“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”

This quote became a sort of mantra for me when my father passed away unexpectedly. Two years prior I lost my brother. Their passing, perhaps not surprisingly, caused me to ask myself lots of questions about death… and perhaps more importantly, about life. I was about to go on a journey within. I’d grab myself by the core, and turn myself inside out. I’d unfold.

I found myself over and over asking, “What am I doing here? Who am I? What do I even enjoy?!”

Did you know that we ALL have a mix of masculine and feminine traits and energy? Structure vs. Freedom. Logic vs. Feeling. Grounded vs. Fluid. I’ve been doing a little digging, and basically …

I’m working on integrating my feminine and masculine, yin/yang mojo and I’m pretty sure Mr. Miyagi would be proud.  I’m specifically interested in bringing awareness to how we can make a magical mashup in the workplace.

One thing I’m learning about the waves of grief, you cannot control when they come rolling in. You cannot see them on their way. You could try to contain them and push them back, but there is no equal, there is none that can contain the power of the ocean. Sometimes the waves crash against you. And sometimes they wash over you.