Reflections: A Pause
Dare to Blossom
Monthly Circles on Zoom: A trial additional day and time - Monday 2nd August at
7.30 pm.
August openings for 1:1
conversations
September
six week programme: "Being Powerfully Yourself"
Reflections: A Pause
Here in Cornwall,
August is always a very busy month with people enjoying their holidays, and
even more so this year. For me, preferring as I do the quiet places, and given
that my business is quieter, August is an opportunity for a pause, a rest. A
chance to sit in a shady spot in my garden and dip into some of my summer
reading. (I suspect some of this selection will not be finished until well into
autumn however....)
The top book in the
pile above, 'Braiding Sweetgrass' by Robin Wall Kimmerer, has some exquisite
descriptions of the author's observations of nature. For example, in the
chapter I have just read, 'Witness to the Rain', she is in the temperate
rainforest of the west coast, in Oregon, exploring how the rain makes different
noises as it lands on all the leaves of the various plants.
As I sit here, at my desk, with the door open, I can hear a crow cawing loudly,
and now another answering, and another, as if in conversation, or maybe
argument. I can hear the wind in the trees around my garden. I feel that the
temperature has dropped as the sun went behind a cloud. Oh! As I write, a
very large dragonfly has just flown in the door......
A few minutes later.... having picked up my phone just in case it settled and I
was able to take a photo, it has gone - I am assuming either back out of the
door, or through the window I opened quickly to give it another option. How
interesting. We see them fleetingly in the garden at this time of year.
Occasionally I do notice where one settles and tiptoe closer to take a picture,
but I don't recall one ever visiting me indoors before. As a friend said later,
it was probably good to simply enjoy the unusual moment, rather than trying to
'capture' it in a photograph.
Here is one who visited us last year and settled for several minutes on the
vegetation. I think my visitor today had a yellow and green body, but it was
about this size or larger. A quick piece of research suggests they are both one
of the Hawker family of dragonflies.
Whether it is summer
or winter for you, or if in your part of the world it is simply 'wet or wetter'
as one of my friends in the tropics says - I invite you to take a pause. Maybe
to read, or to journal, or doodle. Maybe simply to sit and observe the world
around you. I think those are all the suggestions necessary this month.
Dare to Blossom
Monthly Circles on Zoom: A trial additional day and time - Monday 2nd August at
7.30 pm.
I have been asked
for another time slot - 7.30 pm UK time to suit those of you who work in the
evenings, or who are in time zones in the USA and Canada. So as a trial, there
are three opportunities during August, the date and time above, plus Thursday
5th at 9.00 am, and Saturday 14th at 11.00 am - all UK times. You can book on
Facebook or LinkedIn, or simply by replying to this email so I can send you the
Zoom link.
August openings for
1:1 conversations
During August I have some openings for 1:1 conversations. If you have
ever thought you would like to know more about any of my work, and how it might
be helpful for you, just book a time through my scheduling link here. Book the 20
minute complimentary consultation, and I will send you a Zoom link so we can
chat over a cuppa. No sales talk, simply a time to connect. Years ago, when my
coaching was mostly done over the telephone, I remember answering the phone one
day. The person had been thinking about booking some coaching sessions for some
time, she said that as soon as she heard my voice she knew it was right for her
to go ahead. That may or may not happen for you, at the very least we will
explore a little, I will draw a Dare to Blossom card for you, maybe share the
Compass Rose meditation.
September
six week programme: "Being Powerfully Yourself"
The summer circle "Time for You" is now underway
with the perfect small group. The details for the September programme will be
available on my website soon, and I will share them in the September
newsletter. For now, simply sit with what the phrase 'being powerfully myself'
brings for you.
So often we
are told, often by well-meaning friends or family "Just be yourself."
For me that has not been very helpful in the past: it brings fears and worries.
What if the 'myself' I am being is not good enough/ likeable enough/
professional enough..... etc etc. For years I not only didn't really like
'myself' as I saw her, I was ashamed of her and afraid to share the real me.
Now I know
that underneath all those fears there is another part of me. A part that has
been waiting, mostly patiently, for me to rediscover her. To step back into her
power. To choose how to be in the world, proudly and unapologetically.
I chose this favourite photo for the webpage for "Being Powerfully
Yourself".
Would you like
to know more? Visit the website page here soon
when I will have created a plan for the flow of this circle, or contact me to book a one to one chat on Zoom.
There will be
Taster Zoom gatherings on Tuesday 7th September at 11.00 am and Thursday 9th at
2.30 pm. We begin on Monday 13th September and run through the six week flow
around the Compass Rose, ending on Friday 22nd October.
Thank you for joining me here this month, any thoughts, feedback, or questions are always welcome.
with love,
Mary
