There’s a coaching exercise I’ve used called A Peak Moment in Time. The client remembers a moment that was memorable or poignant in some way. These brief slices of time stay with us, like the photos we choose to save. Looking at them helps us clarify what we hold dear, what we value.
As a newly minted solopreneur in the personal and professional “transformation” space, having recently left the corporate world of organizational “transformation,” seeking opportunities to speak on “transformational” leadership, I recently pondered the meaning of this now ubiquitous word.
There is a meditation I’ve done where you imagine yourself like a mountain, broad at the base, tall on the sides, clear at the top. As the mountain, you observe with less judgement all that occurs. It’s a helpful way to allow sensations.
Early last year I did a weeklong silent meditation retreat. One of the practices they guided us through (one of the few in which we were allowed to speak) was Metta, also called Loving Kindness.
It’s Sunday and I’m remembering how for many years of my working life (and maybe student life before that), Sunday afternoons were the time that any peace, calm, or enjoyment I was experiencing began to transition into worry, anxiety, and dread.