week since I drafted the article two weeks ago today! If you are one of the folks in my community parenting across two homes, I want to hear from you. 👉 What’s the biggest myth about parenting across two homes? (it will take less than 30 seconds) And if this is a season you are moving through and could use support in, reply to this email. I am building something shaped for exactly this. I want it shaped by real voices, not just mine. 😎 May you have an incredible weekend with those you love, especially YOU! Rooted in love. Blooming in liberation. 🌻 |
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I am a Human Systems Strategist: I diagnose the pattern and co-create alignment, whether that's one person or a whole culture. Justice & Joy in your inbox every Friday! 📥
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