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Summer Slow Down

July 30, 2011

Here it is…the last week of July. We are in Marco Island, Florida. A few days of work with a colleague who is a best friend, and then a few days of strictly play. I’ve already caught a few nasty catfish, a flounder, and a snook! (We threw them all back).

PLAY-– now there is a notion. Do you still have PLAY in your life? I’m learning to get it back…to let go of my striving-working-pushing-do-all-be-all perform self…and get the play back. It feels super-good.

I appreciate the summer months….my husband is off for the summer, the pace is slower, more time to steal LAZY days…and many more NAPS!  There are fewer Graphic Facilitation gigs and conferences- people are taking vacations! More time for that play I mentioned.

This last month, instead of either only working, or only playing, I’ve been re-learning how to do both.  Re weaving these two threads of my life, for a more balanced, and frankly, more happy me.

What does your play thread look like? What does your stress thread look like? What does your obligation thread look like? What does your dream thread look like? What does your connection with family & friend thread look like? How about this really important thread: Connection with self?

The things I’ve been working on for Crow Hill Conversations…between playing, napping, traveling, and gardening…can hopefully help you get some of that balance back– a variety of coaching options for all price ranges to help you get more of what you want out of life…and to feel better in balance and in tune with the inner you.

Before the rest of the newsletter…I wanted to share a quote that my friend Denise sent to me via text today…I don’t know who said it, or what context it was in…and yet it hit home:

“How much are they paying you to give up your dreams?”

wow!  I may have given up some things to begin living my dream fully…and really, I lost nothing…I have gained so much more– including play.  If that is something you desire, I wish for you to have it.

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  1. Lori Rock says: July 30, 2011 at 9:24 am

    Allison – I love this piece! Playing . . . we know how, but we forget how. I especially LOVE the quote from your friend about the payment for giving up dreams. I can feel that clear to my core. Nothing is worth releasing our dreams.

    I have watched friends in the corporate world, faces etched with regret, move forward at the cost of what they’d really like to be doing. The auto-deposit paycheck is hardly enough to keep them sane.

    Thank you for the reminder!

    Lori

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I used to think I was pretty open hearted. And honestly I am pretty armored up in one direction. I give and express openly so you don’t see how much I protect my own heart from terror and pain of feeling hard things. 

.... earlier this year I decided to do some private work with a therapist trained coach for some really deep work I could feel surfacing. 

So many ways I am open, and so many ways I run around in my protector self. 

I’m committed to an open heart and it is UNComfortable and nuanced.  I’m committed to gently and compassionately increasing my capacity. It is so tempting to dive in deep from the high dive. 

And I am seeing that space is loving. Slow is loving. Breath is loving. 

Life is messy. Human is not a straight and perfect line. It can be super triggering and nauseating. And I can feel my heart opening a bit more. 

I am learning to allow all of me to be loved. All parts of me are welcome. 

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