The New Crop: Issue #16
Discovering when you feel most "alive"
What’s in this issue:
💭 Thought: Discovering when you feel most “alive”
😆 Today’s Laugh
Ever wondered what it would sound like if Elvis Presley sang the song Baby Got Back by Sir Mix-a-lot?
Thanks to AI, your days of wondering are over…
💭 Today’s Thought
People say that what we’re all seeking is a meaning for life. I don’t think that’s what we’re really seeking. I think what we’re seeking is an experience of being alive … of the rapture of being alive.
- Joseph Campbell, The Power of Myth
In a world where we often feel the energy of “just going through the motions”, it resonates with me that what we’re really craving is a sense of aliveness — intense passion, joy, excitement, intentionality, movement, and energy.
In those times we feel most alive, it’s almost like an unstoppable force is moving through us that we can’t control or even name. But we can feel its strength and clarity.
As you move through life, make time to pause and inquire about how alive your experiences make you feel.
You can start right now with this inquiry (which doubles as a great way to calm down and get inspired 🌟 — it certainly helped me this week!):
Reflecting on your life up until this point, when have you felt most alive?
For me, some moments that come to mind are:
At a high school band concert (playing one song in particular gave me goosebumps and brought tears to my eyes, which admittedly made it hard to keep playing)
When I got married
When my kids were born
When I attended my first-ever coach training class
After reliving each of these experiences for a few minutes, the common thread and hidden message hit me:
You’re most alive when you’re creating something new in the world with others — something that’s bigger than anything we could have created individually.
When have you felt most alive? And what’s the hidden message for you?
📚 Today’s Read
Brené Brown on Power and Leadership
“We can’t understand leadership if we don’t talk about power.” In this downloadable PDF, Brené Brown shares the relationship between leadership and power and makes a distinction between operating from a place of power over others and power with others. Read more.
See you next week!
xo,
Anne