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The Stillness to Observe
Be in the stillness to observe and notice what you are feeling, especially when autopilot is just not sustainable. We must pay attention. Be still. Pause within. Connect to what matters most. Each day the unexpected, the unspeakable, the unimaginable...
byLucy Shenouda
I Catch a Glimpse – A New Lens!
There are a multitude of ways to perceive the world, using our eyes, our ears, our senses. Through various lenses, perspectives. We each process the world differently, in a continuous spectrum of shades that change over time. The pragmatic lens....
byLucy Shenouda
I Catch a Glimpse – My Livelihood!
Livelihood. Today’s word is inspired by the picture in this post. I imagined a young man or woman using the bicycle as a means to their livelihood, their life. I see four words. Live, Lively, Hood, and Livelihood. Multiple meanings...
byLucy Shenouda
I Catch a Glimpse – It’s Elusive!
Ever since the 23rd of March 2020, I catch a glimpse through a word. Just One Word. It carries me through the day. This word comes from thoughtful reflection in solitude or shared in conversation. This daily practice helps me...
byLucy Shenouda
The Quest for Creativity – Flaws and All
Flaws and all. Flaws. What is it about imperfection that leads us to feel that we must be perfect? We are human. We are inherently imperfect. The pursuit of perfection in my adult life has led me to many a stumble,...
byLucy Shenouda
The Quest for Creativity – Risks and All
The quest for creativity is a lifelong learning process, risks and all. The sheer potential for creativity, in my view, is immense no matter the discomfort in the pursuit. I now lean in on what I learned as a child...
byLucy Shenouda
The Quest for Creativity – Chaos and All
The quest for creativity is exquisite to witness through the eyes of a child. Chaos and all. There's an openness to discovery. There's a courageous pursuit to explore outrageous ideas. There's glee in getting hands dirty, just revelling in the...
byLucy Shenouda
Through the Looking Glass
At a turning point in my life ten years ago, I stepped into the looking glass, I left an 'old' life behind. I started a new life. I had an opportunity to shape the days and years to come. I...
byLucy Shenouda
The Busy Mind
Are you busy today? Do you feel and think: "I'm busy!!" The thoughts in your mind spinning, rotating from thought to thought without real action or true movement!? The Busy Mind is at work. In those moments, when caught in a busy mindset,...
byLucy Shenouda
Showing Up Not Showing Off: Shed Complicity for Simplicity
Complicity? We have all been complicit. At some point. Complicit to not showing up as our true selves. Complicit with our inner critic voice. Complicit to present ourselves as less than who we are, truly. We all have something special...
byLucy Shenouda
