Rootwise Leadership

"Belonging is in the present moment. It does not exist tomorrow or in another location. It is right here, right now—if you choose to open to it."
Sebene Selassie's book "You Belong: A Call for Connection" is one of the best we've read all year. Go read it if you haven't already.
To get more book recommendations, sign up for The Rootwise Hub and check out our "book shelf" -- we update it regularly!
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Each week, we post a journal prompt on a specific theme or topic in The Rootwise Hub. To see this week's full prompt and download the archive, go to the link in my bio.
This week... engage in some imaginative play:

#1 >> Spend 5 minutes (or more) today engaging the imagination or practicing make-believe. This could be writing a five sentence fantasy story or drawing a picture of a magic fairy or surrendering to play pretend freely with a child in your life.
#2 >> Imagine a world that aligns deeply to the core values you hold as a social change leader.
- Describe the world in 5 sentences.
- Describe the world in 3 sentences.
- Describe the world in 1 sentence
- Describe the world in 3 words..
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remember your body. 💗
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Each week in The Rootwise Hub we post a journal prompt. Did you miss this week’s? Go to link in the bio to sign up for the Hub.
Consider all that is going well, all that is whole, all that is enough just as it is right now. How habituated have you become to identifying what needs fixing, changing, adjustment? What would shift if you spent the week noticing, honoring, lifting up what is well, whole, and enough? Take some time this week (try daily) in your journal with the following prompts:

1. Make a list:
- What's working?
- What's whole and well?
- What's enough?

2. Look at your list no matter how long or short, how mundane or profound, and write 3-5 affirmations or celebrations of some of the items on your list. (For instance, if an item on your list is: "My weekly meeting with the team." You might write something like: "I affirm and celebrate the efforts I've taken to establish healthy and joyful connections with my team in our weekly meeting. May I continue to trust in my ability to show up to myself and my team.")

3. After writing them, read your affirmations or celebrations out loud!
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Live today well: kindly imperfect, secure, accepted, and alive.

Thank you for the wisdom.

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