This being human thing is NOT nothing. Connection and 'better together' is a basic, essential universal need, which has been woven into the tapestry since the beginning of time.

Somewhere in the industrial and information, culture shifted the belief and practise of a superior view of self-made, independance. Belief that one should be able to succeed and/or achieve mastery without a village of support, became the expectation.

Folks, that's not working.

Humans survive and thrive when the right team of people are safe enough together than there is authentic empowerment of interdependent strengths moving forward together.

Name the people of your team or village. Say their names.

Just make sure there is a values alignment.

Notice.
Name.
Choose.

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.