Living On Purpose
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Quick Announcement: I am sharing an offering called Internal Polarity Dialogue! This offer is for women who have a people-pleasing or self-sacrificing pattern. Through conversations with your inner masculine and feminine parts, you can move from feeling frustration or sadness around this pattern to feeling more resourced and empowered to honor and prioritize your wants and needs. Learn more by watching this video and apply for a session by filling out this form. I have been giving more of my attention to myself and noticing where I am congruent and where I am incongruent. When I can be present with my incongruencies and accept that they are a part of my life right now, then I can start to move towards other possibilities. I told my friend Tasshin on a walk last month that I believe that every choice I make in life matters: every action, every word, every thought. I am not perfect with that but I have been better able to address some of the low-hanging fruit. I am past the nadir of my addiction to overeating and I believe the confession to you was helpful. Tell the truth and love myself. Writing it out helped me be present with it much more than I had previously, and now I am enjoying a healthier eating rhythm that includes a snack of four mandarin oranges, or fouranges. If I can stomach the possibility of people being displeased with me then I can stomach anything. It felt fraught at first to state a niche, to say that I have the requisite skills and experience to help you over here, but not you over there. I am not for everyone, it would be exhausting and overwhelming if I were. I walk instead of run as a compromise with the heat of Austin. I write my projects on my whiteboard and I cross them off. I share my pitch with my friends and they affirm what is good and they generously reveal my blindspots around the language I use, the visual aesthetic, the order of the information. Step by step by step by step I honor the call to service as best as I know how, trusting that it is all on purpose because I am living on purpose. I am relaxed because regardless of how things unfold, I am communicating what matters to me. I move with courage and intention. |
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My theme for 2026 is grow. I've chosen the verb form over the noun form, growth, as a reminder to myself that growing as a person is the result of actions and decisions, it's an active process. May I grow with everything I pursue next year. Some values that sit underneath this theme for me are service and reciprocity. The more I grow, the bigger I am, the greater capacity I have, the more I can give to others. The rhythm of giving and receiving is meaningful to me, and I can better...
Baba Is You is a puzzle game where word order matters. Rules can be changed - and usually must be changed - in order to win a level. Here's an example that shows the importance of word order: Baba Is You, Wall Is Stop The level's initial ruleset gives it standard puzzle game rules: You are the character (Baba), the win area is over there, obstacles are in the way. However, we can manipulate the Wall Is Stop rule by breaking the sequence of words, so that the walls no longer stop the...
Everything good in life is the result of collaboration. Art is created and experienced. Products are bought and sold. Ideas are given and received. Therefore it is wise to hold a conscious intention to maximize your chances to meet your collaborators. You meet your collaborators by introducing yourself. This can happen on a walk at the park, in line for the bathroom, by posting that interesting idea online. Once you give someone something to engage with, you both get to look for similarities...