Posts tagged Journal
Emergent Strategies: Fractals

I’m currently reading the book Emergent Strategy but adrienne maree brown. As an activist and organizer, she lends her ideas on successfully enacting change. Her main point is simple: everything is connected. The chapter I’m on is about fractals. “A never-ending pattern”. Here’s what I have taken away from the chapter so far.

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Reinvigorating My Goals

I’ve come up with a few ways to help reinvigorate myself to work towards the goals I’ve set. Overall, the mindset is crucial. There’s no way anything will be able to be done without the motivation to do it. This upcoming week I have to maintain the mindset I created.

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Stuck in a Rut: Losing Focus

I’ve realized I need to let myself rest. There is absolutely nothing I have to do. I’m not in school with papers to submit and my work stays at work. I can have a day where I do nothing and watch movies and not feel guilty about it. Doing this, I’m giving myself grace, something I don’t practice enough of.

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Lauren SmithJournal, StuckComment
What Does It Take?

It’s clear something has to give to live a better life, whatever “better” may mean to you. For all of us its important to think about what we are wiling to sacrifice for our growth. It may be a friend, family member, or significant other, but it could also be bad habits like excessive spending, procrastination, over eating, drinking/ partying, or consumption of media.

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