Breath of Grace

Happy New Year!

Oh wait, is it April?

Hmmm

Yeah….

I guess it’s been a year.

In case you’re curious - the 2023 is because I use old calendars as journals. I like the weight of the paper, and somehow it seems easier to draw, cut, or paste all over a page that is already imperfect.

So it turns out, this may be my first email of the year.

You may not have noticed, but I missed you!

I purposely scaled back quite a bit last year as I started on some particularly demanding work. As the calendar turned, I was confident I would be able to recalibrate. Apparently, not so much.

I started this email in January.

It’s almost May.

The image above emerged in my journaling a few weeks back, and it is a page I find myself continuing to come back to in reflection and self-compassion.

Perhaps it is a harbinger of things to come.

Perhaps it is a call to an action.

Perhaps it is just play.

It is the type of page I sit with and let simmer - often with questions.

What is causing the hurricane around me?
Is the “hurricane“ external or internal?
If the eye of the hurricane is calm, what will it mean to step out of it? what will it take to get beyond the flurry entirely?
Is it simply the reminder that I have the choice to keep my calm - and the choice to step out of the hurricane - no matter what is rushing about?

In case you, also, have been trying to find new balance, I offer it to you as well - no answers, just questions, but sometimes pausing for questions is the opportunity to take a needed breath in a busy life.

Wishing you a breath of grace today for yourself and others,

Mary

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Mary Hendra brings curiosity, creativity, and compassion to individuals and teams through Move with Grace. Redefining “play” for the modern, busy adult, her workshops and cohort programs foster self-reflection and build clarity so that you can take action.

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