The Hardest Rumbles of Life

Hello, y'all,

Here are a few insights from the week:  principles for improving your crucial conversations, journal prompts to strengthen your credibility, and acknowledging the four hardest rumbles of life.

One Quote

We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all the power we need inside ourselves already. — J.K. Rowling

Three Insights on Mindfulness

We will encounter four challenging experiences, the hardest rumbles in life:  grief, forgiveness, generosity, and compassion. A rumble means intentionally wrestling with the experience and asking yourself, "What is true or fear-based?" Read more here.

• Grief is about longing, loss, and feeling lost.

  • We live in a culture with zero tolerance for grief, and it takes courage to acknowledge the loss. 

• Forgiveness is about the human story of death and re-birth for something new.

  • For forgiveness to happen, something has to die. 

• Generosity means we are clear on our boundaries to be generous to others.

  • Assume positive intent, trusting others are d…