We spend so much of our lives curating. We curate our Instagram feeds, our career paths, our "five-year plans." We look for words that feel safe, structured, and manageable. "Explore," "Achieve," "Grow"—these are good, actionable words.
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As Brooke Petermann writes on her blog , "open" is the very opposite of a rigid plan. It’s wide, it’s undefined, and it’s deeply uncomfortable for anyone who loves to be in control. We spend so much of our lives curating
We are obsessed with being experts. We want to know the "how," the "when," and the "why." But there is a profound, almost spiritual joy in being a beginner again. We want to know the "how," the "when," and the "why
This year, I’m challenging myself—and you—to relax into the discomfort. Let’s trust that the best stories are the ones we couldn't have written for ourselves. — Brooke
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But true, deep growth rarely happens when everything is going according to plan. As Brooke Fitzgerald discovered during a season of transition , the magic starts when you stop striving, pause, and ask: What matters most to me right now?