Take note of how you want to show up in work and life.

Take note of the current cultural expectations (in the world you are part of) to conform or inform.

Take note of your lived experience and the story you embodied about authentic vulnerability.

Are you a safe space?

Lead yourself well.

Sometimes we are in control of the door openings and door closings. Often times, others have made that choice for us. That can make life feel unfair and painful.

Life is unfair and painful.

The door of 'how' to proceed has your hand on the doorknob. How you approach the door; if you open it or linger by it - is for you to decide.

Decide which doors to open each morning.
Decide which doors to close each evening.

Notice. Name. Choose.

Lead yourself well.

Leaders, your tone of voice, the words you say, and the words you left unsaid brings life or engagement to the people you most want to influence.

Think differently about what you say. how you say it and what is best left unsaid.

Notice.
Name.
Choose wisely, intentionally and consistently well.

The grief journey is NOT life as usual. Everything has changed, except the expectation to 'continuing life as usual'.

Wisdom in grief and mourning usually comes slowly.

Choose to allow patience and learning to integrate in it's own way and it's own time.

The voices along this grief journey may yell out distractions, bottling up thoughts, facade behaviours and cultural misconceptions.

Notice.
Name.
Choose patience and the wisdom that will surface along this pathway.

You have my best.