Oh my goodness! I had a lightbulb moment in this class. Thanks, my beautiful friends for a VERY enlightening class. I eliminate the unnecessary mental exercise of WORRYING. Worrying has never improved anything in my life, but, it has certainly made my life more complicated.

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The Midwest and Northeast are bracing for what’s being called the biggest storm of the season, and based on my trip to Trader Joe’s yesterday, the locals have taken this very seriously. Produce was nearly wiped out, frozen food shelves were bare, and it felt like everyone was preparing to hunker down for weeks instead of days. Now I’m debating whether I dare venture into Sam’s Club today… or whether that’s a test of character I’m not prepared for 😄. Are you stocked up and ready? Do you calmly prepare… or do you secretly get a kick out of the collective panic like my husband and I do?

We had a great call yesterday, here is my Growth In Action from our call: I trust the timing of my life. The things I am outgrowing: ~ Fear that I'm not good enough. ~ Imposter syndrome ~ Putting everyone else's needs before my own. If the past chapter of my life could speak it would say to me: "Dear Connie, you are loving and devoted mother. This fact will be true regardless of how old your children are or how many times you visit them in the year. Thank you for giving this chapter of your life so much love and attention. Now, it is your turn to flourish and thrive."

I loved Connie’s Jan 16 grounding practice and really enjoyed reading everyone’s responses. The rhythm of so many of them reminded me of how I feel when I read haiku. After sitting with the calm that came from Connie’s pause—naming what we can see, hear, feel, and smell—I felt inspired to nudge that grounded moment into something creative. So I turned it into a haiku. If you feel like playing along later today, here’s the invitation: Take the grounding pause first. Let it settle. Then try shaping it into a haiku (three lines: 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables). Here’s mine: Snow falls past windows the steady hum of furnace bitter-sweet coffee I didn’t aim for perfection. Turning the moment into something creative sparked joy for me, and I’m curious whether it might do the same for you. If you try it, I’d love to read them.