Inner Work

As Charles Baudelaire so wisely reminded us:

“Genius is no more than childhood recaptured at will, childhood equipped with man's physical means to express itself, and with the analytical mind that enables it to bring order into the sum of experience, involuntarily amassed.”

To reclaim your nature, you must honour it. You must trust it. And perhaps mo... See more

The world I want to live in is one where everyone knows and embodies their inherent belonging. It’s a world where none of us feel the impulse to do alone what requires community. It’s a world where sharing ourselves is an invitation to deeper knowing. It’s a world where there is space for everyone to unapologetically shine, knowing there is truly r... See more

Celebrate smallness. Don’t rush past it too quickly. Embrace it. Relish it as a beautiful moment that we can only hold onto for so long.

Small is more meaningful than big.

I would love to live like a river flows, carried by the surprise of its own unfolding.”

I suppose what I’m trying to offer here, both to myself and to you, is this:

Permission to trust what is happening when you can’t seem to find the words.

Permission to take off your meaning-making hat and simply soften into the moment.

Permission to let what you lo... See more

“If you pursue any one thing in this world and you really get into it, you're going to find the universe there. You find that in religious thinking, and you'll find that in philosophical thinking and it's true. Whatever you pursue, if you really begin to pursue it thoroughly, and you really get into many, many aspects of it, instead of dealing with... See more

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everything else is just a distraction // Conquer Avoidance course is live!!!

Isabel

May 19

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Pre-essay announcement: I am offering a course to help you conquer your avoidance and liberate your creativity . If you have been avoiding something within yourself ... See more

What do I want from my work? What’s most important about it to me ? How would I create my work differently if I prioritized my private success ? Then we must take the second step of acting in a way that honors those desires rather than our fears or the waters we swim in.

To make something good, just do it. To make something great, just redo it, redo it, redo it. The secret to making fine things is in remaking them.