Spring is here, but maybe you’re not feeling so springy. Spring brings new growth and forward motion, but maybe you just want to put the brakes on and start fresh. (I’ve been feeling it, too!) Maybe you’ve been feeling overloaded and stuck. Stuck in the expectations of others. Stuck under a mountain of to-dos. Stuck knowing there has to be something more. Photo by Gina Zeidler I know this feeling well. And here’s where we cultivators get to flip the…
Have you tried gardening? Interested in starting one? Perhaps, like me, you haven’t always had a green thumb (I have killed a lot of plants in my life!). If that’s you, my annual Gardening 101 series just might get you growing this year. Photo in Gracie’s Garden by Gina Zeidler I’ve updated the popular series with new info and an exciting giveaway. I’m giving away a GARDEN! Yes, a real garden, complete with raised bed kit, lots of veggies, flowers, and…
I’m going to take a wild guess that you and I have a few things in common. We think differently. We want to make the most of this life. We’re cultivators. A cultivator uncovers her own unique goal and path. Instead of looking to other people’s goals or social media feeds to define her own, she puts in the hard work of uncovering a path that fires her up. A cultivator embraces little by little progress. She doesn’t believe in…
Maybe fast isn’t the goal. Maybe cultivating an intentional life means aiming for what happens over time—like the richness of relationships—rather than getting to the finish line. When something matters to you, you don’t focus on how slow the journey is to get there; you keep moving forward because the path forward is worth it. The world says do more, grow fast, be big, use these tricks, analyze, do it like those people, get ahead. But that’s not how good…
We don’t like imperfect starts, do we? We want perfect right out of the gate. But all plants grow through the dirt, and so do we. Making a mess doesn’t mean you become one. – Cultivate Feeling guilty about not making progress on your goals or not starting them at all? February 1 can be your January 1! Some guilt is good—it can spur us on to make good choices. But, there’s another kind of guilt that doesn’t help you…