Day 3,297

Growth:

Our annual Express Leadership Academy alumni retreat is one of my favorite learning opportunities for a reason. Within the first two hours of actual activity I’m already stretching my brain in very uncomfortable yet productive ways. So grounding and enlightening to spend time with very successful cohorts!

Appreciation:

While this work trip provides a lot of learning opportunities with others it also provides a different type of learning as well… time alone. Sure, there is a ton of time with others, but there’s also a lot of time alone (when you count travel time like this).

In so many ways I’m reminded of my solo backpacking trip from last spring. Time alone with my thoughts, time in which I’m more exposed to myself than normal when I have so many potential distractions to grab my attention. I’m uncomfortably alone, in the space where growth seems to come more quickly!

Presence:

In order to get to the airport with plenty of time to spare I was up and out of the house long before the sun rose. This meant I had the opportunity to drive under a sky full of stars and then watch the black shift to purple to orange to sunlit. What a beautiful transition!

Thanks!!!