The New Crop: Issue #104
you already have what you need + "when your job breaks your heart"
What’s in this issue:
💭 Thought: You already have what you need
📚 Read: When Your Job Breaks Your Heart
😆 Today’s Laugh
We Are the People Who Buy Red Delicious Apples
I used to be one of them! Until I tried Honeycrisp. 🤭
💭 Today’s Thought
What’s the greatest lesson a woman should learn? That since day one, she’s already had everything she needs within herself. It’s the world that convinced her she did not.
—Rupi Kaur
Take a minute and bring to mind any of the following:
What you want most in your life.
What you feel or have been told you’re lacking.
What you find yourself searching for. Is it peace? Joy? Love? Acceptance? Something else?
I invite you to assume that you already have exactly what you need and are longing for. It’s just buried underneath the armor you’ve accumulated over the years in order to feel worthy and accepted by others.
Our journey is to re-discover what was always there, and to wholeheartedly accept and trust that it’s enough.
🖊️ Today’s Reflection
If you’re new to journaling, I highly encourage you to read Nancy Adler’s article: Want to be an outstanding leader? Keep a journal.
This week, find a quiet place and gift yourself 10 minutes to reflect on any of these prompts (or invent your own!):
What armor do you wear to protect yourself? How is it serving you?
What is it to trust yourself?
📚 Today’s Read
When Your Job Breaks Your Heart
Professional heartbreak is the loss of something work-related that feels as personally wounding as grief or heartbreak in your personal life. It might involve the death of a dream, like owning your business. Sometimes it’s when your identity seems to escape you through a layoff or a job loss. And sometimes it happens when you don’t get something that you really, really want.
Check out this interview with author and podcast host Morra Aarons-Mele, exploring the depths of professional heartbreak and how you might navigate if/when you experience one. So many of these points ring true for my own experiences!
See you next week!
xo,
Anne