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The Next Right Step 👣
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Hey Reader, The last 7 days knocked me sideways. Last week, I wrote you a message that I planned to send after taking a nap. That nap ended up being 3 hours long and I accepted that rest was the priority. Then by Monday, I was not feeling any better and decided to test for COVID. Welp, this mama tested positive!! 16 days into the new school year, and all of my plans got smaller out of necessity instead of choice, including parenting my daughter this week. Eclipse season asked for surrender, and my body backed that up whether I was ready or not. Even as I still recover, I found myself back on Linkedin yesterday. Confession: I re-downloaded the app since I haven’t had the energy to be at my laptop. When I opened the app, a post from Wannette Doerrfeld, stopped me in my tracks. She wrote about the season she’s been in, growth, change, more than a few growing pains, and how our work together helped her turn uncertainty into aligned action while she opened Verve’s physical location and built partnerships that actually reflect her values. What landed for me was her closing line: the magic is taking it anyway. Meaning the next right step, even when it’s smaller than you think. That’s really the whole season in one sentence. Not the big leap, the small step taken anyway. The rest this week wasn’t a detour from the work, it was the work. Justice & Joy even when sick. If you’re standing at your own crossroads, or carrying something that feels bigger than you can untangle alone, that’s exactly what I’m here for—to be your thought partner and coach. 💖 You’ve got two options:
May you rest well this long weekend! 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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