“We meet our destiny on our journey to avoid it.” -Kung Fu Panda Recently I made a familiar mistake. In the moment when I made the mistake, I was trying very hard not to make a mistake. I did this by deferring to someone else and not trusting my own judgement. In the end, I…
Vulnerability is often considered weakness. But it’s not. Only the weak and fearful cannot admit their vulnerability. When our self- approval rating is abysmal, we lack the confidence to own our weaknesses and imperfections. We live in fear and a chronic state of self- distrust, hiding, as if our vulnerability is shameful. To, illustrate, I…
My yoga teacher training faculty and I have a saying. “The way in is the way out.” The image of the ancient nautilus aptly captures this process of growth from the inside out. It grows by chambers. When it outgrows one chamber, it grows another larger chamber within which to house its expanded self. The spiral…