Who is defining your success?
“Do you define success or does it define you?”
This is one of the questions that Rachael let fly as we discussed things that spark us. We were wrestling with the fact that how we define success has a huge impact on how we live our lives. The conversations felt energetic and zesty. Rachael pointed out that a healthy definition of success can be a great way to track growth and help hold yourself accountable OR it can be a measuring stick used to beat yourself up.
The New New Year’s Resolution
I have a confession—I’ve never liked new year’s resolutions. I haven’t just disliked them, I’ve hated them.
New year’s resolutions feel daunting. Like guilt ridden traps set to snap closed and strangle with shame. Sounds terrible right?! But I found an alternative… an intention.
The Snapshots In-between
Have you ever found yourself on a journey and all you’re focused on is the destination? The journey to get there is just a frustrating interlude... I often find myself so focused on the destination that I completely lose sight of being present on the journey.
Think about your entire life from the perspective of a photographer – taking snapshots every few seconds. Each snapshot is a reflection of who you are but it’s only a piece of the much larger puzzle that makes up the whole of your life. Do you focus only on the vacation snapshots? Do you ignore the ones in between-discarding them as meaningless? What if you let yourself absorb the beauty, of the in between moments, even if they aren't as exciting?