REFLECTION | Passion No. 04

ICEBREAKER: WHEN DO YOU FEEL MOST ALIVE?

I feel most alive during a huge thunderstorm, if you add a raging sea crashing upon rocks then that would be perfection.

(Little more than a month ago, this answer would have been different. I felt most alive when Bill and I were in conversation, sometimes heated, always holding each other while speaking our truth about any topic under the sun, usually our work and the plans we were making, religion, politics, and music. That made me feel alive.)

GOING DEEPER: WHAT SOCIAL ISSUES FIRE YOU UP?

The rights of women to own their own bodies and their own thoughts; to make their own choices. The right to die on your own terms. The availability of safe water for everyone – for free – especially in remote and Indigenous areas of our country. (Honest to god, someone boot Nestlé out of our water sources!)

I’m sure with more thought there would be more!

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I am a big fan of HOLSTEE and have been a member of their site for years. You might be familiar with their manifesto – I have a large poster hanging in my front hall and it makes me smile each time I pass it. With their insightful tools, I enjoy exploring what it means to live a meaningful life. I am naturally go-go-go person as a creative magpie and give little thought to looking back as I’m so focused on the next thing. Last year I slowed down and started a reflection practice discovered in Breathe Magazine. This year I’m going to continue my reflection practice by using the card deck from Holstee. I hope the questions and my answers offers you an opportunity to reflect on your life, too.