Hi! Thanks for your kind words. I'd say my discouragement was pretty limited to my professional life, but of course that spills over. My wife reminds me (as she reads these things) that I DID have a rich personal life during this time. We had three kids and I'm a pretty good dad. But I do think that I could have been better, if not dragged down by these professional, career-oriented identity concerns. Thank you for asking!
"I didn’t want to post it. But the very act of confronting these words, in private, allowed me to (finally) be honest with myself."
It's in this honesty, when we do the uncomfortable act of waking up, that we free ourselves to come into ourselves, to express ourselves fully. The more you shed and let go of, the higher you can soar.
Love this line so much - “I’ve spent the past decade valuing and encouraging order, when I should have been cultivating rebellion.”
I'm looking forward to watching you cultivate rebellion.
Keep going
Thanks my friend.
My heart is full. In knowing you. In witnessing all of this. In being personally challenged by your words. To 2024!
Thank you Malika!
I loved this a lot. Nice piece.
Have you been sleeping in your professional life only?
Hi! Thanks for your kind words. I'd say my discouragement was pretty limited to my professional life, but of course that spills over. My wife reminds me (as she reads these things) that I DID have a rich personal life during this time. We had three kids and I'm a pretty good dad. But I do think that I could have been better, if not dragged down by these professional, career-oriented identity concerns. Thank you for asking!
The real you is compelling. I like where you're going and can relate to some of the tensions. Happy New Year!
Thank you so much Jeff!
"I didn’t want to post it. But the very act of confronting these words, in private, allowed me to (finally) be honest with myself."
It's in this honesty, when we do the uncomfortable act of waking up, that we free ourselves to come into ourselves, to express ourselves fully. The more you shed and let go of, the higher you can soar.
Love this line so much - “I’ve spent the past decade valuing and encouraging order, when I should have been cultivating rebellion.”
I'm looking forward to watching you cultivate rebellion.
This is it - thank you Miche!