Kate Smalley
@katesmalley
Small Business Advisor & Educator.
Pursuing work that’s meaningful in a way that’s sustainable.
Exploring growth that centers play, possibility, care, and fullness.
Kate Smalley
katesmalley.com
"The true self is not created, it is surrendered to.”
— Richard Rohr, The Art of Letting Go
“Reality itself is the best ally of God. If you want to find God, if you want to go deep into the mystery of God, just accept reality in all of its truth and all of its depth. That will tell you all you need to know about the good, and the true, and the beautiful.”
— Richard Rohr, The Art of Letting Go
"Which of these has more life? Which of these is more a mirror of my self? Does this object make me feel my humanity is expanding—or contracting?"
— Christopher Alexander, The Nature of Order
The amateur's fear eclipses her compassion for others and for herself.
Steven Pressfield • Turning Pro
Daniel Schmachtenberger’s talk at Emergence
youtube.comSynergy, emergence, evolution. “Winning at a dying system is not an interesting win.”
“Don’t pack whatever is easiest or most available into the emptiness. Hold out for the right medicine. You will recognize it because it makes your life stronger rather than weaker.”
— Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Women Who Run with the Wolves (p196)
"Don’t you think they’re maybe the same thing. Love, and attention?"
— Lady Bird
“Life is ceaseless movement; stability is found in balance, not rigidity.”
— Neil Theise, Notes on Complexity