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How The Fireside works
Welcome to The Fireside 🔥 Think of this space the way you’d think about a circle of chairs around a campfire. People gather, share stories, ask questions, and sometimes just sit quietly and listen. There’s no pressure here to perform, impress, or have everything figured out. Just thoughtful conversation and a place to slow down for a moment. Here’s how the Fireside works: Fireside Chats: This is the main circle around the fire. Reflections from our Fireside Coffee chats, thoughtful discussions, and open conversations about life. Stories by the Fire: Moments that meant something to you. A memory, a lesson, a small story from your life that might encourage someone else. Sit With This: A question or thought worth pondering. These posts are meant to spark reflection and go deep. (My blog posts land here as well) Small Sparks: Tiny actions or ideas that create small shifts. Simple things that help bring a little more clarity, calm, or intention into life. Fireside Questions: Something on your mind? Bring it to the circle. Sometimes the best conversations start with one honest question. Campfire News: Welcomes, updates about upcoming Fireside Coffee chats, and community announcements. A few simple Fireside guidelines: • Be kind and respectful • Share honestly but without pressure • Listen as much as you speak • Leave the space better than you found it Some people will share often.Others may sit quietly and read for a while before speaking. Both are welcome here. Pull up a chair. The fire’s already going.
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Be Honest!
"We don't just survive our worst moments, we liberate ourselves from them, rise above them, and transform them into hope for someone else. We break our silence, we tell our stories. And in doing so, we give others permission to tell theirs. Not perfectly, not because we are fully healed but because we are finally being honest." - Lauren Fey - Blurred Lines. (Lauren Fey is my life coach, I've known her for a few years and she's brought a deep perspective to my life, as I navigate how it's unfolding. In her book Blurred Lines, she discusses her own journey through sobriety and finding herself.)
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Fireside Chat Reflection 07/28,2026
Today we discussed how staying young doesn't have anything to do with our hair color or wrinkles. Have you met someone in their 70's or 80's who is full of energy and loves being alive? It's not because they are young looking, but more because they are interested. Asking questions, laughing, trying new things...just staying curious about the world and others around them. Answer this question: "I've always wondered what it would be like to....?" And then answer: "What steals our curiosity?" Group members said, be curious by not being attached to the outcome but just doing the thing. Holding an atmosphere of curiosity. (Making space for it) Layers of joy (Childhood vs Adult.....aka Disneyland vs Peaceful cup of morning coffee) Do we need permission? Do we give ourselves permission? We stay young when we still have things to discover. As long as we are still curious, life has something to teach us. Have a good week, my friends.
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Thoughtful Quote:
"Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom." - Viktor Frankl Life is full of stimuli, things we didn't ask for and often can't control. But what separates a reactive life from an intentional life is the space between what happens to us, and how we choose to respond. That space is where our character is built.
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Fireside Chat Reflection 07/21/2026
I'll be happy when..........vs..........I was already living. We did an exercise where we drew a line across the page. Along this line we make marks for milestones/events that we decided would make us happier. Such as, Graduate, Get a Job, Marry, Buy a Home, Kids....etc Go all the way along your life and even into the future. Then draw another line under that one, across the page again. This line represents I was already living. On this line, note things like, having fun, raising kids, enjoying work, building friendships, laughing, loving, growing as a person, growing in your faith / beliefs. Looking at the first line, how many of those accomplishments left you feeling permanently content? y guess is none. Likely not long after you checked one off, the next one was already lurking. But in the midst of those marks, something else was happening. Down below on the next line you were just living. What if, while we were waiting for life to begin - life was already happening? The destination isn't where life happens, the journey is. Collectively, we decided that appreciating and noticing the little things is important, as is being in the moment - being present. Contentment is underrated. I loved this conversation. Thank you all for joining me.
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