Page Three: Sitting With It
After the checklist comes the pause. This post explores the sacred stillness between knowing and moving — and why it matters.
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“The Layoff Survival Guide Doesn’t Cover This”
If you are new, the Start Here page is the best place to get oriented. It explains the Trail Markers and the larger journey behind this work. The funny thing I am finding out about writing like this is that my ideas of the direction I will be taking shift fairly frequently. I think … Read more
The Shakeup Isn’t the End—It’s the Invitation
If you are new, the Start Here page is the best place to get oriented. It explains the Trail Markers and the larger journey behind this work. I almost titled this post “I got laid off—now what?” But it’s bigger than that. A shakeup doesn’t have to be a layoff. It can be any … Read more
Cortisol – The Thief of Joy
We talk about hustle like it’s heroic. But sometimes, the body has other plans. This poem is part of a series exploring the emotional chemistry of midlife changes, especially unexpected and unwelcome ones — where ambition meets biology, and healing begins with honesty. —————————- Cortisol – the thief of joy My ambition has wanedNo longer … Read more
What I Wish I’d Known the Day I Got Laid Off
If you are new, the Start Here page is the best place to get oriented. It explains the Trail Markers and the larger journey behind this work. We were in Myrtle Beach, on a trip to look at houses and maybe make an offer. We’d sold ours, but closing was still months away. I … Read more