My mindfulness practice is at the heart of my work.
It centers me, allows me to think clearly, and puts me in a mental state to be able to make important decisions.
It provides me with the foundation to write compellingly, to absorb criticism and dissent with equanimity, to engage in dialogue with civility.
It helps me stay curious and eager. Empathetic and compassionate. Available, aware, and present.
It provides me with the space I need to be intentional with my actions and my words and my thoughts. To pause. To listen. To slow down.
Mindfulness reminds me that I'm not trying to be right, or to win, or to be better than anyone else.
It sets the stage for me to influence and persuade and uplift and amplify and collaborate.
It gives me the courage to be authentic. To speak my mind. To say and think and do what needs to be said and thought and done. To lead.
Mindfulness is the conduit that connects me to myself, and the core of my connection with others.
It keeps me grounded, calm, focused, alive.
It reminds me that love and kindness and wisdom are intertwined, interconnected, and essential.
Mindfulness gives me the resolve to make just what is unjust. Equitable what is inequitable. To include who is excluded.
Mindfulness is at the core of my sense of belonging.