I read a beautiful, lyrical passage by Robin Wall Kimmerer, from Braiding Sweetgrass: indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and The Teachings of Plants.
“What would it be like, I wondered, to live with heightened sensitivity to the lives given for ours? To consider the trees in the Kleenex, the algae in the toothpaste, the oaks in the floor, the grapes in the wine; to follow back the thread of life in everything and pay it respect?
Once you start, it’s hard to stop, and you begin to feel awash in gifts.”
Wow. Happy Thanksgiving.
And now for my interpretive dance. Oh wait… that’s for dinner guests only. 🙂 I will post it on YouTube next year.
I am thankful for all of you who read my blog and listen to my podcast and sign up to receive my missives each week in your inbox.
There are times when you need to slow down and rest.
Times when a pause is healing to your soul.
But when you are trying to attain a goal or reach out toward something you desire, err on the side of action.
Even when it’s not pretty.
Try something and fail.
Then try something else.
We tend to worry about failing because it doesn’t feel good.
But try action anyway.
Other people will notice the action and want to support your goal.
Create the vision.
Hold the vision.
And take the next step forward.
Erring on the side of doing nothing feels like doing something. But you get burned out without any traction.
Boo that.
Several times this week I ran into people who I thought knew what I do for a living, who then asked me what I am doing these days. ?!?
I have been doing this work for over a decade.
I obviously have not made myself visible.
I have not been vocal about what I do to help people.
I want to make sure to be clear so here’s a stab at it:
I help women become money confident and achieve financial freedom, no budgets required.
And along the way we make the rest of their life deeper and richer and more fabulous.
What do y’all think? Does that explain what I do?