Holding on to a memory of hurting a loved one can carry with it guilt, regret, and a fractured sense of who we are. Carrying quiet messages in our mind about ourselves…. 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 …

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A Story from 3.18.2019 ___________________________ It’s hard to believe that it has been 40 days since I set off on my trip. My trip that has taken me from Ireland to Portugal. From Portugal to Spain. And now? Sitting here in the cool sand of Tarifa, Spain, I can see Africa, my next destination directly …

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Early in 2017 I was working on a proposal that would grow my team ~30% and nearly double our coverage area. This was a great opportunity for the company, and my career, to say the least. I was personally enthusiastic about the challenge, and the opportunity to spearhead it. I remember thinking, “𝑤𝑒’𝑣𝑒 𝑔𝑜𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠.” …

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I’ve written the headline, “𝑾𝒉𝒚 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒘𝒆 𝑭𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝑭𝒆𝒂𝒓?” over and over again, followed by a pause, because part of me said to discuss the topic now, another part, wait until later. When we think of “𝑓𝑒𝑎𝑟”, it has many synonyms, like 𝑎𝑛𝑥𝑖𝑒𝑡𝑦, 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑦, 𝑢𝑛𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒, 𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑, 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑟𝑛, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑜𝑢𝑏𝑡. These are present in our every …

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As Tony Robbins said, “𝑤𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑏𝑠𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑦, 𝑎 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑙, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦𝑒𝑡, 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑜𝑥𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦, 𝑤𝑒 𝑐𝑟𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑦 (𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑒)… 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒, 𝑤𝑒 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑐𝑟𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑤𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒”. When situations arise that we do not like, it often results in us trying to create even more certainty, more control, more “safety”. …

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As I sit here in Rabat, Morocco, drinking my café espresso and reviewing my daily journal entries, I came across the last two I made from Austin, back in February. And, I vividly remember writing them both… The first, coming from my favorite café in Austin, Café Crème, wrote shortly after walking with what remained …

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Over the weekend, I had the opportunity to explore Toledo, Spain. The sight of the castle and old streets The feeling of old stones from the city walls with my hands. Hearing the sounds of feet walking across the cobblestone. I find myself full of wonder. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 …

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Waking up feeling refreshed today, taking time to meditate and then read, I continued my morning like I always do, with a question… “𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡’𝑠 𝑜𝑛 𝑚𝑦 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦?” As I’m asking myself this, I pull out my journal, and I begin to write. 𝗜 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱 …

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