Staying True

*Washington DC is surrounded by 40 boundary stones, 36 are the original stones laid out in 1791-1792 marking the original boundary of the city.

Dear Friends,

Are there ways we can shift, change, hold boundaries in our own lives to make what we’re doing in our work, with our friends, with our families feel better, truer, more sustainable in our own lives?

Let’s be honest here, there are times when we have jobs that are not so great, or maybe when our family or friend life feels overwhelming and hard, and that is deeply part of this life.  I have had my share of not so great, or downright terrible jobs in my life, of times when my family life was hard and exhausting.  There are times when we’re simply in the thick of it and there’s just no way to exit that thick…but even in the thick of it, with some creativity, I think we can shift and change to make our lives feel a little better, a little more sustainable.

A while ago my son and I were talking on the phone, and he was encouraging me to try some instagram reels for my business.  I was telling him that, while I’m not opposed to learning and seeing if that is something that feels good, brings me joy, or is ease-filled, one of my personal boundaries in my business is always creating things that feel true to me.  I want my work to feel good and sustainable.  I don’t ever want my work to make me feel like an imposter, like I’m trying to be something I’m not, or like I’m putting on a show.  I have a firm boundary in that area because I don’t want to do something that makes me feel untrue to myself.

It’s a small thing, that boundary, and one that certainly can shift and change, but I think it makes a big difference in my own life...it helps me feel true and good in what I do, it helps me avoid the dreaded imposter syndrome that I feel plagues so many in my line of work, it feels correct to me.

There are times when we just have to live with the hard…where perhaps spaces in our life feel hard and there’s no exit from that hard.  Even so, I do think there are ways, with a little creativity, that we can make life feel a little better, a little truer, a little more sustainable even in the hard.

I hope you have a week filled with creativity, my friends...who knows, maybe by the time you read this I’ll be creating some instagram reels…but maybe not.  :)

Love
Krista