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This content explores the shift from a scarcity mindset to an abundance mindset. It emphasizes the importance of trust, courage, and discernment. By facing fears with curiosity and play, and being intentional about relationships and the environment, one can create a fulfilling and sustainable life. Reflection questions are provided for personal journaling.

This narrative discusses the importance of investing in oneself by aligning skills with the future self, making sustainable efforts, and reflecting on personal identity. The characters of Past, Present, Future, and Self explore choosing meaningful skills, sustainable effort, and authentic actions. The aim is to create a fulfilling and genuine life.

This reflective narrative delves into the complexities of personal anxieties and societal expectations, offering a path to liberation and self-discovery. It emphasizes discerning internal worries from external pressures, setting healthy boundaries, and envisioning a future free from societal influence. With compassion and intention, the characters guide readers toward thriving authentically.

Explore the tangled landscape of anxiety where personal worries interweave with societal pressures. Join our characters as they navigate these complex threads, aiming to discern personal fears from external expectations, and pave a path toward emotional clarity and resilience. Learn to untangle your anxieties with strategic, mindful insights.

The passage introduces four characters – Past, Present, Future, and Self – who navigate through a metaphorical mental space, confronting past shame. While Past offers optimism, Present provides realism, and Future encourages strategic planning, Self acts as the discerning decision-maker. Together, they face their fears, aiming to pave the way for a compassionate and fulfilling future, acknowledging the importance of self-compassion and resilience.

~3 min read Character introductions: Self The Discerning Decision-maker of the group. Self hears out the perspective of the others and aims to make the most effective and compassionate call (Past)Whimsical and hopeful, (Past) often has grand ideas that have not yet met with the limitations of reality {Present}Grounded in the here & now, {Present} […]

~4 minute Read~ I have a visual blossoming in my mind of me standing inside a lantern looking out at the darkness. I see myself reflected in every angle, and I’m somehow tasked with wiping away the film that keeps the light trapped inside. Every small opening I accomplish creates a beam of concentrated brightness […]

~4 min read~ I keep thinking: “This is it. The transformation has arrived. After today, I’ll be different.” Every time, I’m right. The problem is that it keeps happening. Over & over. So it’s hard to settle in to the new norm when…it doesn’t stay still. Like measuring the location of an atom: We EITHER […]

A void could be a mirror, or a blank page, or a moment of grief. We avoid the voids, fearful of the unknown and the known but banished truths we find ourselves afraid to acknowledge. We try to fill the voids with distraction and shame, and then cover them with a cloth like an old […]

Once again, we return to intentional meaning-making. Ready to write our own stories about what Planning could bring to our daily lived experience? For me, it’s a favor I do for my Future Self – much like meaning-making in general. Future Me wants nothing more that to be able to be fully present with whatever […]

Reading through this new program of Moran & Lennington’s…It seems like a lot to do in just 12 weeks. Then I started really connecting to the crucial components: 8 elements composed of 5 Disciplines & 3 Principles. 3 scheduling additions/clarifications for each week1 plan to break down a big project into 12 weeks worth of […]

As we continue our tour through the 5 Disciplines in The 12 Week Year, we acknowledge our Vision and begin routing a map toward it… with a Plan. I’ve always liked to think of plans as just “doing the maze backwards” like on those kid menus with crayons I’ve definitely been tempted to request for […]

In case this is your first introduction to this concept, here’s the favor we’re doing for our Future Selves: Intentional Meaning-Making Did you know you actually have a lot of power over the life story you’re writing? Here, I’ll go first. I have a lovely set of art on my wall including one piece that […]

Prior to reading The 12 Week Year, I had a sort of wibbly-wobbly concept of “Vision“ Vision is what and how we see, it’s what’s in our field of view and observable… …until it isn’t. Until it’s more. Slight tangent here, do you know the difference between Imaginary & Imaginal? Imaginary things are environmental elements […]

Checking in with Past Me, I always like to start with the “why”s Not those nasty rhetorical why‘s though, I’m sure you know what I mean. The “rhetorical why” sounds like “Why didn’t you think to do this sooner? Is there something wrong with you?” and it FEELS for just a second like it might […]

~ A 3 Minute Read ~ We live in a society that teaches perfectionism through punishment. In school, we aim for >90% on most assignments. Best case scenario, we get a “good grade” … expectations met. Maybe mildly exceeded, even. Then we get handed the next assignment. Where’s the reward for our effort? We’re taught […]

Recently, I’ve come to terms with the concept of a “lease” on life. Because as much as we work to own, to make permanent, to possess…. You can’t take it with you. I definitely relate to the ancient Egyptians on this one – it’s tempting to try. In his book Denial of Death, Ernest Becker […]

~ 3 minute read ~ In their book Burnout, the Nagoski sisters talk about a ratio of time our brains need to rest each day. Apparently, we’re looking at 42% of every 24 hours that needs to be spent resting. 42%. or else. (ominous right?) The “or else” here is mainly just that our brain […]

Before Beginning, ask yourself – “How will I know when I’m done? That I’ve been successful?” Others might measure success differently, That’s their right. If I choose my problems & prioritize my values while holding my talents, passions, & capacities in balance… things feel lighter. Action leads to motivation. Learning is enhanced by intuitive flow. […]

We only need to get 1% better each day to see significant improvement over time… Even that would create 365% in a year. Or exponentially more. In her book The Lightmaker’s Manifesto, Karen Walrond describes a SPIRE system to account for 5 priorities we might want to make time for each day Spiritual, Physical, Intellectual, […]