Hey! I'm turning 40 years old in May. You're invited to the party. My oldest child turns 8 in April. That means I've been a father for 8 years! So much has happened in the last 8 years. A journey of becoming and unbecoming. And I keep noticing something... There's this thing in the future that I'm "saving myself" for. That somehow in the future things will be different. Somehow in the future, I'll be more happy. Or I'll be more alive. Or I'll be more expressive. Or I'll be more and better than today. I'll have more love, more clarity, more magic. I'll have no suffering, no limitations, no bullshit. This thing that I'm saving myself for is the life I've yet to live. Something in the distant future, not here or now. But, what about here and now? Why can't I be that version of myself here and now? What is stopping me? The answer is not out there in a distant future. The answer is right here and now. What is happening that you're not experiencing all the love, all the richness, the magic, aliveness you know is possible? The answer is in your feelings. Your feelings are a direct connection to your purpose. With what you truly love and care about. You can't think your way to your feelings. Thinking is not feeling. What is stopping you from living today as if it's the last day you'll live in planet Earth? What does that life you've yet got to live look like? What is in it? Who are you? Who are you not? This is useful information. This is your doorway. Write it all down in your beep!book. Ask someone from your team to hold space for you to process what comes up. Little by little. One by one. You'll start removing the walls... the mechanisms... the layers and layers... that you've built around your heart to not feel the pain of wanting what you want. Will you do it? Nobody can or will do it for you. Nobody can stop you from doing it. You're not alone. Love, P.S.1: If you want to work with me in learning how to navigate your feelings, Mad, Sad, Glad and Scared, in practicing, creating distinctions between your feelings and emotions so that you can heal, removing blockages, and navigating spaces to create extraordinary collaboration with other human beings... Reply “teamwork” to this email and I'll send you what my team and I are cooking. P.S.2: Also, if you’re in Vancouver Island, join the Village Heartbeat to go deeper with a group in person to have these deep conversations and source possibilities for each other. P.S.3: ALSO, Expand The Box training is coming to BC, Canada May 30th to Jun 3rd. Are you ready to take the next step evolutionary step to source village? conscious parenting? collaborative communication? purposeful aligned living? Join this transformative 5-day immersive training to get the tools and skills we need to source the village it takes to raise our children. |
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Hey, my weekly support and empowerment team is starting next week. We focus each week on one team member's projects. Reply "teamwork" to this email, and I'll send you the details. Ok, let's be blunt. Humans have feelings and emotions. You can stop hiding now. Humans are way more irrational and unreasonable than we like to think. → The way that we buy stuff... → The way we choose our partners... → The way we make friends... → And just generally the way we make decisions... These are all...
You are carrying seeds of regenerative culture… You are building cool stuff… You are either in the design phase… Or you are actively experimenting with your design… You want to collaborate with others… A support team to help you build this thing… A core team to create a regenerative ecosystem… You’ve learned that doing it by yourself is not regenerative. You might be facing challenges with:- Navigating emotions within yourself and the team - Burnout, discouragement, fatigue - Going in...
You can only be in one of two teams: 1) The looking-good team, or 2) The learning team. You cannot be in both. Learning requires NOT looking good. Imagine trying to learn to play guitar but you're not willing to make mistakes. Learning starts with being with your incompetence. Learning that you are incompetent can be terrifying. It can trigger your box defence mechanisms dedicated to: Maintain the status quo Keep things normal and unchanging Maintain the image you have of yourself Maintain...