Bags are Packed

Nourish & Nurture

​Time at home has been really good. Even if the weather remains super erratic around here! (Am I wearing my sandals? Will I get soaked, or snowed on, or blown away during this dog walk?) 🤣

These days, I notice I’m paying extra attention to what really helps me . . . deep in my body and my being. ​

Catching up with dear friends, slowing down for the sunsets, hanging out on the front porch with my boys, sharing food and conversation with family . . . all of this = good medicine.

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“Hope is often misunderstood. 
People tend to think that it is simply passive wishful thinking: 
I hope something will happen but I’m not going to do anything about it. This is indeed the opposite of real hope, which requires action and engagement.”

~ Jane Goodall

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Hi everyone!

Thanks for being here. 

Last week’s newsletter sparked a lot of engagement. Thank you for the kind words and the in-depth conversations. Wading into areas of possible disagreement is challenging, and I am grateful for any and all engagement. 

This week, as I once again pack my bags, I wanted to pause with each of you. 

If you’ll indulge me, let’s take 3 rounds of breath. Deepening and expanding as we cycle through. Ready?
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1. Full inhale. Complete Exhale. 
2. Another big inhale. Let it go on the exhale. 
3. One more time. Biggest inhale yet today. And a nice slow, relaxing exhale. 

And now, feel into the parts of you that are connected to the Earth.
Your feet. 
Your sits bones.

Drop into those parts. 
Drop your mind into those parts. 
Settle into the support that’s right here with you.

Ahhhhh. ☺️

Allow gratitude to wash over you and through you. 

And now, What’s one thing you want more of in your life?

“I am inviting in . . . (fill in the blank) ”

Setting an intention may seem like wishful thinking to some of you. Simply saying I want it, doesn’t make it true. 

I agree. 

Setting an intention takes action. It necessitates focus. 
And commitment. 
And energy. 

Take another read of the Jane Goodall quotation up above. ☝️

Where we direct our energy matters. What we focus on matters. 

Distracting ourselves may be helpful in the short term. Honestly? For me I think it may be necessary at times. 🤷🏻‍♀️ However, the world needs us to remain engaged. To stay focused. And to be hopeful. 

I’m in Houston this week at a Specialty Coffee Expo. 
Next week? I’m off to Sierra Leone to visit our coffee revitalization project.

No matter where we are, let’s each remember to pause. And ground. And focus on our intention and the pathway forward. 

With hope,

~m