Welcome to my Substack Notes — a collection of near daily shorter insights on topics that I’m interested in or inspired to reflect on deeper! I spent some long awaited time with an old friend of mine and her family, and I’m reminded that we shouldn’t be afraid to challenge …

If you’re getting ready to enter a blockbuster cycle or busy season like I am, and you have the time and space to plan ahead, take it, here’s how:

Rather than try to block or ignore life, what’s calling, or try to control our way through unpredictable circumstances, let the adventure unfold. Let yourself be unraveled, forged, and even softened by your experiences.

a cozy corner Chai & Chat warm moments · curious minds · fresh perspectives Even if you’re not a die-hard chai drinker like me — welcome to our warm, cozy spot for curious minds to gather for quick bursts of first-hand insights. Thoughtful quotes, audio snippets, and video moments to …

We’ve all signed up for scripts of what the perfect things should be in life. But life rarely turns out exactly as we planned. Sometimes we need to let go of what we signed up for so we can make space for something new.

Every person we meet, whether for a moment, a season or a lifetime, has the potential to impact us in some way. The key is recognizing the gifts we each offer the other. Whether we know it or not, it’s greater than we think.

For those in reinvention, rebirth or reset mode — working through transitioning out of an identity into something more whole, or reigniting once again — here are a few things to remember as we all move through our phases.

In moments of great turmoil, change, transition, loss, or even joy, where do you find your steady?

A cardboard box. A kid. And a creative fire that never actually went out. This one’s for anyone who forgot they were a creator.

Don’t ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go do that. Because what the world needs are people who have come alive. Howard Thurman· Civil Rights Leader

We’re here and this era of major change isn’t going anywhere. You’re also not powerless within it no matter how it feels. To respond wisely, create boldly and thrive, we need to understand what it asks of us first.

Years ago I intentionally decided to become a hermit of sorts. I had this vision of climbing a steep mountainside, finding a cave at its edge and sitting in stillness until I was ready. And that’s essentially what I did.