Reminders for myself
Instead of “How are you?” ask, “What’s been on your mind this week?” Then pause. Let silence do some work. Don’t pivot the moment they finish.
Israa Nasir • A good life is inconvenient.
What if purpose isn’t something we find , but something we participate in ? Meaning doesn’t happen in a vacuum. It is shaped in relation, through the push and pull of being with others, through showing up, through being witnessed, through witnessing. A life of meaning is not self-contained. It is interwoven.
Israa Nasir • A good life is inconvenient.
This is the paradox of convenience: it promises more time, more ease, more freedom, but often delivers the opposite. The more we optimize, the more we isolate. The more frictionless our interactions become, the less real they feel.
A good life is inconvenient.
When we stop trying to optimise ourselves within broken systems and start building something entirely new, something that trusts our inner wisdom, conserves our energy, and values our wellbeing, extraordinary things become possible.
5 radical principles that go against everything women are taught about work
We move through our days like we're being hunted. Everything feels urgent, because we've been taught that speed is good, and that efficiency is a moral virtue. We feel guilty about taking time to think, to process, to simply exist without producing . We've learned that busy = important, that rest = laziness.
5 radical principles that go against everything women are taught about work
Being consistent doesn’t mean doing the same thing every day.
It means practicing the art of showing up.
Today, that might look like working on your goals.
Tomorrow, it might mean feeling your feelings.
See yourself holistically.
Do what truly supports you.
Make experimentation your most consistent practice.
It means practicing the art of showing up.
Today, that might look like working on your goals.
Tomorrow, it might mean feeling your feelings.
See yourself holistically.
Do what truly supports you.
Make experimentation your most consistent practice.
Alexandra Lais (@alexandralais)
How to Heal Trauma, Calm Stress, & Unlock the Mind:
• Somatic practices (TRE, shaking, body scans)
• Breathwork methods (physiological sigh, belly breathing)
• Vagus nerve activation (humming, cold exposure, relaxation work)
It’s not in your head; heal your body.
• Somatic practices (TRE, shaking, body scans)
• Breathwork methods (physiological sigh, belly breathing)
• Vagus nerve activation (humming, cold exposure, relaxation work)
It’s not in your head; heal your body.
