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Protect, nurture, defend, support, hug, fuel, feed, water, weed, and always make time for your Center. My Center consists of empathy and love, creativity and action, dedication and experience, self reflection, humility, service, grace, and community. My Center looks like travel with Jody, an undiscovered Blue Note jazz album, a trip to the bookstore with my sobrinos, a Glencairn glass with a little single malt in it, a wish list on the Criterion channel, handwritten letters on my stationery, couch surfing with Lindsey, comfy business casual outfits, a nice Seiko watch, dancing in the kitchen, sitting in the Crocker, recommendation letters for former students, reading a new book, visits with my amazing community. This past year has been a lot for my Center, both a struggle and a strengthening. But I don't know that I have ever had this much confidence or reassurance about my Center, or felt this good about going into a year. My Center is so much more than enough, I am all that I need to be, ever. All I can do now is commit to sharing it and shining. 



"The coming months are ripe for sacred audacity: boldness with a conscience and courage guided by kindness. Imagine you're a Benevolent Initiator, whose superpower is to kindle beginnings without causing disruption and unease. Practice brilliant, incremental nudges and tweaks rather than grand interventions. If you're hesitating to say what needs to be said, deliver a modest version now and a stronger one later. Make gradual momentum your ally. Homework: identify a future scene you want to generate and take three elegantly simple steps toward it."
 - Rob Brezny






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