Gentle reminder: Sometimes the real question isn’t what can I change—in a situation, in another person, or even in myself—but rather, how have I changed?
Because often, it’s our inner shifts that reshape how we see. What new discoveries will you see — this time around?
With that in mind, I decided to look back on my first post, because we are celebrating three years of The Contentment Corner!
And I still had these gentle nods of hell yes! but just slightly different than when I first wrote it.
What subtle yet profound ways have you shifted in 3 years?
Here’s a repost on that first message — comment on what comes through to you? Whether it’s your first time reading it or 2nd time around.
In our current digital age, it can often feel like the calling needs to be with thousands of followers.
An email list bigger and beyond what we currently have.
A client base that grows faster than we can keep up.
Or an entrepreneurial spirit that does-it-all-on-its-own without a traditional 9-5 to make money.
I heard those words from today’s muse — sometimes the calling is just a whisper
It felt really important to say,
The calling is in your own neighborhood.
Right around the corner of what you’re currently doing.
It’s not through fame. Or this grand gesture of a viral social media posts.
Our modern technological connection provides a space for us to quickly express our process and the hunger to feel immediate success.
So, ask yourself - What is sacred?
What aspects of our calling can remain sacred? In a quiet space. Where we can process our calling through the felt sense of inward observation. Not because it’s top-secret information but because it’s sacred.
Returning to the spiral 🌀,
Brenda
P.S. Thank you all for a beautiful and successful book launch! A short gratitude message above. This was a grassroots effort to get my book out into the world, and during the launch, we sold 40 copies! If you know of any independent bookstores in your area, I’d love to hear about them. I’m working on getting Familiar Roots at Quimby’s in Chicago.
△ worth revisiting
Wheels of Life: there are certain books you’re not meant to read cover to cover. For me, this is one of them. One of my first “required reads” in yoga teacher training back in 2013. I’ve read these chapters multiple times but every time I pick it up, it feels new. Like I’ve never read it before. Is this amnesia or just seeing it differently?
“Without change, our minds become dull. Without change, there is no growth, no movement and no life. Consciousness thrives on change.” - Anodea Judith
Two Songs Worth Another Visit