thoughts on courage
It all begins with an idea.
About a month ago I attended a yoga retreat in Todos Santos, Mexico — a formally designated “Magic Town” ("Pueblo Mágico") on the Baja California Peninsula Pacific coast side. Two hours and seemingly a world away from Cabo San Lucas. The first year I attended the retreat, at the time called “Alive & Away,” was a leap of faith — I didn’t know anyone attending, and had met the creator only once. To say the experience was transformative was an understatement, and I’ve been back every year since.
This year, I arrived in this magical place — the retreat has evolved with time as well, now very aptly named Sanctuary — a different version of myself than I was in previous years (but aren’t we always. I digress.) On the one hand I felt a strong sense of self-possession, able to decisively follow even the smallest instinct of what I needed/wanted to do — for example, I skipped the opening ceremony on account of an overwhelming exhaustion from the travel day. Anyone who has ever been on a yoga retreat knows that one NEVER skips the opening ceremony. That was how tired I was, okay!!
But as an intentional retreat attendee is want to do, I set my intention for the retreat in my own, better-rested time. The intention (supported by a card pull courtesy of the retreat co-founder’s uncanny ability to always deliver the right cards at the right time — this was a “Full Moon” deck) was balance.
Which brings me to the yin of my “self-possession” yang: I was in the midst of a month-long wave of burnout. For anyone who has been aware of their own experience with burnout, it’s basically the opposite of self-possession: it’s rife with indecision, retreat from your day-to-day (in the opposite way of a yoga retreat), and in my case a good amount of illness. I knew that this trip was giving me space to try and fight back from how I felt.
Blog Post Title Two
It all begins with an idea.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sound like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest. If you read the words back and don’t hear your own voice in your head, that’s a good sign you still have more work to do.
Be clear, be confident and don’t overthink it. The beauty of your story is that it’s going to continue to evolve and your site can evolve with it. Your goal should be to make it feel right for right now. Later will take care of itself. It always does.
Blog Post Title Three
It all begins with an idea.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sound like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest. If you read the words back and don’t hear your own voice in your head, that’s a good sign you still have more work to do.
Be clear, be confident and don’t overthink it. The beauty of your story is that it’s going to continue to evolve and your site can evolve with it. Your goal should be to make it feel right for right now. Later will take care of itself. It always does.
Blog Post Title Four
It all begins with an idea.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sound like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest. If you read the words back and don’t hear your own voice in your head, that’s a good sign you still have more work to do.
Be clear, be confident and don’t overthink it. The beauty of your story is that it’s going to continue to evolve and your site can evolve with it. Your goal should be to make it feel right for right now. Later will take care of itself. It always does.