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Leaning In: A Life Surrounded by... Life.

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Each and every day I think/hope/pray that we will be back to "normal" soon and that place within that seems like it is filled with anxiety, concern, and loneliness will recede once and for all. . . .I want to say that it is getting easier/better or that this "new normal," in this moment, is going to evolve into something life-changing/seminal. I want to say and believe this, but like the image above I feel like we need to lean dangerously into the growth zone, that place of uncertainty that wants us to learn something from all of this messiness of life. . . . If there is a lesson from all of this, what is it?  Because I frankly need to believe that we are learning something. Everything is a bit better with that spoonful of sugar (or agave), right? The comfort zone in this image looks incredibly cushy, kind of like flopping over on a workout ball. . . just laying there protecting our vulnerable underbelly with no ab-crunches insight. The growth zone, on the other han