J. S. Curtis Coaching
personal coaching for powerful change
  • About
    • About Me >
      • My Story
    • Inspiration
  • Services
    • Coaching >
      • Coaching through Transitions
      • Anchored and Adept in Uncertain Times
      • Magic and Meaning in Mid-Life
      • FAQ
      • Logistics
    • Workshops
    • Facilitation
    • Testimonials
  • Contact
  • Blog
    • Subscribe

Fierce and Courageous Love

7/19/2016

2 Comments

 
Picture
​I just spent another weekend assisting at a coach training course in Boston. I wrote about having done so before – about coming home to household chaos and the effort it takes not to feel overwhelmed.

​To complicate matters this time around, I have a trip to get ready for. 
So, I’ve been expecting this week to arrive with the typical feelings of overwhelm that tend to come when I have a lot of loose ends to attend to, multitudes of details to keep track of and a to-do list that feels impossible.

I sense those feelings waiting in the wings. But I have a stronger self-care muscle now. I am learning to shift my expectations and I’m adopting the mantra, “good enough.”

Interestingly, I don’t think I’m any less productive by choosing not to go into overdrive. And I’m certainly more pleasant to be around.

Instead of cracking the whip and driving myself into the ground with tasks and checklists, I’m going through my day taking one thing at a time. And I’m carrying with me the energy of this past weekend.

Immersed in a coaches training course for three days, I witnessed people’s stories of who they are becoming. I had poignant and powerful coaching conversations about hopes and fears, longings and new awareness. I told people about the beautiful things I see in them and heard about how they want to make an impact on the world. I also got to be championed, listened to and held.

And it occurs to me now that it was simply love in action. Love – empowering, healing, ennobling love. Perhaps that is why I am not getting wrapped up in the pressure of getting my shit together this week. Instead, I have the sensation of being wrapped up in love.

Love makes “good enough” possible. Love makes unrealistic expectations melt away. Love makes failure just another step forward.

In saying so, I run the risk of veering into the world of platitudes. But this is the real deal, people.

So much can happen when we open our hearts to others, when we invite intimacy and connection, when we are willing to stand in the fire of our own vulnerability.

It is a fierce and courageous love, and the world needs it from us now more than ever.
 


What is your relationship to intimacy? How might you invite intimacy into your day today?



​*** if you are interested in receiving my blog posts to your Inbox, please click the button below. ***
Subscribe
2 Comments
Edith McRae
7/20/2016 05:42:23 pm

Since Judy died, I do not consider I havee a current intimate relationship. I think I need to expose myself to possible relationships more frequently. Having Heather and Claudia here was a real treat! Enjoy France!!!

Reply
Jessica
7/20/2016 08:44:48 pm

Yes, Edie, it sounds like you have a good awareness here. Find those ways to connect - glad you had fun with your visitors. xo

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Archives

    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2014
    August 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014

    Categories

    All
    Awe
    Balance
    Beginning
    Belonging
    Coloring
    Creativity
    Cycles
    Embodiment
    Fulfillment
    Geography
    Good Enough
    Gratitude
    Honesty
    Hope
    Intention
    Letting Go
    Living Space
    Loss
    Milestones
    Mindfulness
    Mortality
    Moving Forward
    Nature
    New Year
    Noticing
    Parenting
    Personal Growth
    Perspectives
    Practice
    Presence
    Questions
    Resilience
    Self Care
    Self Compassion
    Self-Compassion
    Simplicity
    Solitude
    Stillness
    Transitions
    Values
    Vulnerability
    Yoga Practice
    Zen

    RSS Feed

    Author

    Jessica Curtis is a coach, a writer and a spiritual seeker.

    I work with individuals wanting to dive deeper into their lives, to cultivate balance, foster self-awareness and nurture their souls.

    Through this blog, I invite you to explore and be curious: What are you learning about yourself? about your journey? 

    Contact me - I would love to chat with you about where you are now and where you would like to be.

Email:
jessica@jscurtiscoaching.com​

Phone:
​774-545-6659


​​​Jessica S. Curtis, M.Ed., CPCC, PCC

Picture
Picture
Copyright © 2020