
Pain is a path to purpose
Perhaps the most transcendent and highest form of healing our own emotional wounds is to offer to the world what we needed but didn’t get.
I'm a leadership coach, writer, and musician. I live in Bellingham, WA, USA with my partner Sara and kids Owen and Asa. I love to play music, be outside, and explore the beautiful Pacific Northwest.
Perhaps the most transcendent and highest form of healing our own emotional wounds is to offer to the world what we needed but didn’t get.
Every time I find some excuse not to do the thing, I am just showing that I don't actually fully trust myself. Every time I show up and put in the work, the universe nudges me along toward what I most want for myself.
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